Capturing the Rogue Rivers Beauty with Insta360 DudeWhitman 2024-05-30 | History and natural allure combine as you drift over the old Gold Ray Dam site on the Rogue River in Southern Oregon. Your Insta360 Camera will be invaluable during this excursion, helping you capture all the details in beautiful 360° views.The Rogue River: Clear and sparkling, the water from the Rogue reflects the sky and green that surrounds it in its path, which is never straight and always winding in a series of twists and turns made within a landscape that seems to have lain undisturbed by the passage of time. Trees fringe the banks, the tops of their leafy forms coming together with other faunal forms into a high, dense canopy through which sunlight dapples the water. The air is fresh and clear here, with the slight aroma of pine mingled with earthy smells that are the odor of riverbanks.This part of the Rogue River holds a great expanse of wildlife. Indeed, the Insta360 picks up deer drinking from the bank—their heads popping up, notched ears filled with animation over every sound. Birds of every race flit through the trees and off the waterways, filling the air with their song. Sometimes, high above, you might see the intelligent eyes of a bald eagle watching from the sky down to the river. This wide-angle property ensures no such moment goes past this camera, giving a holistic view of a thriving ecosystem.You are now entering the final location of Gold Ray Dam. The landscape begins to shift. Parts of the dam, now silvered through, are covered in underbrush, jutting up from the water like some great ancient ruin.Solid concrete structures that man has once created dissolve into the environment, creating a rather unique interrelation between history and nature. Such a camera can register not only the texture of moss-covered concrete and its intricate patterning but also what emerged as the result of adverse exposure over the years to the elements.The water at the dam is tidal, sometimes raging and at other times calm. In places, it flattens, allowing one to float about and view the scene. In other areas, the dam pieces provide smaller rapids and eddies to offer an element of thrill and test one's guts. In that way, the camera has managed to catch the interaction between the rapid and calm waters, giving a full spectrum of the river's character.It is quite a task to surf through them. Flows are highly unpredictable, and concrete remnants are hidden under some, so avoiding them requires much skill. The fast-raging waters drive your heart, trying to control the rotating wheels in the fast-moving water. The Insta360 camera, safely mounted, records these moments of adrenaline-boosting water splash and poise on the face as tension unravels while unlocking obstacles.Still, that is a trip that is well worth the effort. Every rapid that is challenged says something about the person's skill and courage, and the sense of achievement is overwhelming. Video evidence from the camera will be a clear memory rolled back of the adventure and the opportunity for the excitement gained in getting the better of nature's obstacles.Farther down, the rapids have more leniency, and the environmental scenery opens up. The thick canopy that had been closing starts to break open and lays open more; you have open views where you see the rolling hills and the mountains rising in the distance. Incredibly, the Insta360 cameras capture the entire area around the landmass scenery in such clarity for the viewer in a way that tells of its untouched beauty.There was nothing of a river float on it; instead, it was more likely a trip through history, nature, and personal challenges. The Insta360 Camera did a great job portraying the fantastic landscapes, variable flora, and fauna. Still, it captured the stress of plunging rapids, the serene flow through turbulent drops, and, of course, the awe-inspiring remnants of the dam. Floating down with the former Gold Ray Dam on the Rogue River is a memory that will last a lifetime. All of this is what the Insta360 camera records: the greenery, wildlife, historic relics of the dam, and the exhilarating rapids. It is a journey perforated with domains of nature, adventure, and history in richness—an almost embroidered impression on memory that has to follow you long after leaving the river. So the holidays come alive with something for everyone, be it the nature-loving types, the amateur historians, or the adventure junkies. Each available Insta360 camera records it in excellent clarity and detail for you to remember repeatedly, even years later.
Winter Steelhead Flyfishing on the Rogue River DudeWhitman 2024-04-04 | Easter 2024 winter steelhead fly fishing. Reeling in a 29 inch beauty and taking a hook to the finger in the process.
Umpqua Steelhead Fishing. Thirty-four inch, 15 pound beast. DudeWhitman 2022-03-30 | Great time fighting this one to the bank. Reel broke and had to hand pull mid-fight. Our guide stepped right up and worked a quick fix to get me back in action.
Umpqua Steelhead. Fifteen pounds, 34 inches. DudeWhitman 2022-03-30 | This big boy put me to the test. Reel broke while trying to land it. Had to start hand pulling. Our guide was able to complete a quick repair on the reel while I was in the middle of fighting the beast.
GCSAA Vince Gill talking about his friend Arnold Palmer DudeWhitman 2022-02-12 | The closing ceremony at the 2022 GCSAA Golf Industry Show in San Diego, CA.
Ds Drift Event Sunday November 14th, 2021 DudeWhitman 2021-11-16 | Drifting at Affinity Circuit near Medford Oregon. As you will see, I am a little too big for race cars.
The kid fly fishing 2020, Rogue River, Steelhead. DudeWhitman 2021-04-30 | Fly Fishing the Rogue River in 2020. /.
DMB Lie In Our Graves Garage Solo DudeWhitman 2021-04-03 | Dave Matthews Band, playing along with the solo.
Sunday Afternoon Drive Through Denman on the Rogue River DudeWhitman 2020-11-17 | Driving through Denman Wildlife on a rainy day, no luck fishing but was able to take the kid for a ride in the Jeep through some minor puddles. I was a great day to be at the river.
Gorge Hiking and Fishing 8-15-2020 DudeWhitman 2020-08-16 | It was 108 degrees in the valley, so we had to get out of town. Drove up to the Rogue River Gorge and hiked down to the mouth. Water is 53 degrees and cools the surrounding atmosphere wonderfully. All kinds of trout to be caught here. Rainbow, Brooke and German Brown.
MSNBC Reporter calls the Lakers N’s when report Kobe Bryant’s Death DudeWhitman 2020-01-26 | MSNBC host makes a bad error about Kobe Bryant death
