White Salmon River - BZ Corner to Columbia River - Video

Dates: 10/27/23 - 10/28/23
Flow: 600CFS
Day 1 Put-in: BZ corner
Day 1 Take-out: NW Park/Buck Creek

Returning to the White Salmon after scouting it out 7months ago was a TRUE delight! We stayed at an RV Airbnb with Hot Tub, which made the cool temps 100% tolerable.

Running the BZ to NW Park section at low flows was a perfect training ground for upper-intermediate white water. Maytag was a little routy, but do-able. Elise swam in Corkscrew, standing up on top of a boulder for a short bit. We were able to run many of the quality drops numerous times, just carrying our kayaks back upstream. I would love to return here to try it again at higher flows. Husum falls would be fun to try, if good safety was set.

Day 2 Put-in: Northwest Park
Day 2 Take-Out: Columbia River

The next morning, we ran the lower-lower section of the a white Salmon that goes through ‘the narrows’. This was the most spectacular slot canyon scenery I’ve ever been through on an IK. Like the middle section of the Salmon, the gorge was 100% reasonable at these low flows. The sheer canyon walls, moss and waterfalls made it a surreal experience. For our next trip, I would o love to do the Farmland
s section, also at lower flows!

Music:
Makeba by Jain
Pressure by Photay