{"id":26742,"date":"2022-03-15T09:00:11","date_gmt":"2022-03-15T16:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/community.nrs.com\/?p=26742"},"modified":"2022-03-29T13:36:08","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T20:36:08","slug":"river-warriors-priscilla-macy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/community.nrs.com\/duct-tape\/2022\/03\/15\/river-warriors-priscilla-macy\/","title":{"rendered":"River Warriors: Priscilla Macy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Priscilla Macy-Cruser was resigned to the possibility of 30 log portages in the first day\u2014alone\u2014on the North Fork of Silver Creek, a remote, rarely explored tributary of the Illinois River<\/a> in Southern Oregon. Instead, she and her crew found fresh snow, innumerable shadow logs (with enough space for a paddler to pass under), mostly fun read-and-run class III-IV with a few scouts, a 20-foot waterfall, and a handful of semi-strenuous portages.<\/p>\n

Suffer-fest averted, Priscilla looks back and calls the North Fork Silver Creek expedition one of her all-time favorite sections of water, although she is adamant that it\u2019s tough to pinpoint a favorite singular river. \u201cEach river trip, the people on that trip and landscape have their own memories, lessons learned, and unique values and callings.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Forget printed and widely circulated river maps and American Whitewater reconnaissance, YouTube scouts and firsthand beta. Satellite images and google maps are all Priscilla needs to prepare herself for a kayaking expedition into uncharted whitewater with her favorite paddling partner (and husband), Jacob Cruser.<\/p>\n

And it\u2019s obvious that she\u2019s all about kayaking lesser-traveled drainages, embracing the challenges they bring. What the mediocre kayaker might consider unnavigable, Priscilla sees as a diamond in the rough, a can\u2019t miss opportunity. The harder to access, the more remote, the deeper tucked into wilderness, the higher the quality of gem found.<\/p>\n

Throughout her paddling career, Priscilla has gotten up-close-and-personal with the most pristine PNW waterways. Because of her first-hand knowledge of their splendor, no matter the red tape, she has a fervent desire to legislatively protect them.<\/p>\n