Explaining Wild Human is easy – it’s a place for stories and gear reviews about brands and people who’re doing good things for their communities and the world.
Explaining why we created Wild Human and what you can expect requires a story about jorts (jean shorts) and the Rogue River.
When I was a kid I spent some time in Grants Pass, Oregon, a town best known for the wild and scenic Rogue River, and some of the best fishing in the state.
Billy, a local guide on the Rogue, and a good family friend, introduced me to white water. Years later, one year after my Dad passed away, I spent five days floating and fishing the wild and scenic portion of the Rogue. My parents had been taking the same trip every year for nearly 20 years. Their guide was always Billy. The trip I took was, in part, a way to celebrate my Dad.
When you’re on a five-day river float in a three-person drift boat, your options to pass the time are essentially talk and fish. The guides tell crude and hilarious jokes. They share enough river lore to fill a few books.
Every day starts and ends with home-cooked meals at isolated river lodges. Lunch is freshly caught salmon and steelhead on the riverbank. I could go on and on about how amazing the trip is, but the point I need you to understand is that on this trip you get to know your group of guides pretty well.