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Sauk River (WA) - May 24-25, 2008
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Construction is finally underway on new put-in bridge2

Departing in the Memorial weekend sunshine

Looking toward Whitechuck confluence

Mild attempt at surfing thru confluence2

Verification picture2

Looking upstream at bridge remains

Confluence beach

Looking downstream at first island rapids

Whitechuck zoom in

Whitechuck Mtn.

Essential Eddy #1 stop

Jumbo Mtn.

Rapids stretch above Alligator

Jaws entrance

Al into Jaws

Lower part of Jaws2

Wonder what's downstream of this nice surfing wave?2

Big waves in Jaws today2

Jaws sequence2

Al launches from earlier photo vantage spot

Al thru Jaws #1

Al thru Jaws #2

Al thru Jaws #3

Al thru Jaws #4

Behind Demon Seed. Today's heat will push up the flow enough tomorrow to cover it

Below Jaws

Whitechuck from Whirlpool stop

Looking upstream at what used to be Whirlpool

Lunch stop below Whirlpool

Enjoying the sunshine on the lower part...

Below Clear Creek channel split

Below Clear Creek channel split #2

New downed tree at Backman takeout (newly gravelled also). Where's Al's boat? After a no-fault my fault bumping incident, he took about about 100 feet downstream

Morning view of Whitehorse Mtn. from motel room

Whitehorse Mtn. closeup

Morning breakfast stop at Skidders. Not sure why the car is TP'ed2

Pictures of people taking pictures...

We stopped below this rapid to top off the boats. Went kinda limp after having let some air out in yesterday afternoon heat, then putting them back in cold water

Below Jaws. Demon Seed is covered today at the higher flows

Below Jaws

Looking back at Pugh Mtn.

Lunch stop below Popeye

Below lunch stop

Bedal Mtn. in the distance

Above takeout hazard

Aforemention tree hazard

Al churns thru the main part with the pocket chain saw

Main part is sawn thru

Tree floats downstream

Smilin' Al. Wonder if the water's cold?

Taking care of part 2 before floating down to takeout

USGS Flow - 05/24/2008 12:00 6.25 9,560 CFS
05/25/2008 12:00 6.88 12,400 CFS
Credits:
- Olympus Stylus 770SW Digital Photography by William F. Smith (7.1 MP, 2304x1728 SQ1, 3X optical 38-114mm)
- Olympus C-5000 Digital Photography by Al Mickelson (5.0 MP, 2560x1920, 3X optical 38-114mm)