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