{"id":27864,"date":"2022-10-24T22:00:17","date_gmt":"2022-10-25T05:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/community.nrs.com\/?p=27864"},"modified":"2022-10-19T15:20:48","modified_gmt":"2022-10-19T22:20:48","slug":"my-home-run-lower-white-salmon-x-cat-loke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/community.nrs.com\/duct-tape\/2022\/10\/24\/my-home-run-lower-white-salmon-x-cat-loke\/","title":{"rendered":"My Home Run: Lower White Salmon x Cat Loke"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  width=\"970\" height=\"546\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ChqGFhk7dPc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cFor a long time, my life goals were to have a truck, have a raft and a dog, and live in the Columbia Gorge, and I feel like I accomplished all those things except the dog, I think I went with the kid instead\u2014but I really like my kid.\u201d &#8211; Cat Loke<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The White Salmon River drains from the slopes of Washington\u2019s Mount Adams before traveling 44 whitewater-filled miles to reach the Columbia River. 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