Alex
07-27-2009, 08:51 AM
I don't know why I never checked out this section of the river. What a great little daily stretch. So pretty and whitewater is nice. Nothing big, just some II/III-. Great for newbies and family floats.
We launched at 10:30 am at Rainbow Park and were at take out by 2:30pm. We stopped at a very cool sandy beach for some lunch.
No problems on the river, it was a bit rocky, but nothing like what I expected. The flow was around 3,800 cfs and I expected a lot more rocks.
Just after the launch:
http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs129.snc1/5540_1084545875449_1280444217_1225513_2228929_n.jp g
My kido is trying to swim behind the raft, the current was pretty strong, we were floating at 5.4 mph, I was quite surprised.
http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs149.snc1/5540_1084545915450_1280444217_1225514_7379626_n.jp g
Max was trying to swim across to the other boat, but got a little scared. Swimming a big whitewater river is scary because of the under tow and stronger current under neath. Kids usually panic, so I didn't want to push him and let him turn around.
http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs149.snc1/5540_1084545955451_1280444217_1225515_2808001_n.jp g
Just before the take out, we were all sad it was over that quick.
http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs149.snc1/5540_1084545995452_1280444217_1225516_8211967_n.jp g
The drive to the put in was about 3 hours 45 mins, easily can be done in one day.
Alex
We launched at 10:30 am at Rainbow Park and were at take out by 2:30pm. We stopped at a very cool sandy beach for some lunch.
No problems on the river, it was a bit rocky, but nothing like what I expected. The flow was around 3,800 cfs and I expected a lot more rocks.
Just after the launch:
http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs129.snc1/5540_1084545875449_1280444217_1225513_2228929_n.jp g
My kido is trying to swim behind the raft, the current was pretty strong, we were floating at 5.4 mph, I was quite surprised.
http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs149.snc1/5540_1084545915450_1280444217_1225514_7379626_n.jp g
Max was trying to swim across to the other boat, but got a little scared. Swimming a big whitewater river is scary because of the under tow and stronger current under neath. Kids usually panic, so I didn't want to push him and let him turn around.
http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs149.snc1/5540_1084545955451_1280444217_1225515_2808001_n.jp g
Just before the take out, we were all sad it was over that quick.
http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs149.snc1/5540_1084545995452_1280444217_1225516_8211967_n.jp g
The drive to the put in was about 3 hours 45 mins, easily can be done in one day.
Alex