DGUTS '26 Back On The cancellation has been cancelled. New camp: Cottonwood Canyon State Park, John Day River — Aug 13–16, out of the fire and smoke. Maupin is still off-limits. Read the story →
DGUTS '26 · The Manifest

Who's Coming

The relocation reset the manifest. Confirmed aboard: the Mumfords and Laura B. Everyone else is one text away from being back on this page. Plus-ones still welcome — plus one through plus one hundred.

Confirmed: the Mumfords + Laura BEveryone else: anyone's guessRSVP: text Jeff
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The Crew

The pre-fire manifest · who's coming is anyone's guess

Jeff Mumford

Host · Trip Logistics

Invites, permits, the Venmo pool, and the canopy. Two cowboy coffees deep by 7 a.m.

Nigel Vanderford

Host · Guide & Mascot · Uncommitted

Keeper of the flag. Ruled the relocation “legally the same ship”; has yet to rule on his own attendance. Uncommitted

Alyssa

Crew

On the manifest. Relays the river schedule.

Audrey

Crew

On the manifest.

Damir

Crew

On the manifest. Downwind tent assignment pending

Jimmy

Crew

On the manifest. Please, for the last time, read the FAQ.

Kathrine

Crew

On the manifest.

Laura B

Crew · Confirmed

First non-Mumford aboard. “Awe bummer!!!!” formally retracted.

Milan

Crew

On the manifest.

Molly

Crew

On the manifest.

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Locked-In Jobs

Already claimed
Trip logistics — invites & the relocation
Found the one canyon in Oregon without a fire in it. Camp booked by 8:49 a.m.
Jeff
Venmo pool & canopy
Collects the shared pool up front; brings the shade.
Jeff
Co-host duties
Guiding, mascotting, general intellectual thought leadership.
Nigel
Advance team — camp setup
Thursday Aug 13. The group camp is reserved, so squatting is officially unnecessary. Skills retained.
Jeff & Nigel
Thursday dinner
Steak, potatoes, broccoli. The advance team eats well.
Camp
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Unclaimed Jobs

Volunteers, step up
Flotilla quartermaster
Inventory the floaties, pumps, rods, and vests. No outfitter this year — we ARE the outfitter.
Open
Firewood run
Canyon nights get cold and the diesel heater demands backup.
Open
Meal prep — Thu through Sat
Breakfasts and dinners are communal. Claim a meal.
Open
Camp supplies
Stove, firewood, water, first-aid.
Open
Entertainment
Games, music, questionable riverside karaoke.
Open

Visibility creates self-correcting results — unclaimed jobs get assigned by the committee (Jeff, two cowboy coffees deep, no witnesses).

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The flag
keeps

DGUTS '26 is back on — same flag, different river. Camp is booked and paid at Cottonwood Canyon on the John Day, out of the fire and smoke. No forms this time: text Jeff you’re coming, then drive east and look for the flag.