i heard somebody got in there and it was good to go...i heard...this doesn't mean there isn't wood, necessarily. there has been a complete blockage at the pinch near to get-out for a number of years. very dangerous, and i would be very wary finishing up below Wapatus Hole unless i heard for sure that jam was gone.

Edited by chipmaney - 06 Jun 2013 at 9:27pm

Thanks, Chip!  It would be nice to get back on it...with no portages.

i paddled from triple drop (~6mi above confluence) to salmon la sac campground last sat. one riverwide log in class II (mandatory carry), two stacked riverwide logs in runout of s-turn (optional carry), log tunnel at rapid below china falls (optional carry). I managed to get down with only one carry and really enjoyed the run. I hadnt been in there before so cant really comment on how current wood compares to years past. hope this helps.
will

With the higher water this weekend, I doubt the log tunnel will be available. Make sure to catch an eddy on river right as you approach and enter the last mini gorge.

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Edited by septimus prime - 07 Jun 2013 at 10:17am

Reading Will's description (thanks for the current report, dude), it sounded pretty much identical to when chipper, jed, and SOPwithoutCamelBoater ran it that time Oliver got pinned at that final 'log tunnel', as you're calling it.

But sounds like you've been back at least once since, chipper?

My only comment here regards that narrow canyon w/ the wood tunnel mentioned. Spacing through there is key especially with larger groups/mixed skill sets. Here's my recomendation for a succeful, safe run through that wood tunnel (I'd call it more of a wood bridge when I was there but it coulda changed):

Lead boat(s) should eddy out IMMEDIATELY on R. Right after passing through to observe the safe passage of those following. From that eddy it is quick and easy to get out and up on the log bridge to do something for someone.

Thats what Kris and I did when Oliver got pinned and it worked pretty smoothly.