{"id":202165,"date":"2026-06-23T15:01:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T22:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/?p=202165"},"modified":"2026-06-23T10:21:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T17:21:36","slug":"first-decent-of-the-klamath-river-with-tasia-linwood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/podcasts\/first-decent-of-the-klamath-river-with-tasia-linwood","title":{"rendered":"Kayaking 310 Miles Down the Klamath River with Tasia Linwood"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"cb-itemprop\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"200px\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https:\/\/player.simplecast.com\/6f2745a9-6048-49e5-97b9-fb3c1eea17e5?dark=false\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wild-ideas-worth-living.simplecast.com\/episodes\/first-decent-of-the-klamath-river-with-tasia-linwood\/transcript\">Transcript<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On June 12, 2025, 15 year old Tasia Linwood set out to kayak 310 miles down the Klamath River, from southern Oregon to the coast of northern California. She went with several other young Indigenous kayakers, from different tribes who live along the river. Their journey marked the first descent of the Klamath after the removal of four dams, which her community had fought for for decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Connect with Tasia:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Watch:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4FuGuWeAra4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>First Descent: Kayaking the Klamath River after the largest dam removal in U.S. history<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Support Paddle Tribal Waters:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.tattoo34pdx.com\/ptw&amp;sa=D&amp;source=docs&amp;ust=1780938688834458&amp;usg=AOvVaw0qeeMKcRXgmgpdYL2QUUVS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.tattoo34pdx.com\/ptw<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thank you to our sponsors:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Capital One and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/membership\/mastercard?trackingId=podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the REI Co-op\u00ae Mastercard\u00ae<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/b\/benchmade\/c\/all\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Benchmade<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Transcript On June 12, 2025, 15 year old Tasia Linwood set out to kayak 310 miles down the Klamath River, from southern Oregon to the coast of northern California. She went with several other young Indigenous kayakers, from different tribes who live along the river. 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