Lower Sauk to Skagit River (WA) - August 24-25, 2013

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Dropping the vehicles off at the Skagit Ridge Road access. MP 7


Back at the Rt. 530 bridge put-in


The low water launch down the left channel will be entertaining


Pete and PJ


Al surveys the channel


Yup, some boat dragging was involved to get into the main channel


Bald Eagle


Bald Eagle #2. I was stopped here to put on the paddle jacket because it had started raining and the wind made it chilly


The warm rain continues


And the rain stops


Starting to clear a bit


A solo canoe that launched from the Darrington sawmill passes us


Into the only significant rapid on the trip


Looking upstream after 'rapid'


Floating along


I'm parked behind a rock


Rock eddy


Below Sauk-Concrete Rd. Bridge


Culvert in eroded area


Al passes the culvert


Passing the constant river debris


Camp arrival


My tent and Sauk Mtn


More camp


Feeble Panorama stitching attempt of 3 shots above


Upstream from camp


Morning Bocce Ball


Sauk Mtn. in the distance. According to Google Earth, you can follow a road most of the way to the top, where there is Sauk Lake


Much improved weather today. Good for tent drying


Shortly after 12:45pm launch


Looking back to camp


On Skagit, looking back to Sauk


Confluence


The silty Sauk blends with the Skagit


Snow covered mtns


Snow covered mtns #2


Last picture of the trip. 2 more miles of pleasant floating. The specks in the distance was a group of small catarafts that were heading down to Concrete


USGS Flow at 8/24/2013 12:00 PDT 1,880 CFS 3.54'


    Credits:
  1. U.O.N., Olympus Stylus 770SW Digital Photography by William F. Smith (7.1 MP, 3072x2304 HQ, 3X optical 38-114mm)

Last Update 28-Aug-13