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Tieton River (WA) - Sept. 5-6, 2009
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At the putin, the rain begins...

Sadly River Rec has taken over the old Downstream putin

Al, Linda, and Willie R3 it today

USFS apparently decided one of the campgrounds needed an observation deck




Below High Noon

Still raining

Above surf wave

Below the bridge surf wave. Got stuck there briefly...

Still raining at the usual lunch stop, so onto takeout

Emu island

Rain starts to let up

Jim, Sherry and I got bumped out of the 'regular' camp spot

Slept in the vehicle all night listening to the rain pinging on the roof

Sunday - Unstacking at the putin2


Below dam

Apparently moved - kinda fuzzy :)...


Clearing finallly begins

Spacing out for takeout

The only moments of sunshine

Approaching takeout

Al pushes into takeout eddy. Rained back at the putin where I retrieved my truck and poured most of the way home. Worst weather in 26 seasons of Tieton boating...

USACE Flow - 1500 CFS on Sat., 1550 CFS on Sun., but rain runoff made it seem higher
Credits:
- U.O.N., Olympus Stylus 770SW Digital Photography by William F. Smith (7.1 MP, 2304x1728 SQ1, 3X optical 38-114mm)
- Nikon E5700 Digital Photography by Linda Schwartz (5.0 MP, 8X optical 35-280mm)