Suiattle River (WA) - June 20, 2015
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At the Put-in. Jim threw his IK into my truck, and we left his truck at the takeout
Gorilla launch. Managed to reinjure my calf muscle. An unfortunate start to the day
Upstream from put-in
Downstream from put-in
On the water at 11:20am. Another group arrived just as we launched
Looks like a Bailey Bridge. Old put-in was river left
First time on the Suiattle since 2002. Almost like a 'new' river
North face of Whitechuck Mtn. still has snow
Enjoying the scenery
Surprise! Logs on the Suiattle
Jim in his IK
Below Coyote Crossing
Big Creek
Into Hurricane Rapid
Quite the slalom course
Below Hurricane Rapid. More rock dodging than I recall, but this is really low water
Lunch break in the shade
Lunch view downstream
Whitehorse Mtn. in the distance
Whitehorse Mtn. #2
Tight squeeze thru logs
More logs
Jim makes it cleanly under the tree river right. Mine was not as clean
Looking back up the final part of the Suiattle
Approaching Sauk confluence
On the Sauk. The headwinds are an added bonus
At the 530 bridge takeout at 3:22pm. Jim has to help me carry stuff because I'm still limping...
Back at the put-in to retrieve my truck. New Suiattle USGS gage (since 2013-05-22)
USGS Flow at 06/20/2015 12:00 PDT 1,220 CFS 6.53'
Credits:
- U.O.N., Olympus Stylus 770SW Digital Photography by William F. Smith (7.1 MP, 3072x2304 HQ, 3X optical 38-114mm)