Class three
TOP SUMMER CREEKS
THESE CLASS III RUNS WILL KEEP YOU CREEKING LATE INTO THE SEASON
BZ CORNER TO BUCK CREEK White Salmon River, WA
Pacific Northwest paddlers know this to be among the best intermediate runs in the region. Continuous ac- tion offers opportunities to boof, run falls and negotiate boulders and fallen logs. The White Salmon is fed by snowmelt from Mt. Adams and boasts consistent icy- cold flows all season. The run is about seven
miles long, dropping at 45 feet per mile. Check flow levels at the USGS gauge near Underwood—ideal levels fall between 700 and 1,700 cfs.
YOUR RIDE Esquif Taureau
RODGERS FLAT North Fork of the Feather, CA
This section of the Feather flows between the Rock Creek dam and the Tobin Vista access. It’s runnable one weekend monthly, July to October, during sched- uled dam releases. Fun chutes, boofs and boulder heaps define this stretch of pool-drop rapids. The Rodgers Flat section
runs 3.3 miles, dropping an average of 35 feet per mile. Because of controlled releases, volume runs consistently between 1,000 and 1,600 cfs. This run has a hairier section downstream so be sure you don’t miss the take-out.
YOUR RIDE Dagger Mamba
SHUTTLE ROUTE Travel north on Alt Hwy 141 off Hwy 14, just west of the Hood River Bridge over the Columbia. Turn west onto Northwestern Lake Rd. and follow it for a half-mile to the take-out at the park. To ac- cess the put-in, return to the 141 and head north to the Forest Service launch site in the village of BZ Corner, just after the turn-off for Glenwood Rd.
SHUTTLE ROUTE Take Hwy 70 north out of Sacramento for about 110 miles. Find the take-out along the 70 at the Tobin Vista parking lot past the double bridge. The put-in is up the road four miles at a pullout below Rock Creek dam.
SHUTTLE ROUTE Travel north out of Squamish on Hwy 99 and turn left onto Squamish Valley Rd., which becomes Squamish River Rd. At mile 21, turn left onto the side road. At mile-mark- er 28, you’ll find parking at the take-out trail. Travel another four miles beyond the take-out and park at the bridge that marks the put-in. —Michael Mechan
ASHLU PLAY RUN Ashlu River, BC
Despite its name, this short section of the Ashlu is all creek. It has the wildlife, scenery, punishing shuttle roads, milky jade water, continuous whitewater and boulder gardens of the rest of the Ashlu without the class V rapids. The four-mile-long Play
Run drops at 78 feet per mile. It’s runnable at levels of 100-plus cms on the Elaho gauge near Squamish. Walk down the trail at the take-out so you recognize it from the water—immediately below is the class V Mine Section.
YOUR RIDE Bliss-Stick Mystic
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