Narrows it the preferred, I haven't been in there in a while but it seems that no matter what's in there it's all manageable because of the low gradient. High 1000's to 2000 are the most fun levels, once you start getting into 3000 cfs the gorge just fills up like a bath tub and the drops lose their definition.

As far as beta: the run is very user friendly there are three things to consider. The put in: a little difficult to find if you're not familiar, there are some pretty good directions on the river page. The Fish Ladder: Small eddy on Left above fish ladder portage left or if the water is high enough you can actually run the fishladder. The Landslide: a class IV boulder jumble, when the water is low you can portage left or run right (might have changed so scout accordingly) at higher water 5000+ it was a little more difficult to portage.

E F humpy is a WA classic, go get it for sure.

Was having some glitch so I couldn't write in this box.

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I have done this in my Alpacka packraft and may want to do it again in my hardshell if the flow is right, though I am not as experinced in my hardshell. I ran it before at 1200 (it is over that now) and it was mostly class 2ish, but at higer levels I can see wood being a much bigger issue. Depending on the experince level of your group, I might wanna hit this up in my hardshell  with you and I know the pit-in/take-out. I could also do it in my packraft, which I am much more competent in, depending on the level and what y'all are comfortable with.


Edited by The NZA - 22 Feb 2013 at 11:20am

Thanks to all who provided info on this run (and to those who cleared brush and trees from the road)! Spectacular run. Well worth the drive and bushwhack at the put-in. 2,000cfs seemed like a great flow.