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05/26/2006
A perspective of the MIddle Fork during high water. This is the wall opposite Cliffside Camp at 7.5 feet in late May.
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05/26/2006
Otter Bar Camp innundated by high water at 7.5 feet.
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06/04/2005
Stoddard Camp is perched on a flat terrace above Ouzel Rapid. The pull-in is swift and rocky at these flows.
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08/26/2013
A smoky vista looking up Impassable Canyon from a hike oppostie Otter Bar. The small flat left of center is the bench between Stoddard and Cliffside Camps.
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08/26/2013
Atmospheric perspective brings out individual ridgelines on a smoky August afternoon.
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08/10/2010
Sunrise hits the enormous buttress perched above Rubber Rapid just below Otter Bar Camp.
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06/23/2008
At high water it is possible to sneak Rubber Rapid along the left bank. This photo shows the big diagonal wave crashing in the center line around 6 feet.
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06/23/2008
A 22-foot sweep boat takes on the big diagonal wave in Rubber Rapid at 6 feet.
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06/23/2008
Rubber Rapid for an 18-foot oar boat at 6 feet.
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06/05/2005
Taking a hit in the tailwaves of Rubber Rapid.
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06/04/2014
Solitude Camp is not frequently used because it is so far down canyon. It is a great spot to stop for lunch on a longer day 6.
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08/10/2010
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08/09/2010
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06/13/2008
A trio of boats floats past tilted layers of metamorphic gneiss.
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10/12/2012
Devil's Tooth Rapid is one of the more challenging lines at low water. The narrow channel right of center tends to push boats to the right and over the top of the submerged "Devils Tooth" that forms the main hole in the rapid.
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08/01/1970
A an old photo (circa 1970) of a boat pulling off a wrap on the large downstream right boulder in Devil's Tooth. Clearly, life jackets would have been a good idea.
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10/12/2012
A kayaker dissapears just to the river left of the rock called the Devil's Tooth.
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09/26/2006
An 18-oot oar raft drops over the top of Devil's Tooth. Depending on the level and angle of entry, this steep and sticky hole can surf a fully loaded oar boat.
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05/26/2006
The higher water perspective looking downstream onto House of Rocks Rapid (7.5 feet). Note the curved Douglas fir hanging over the left bank for reference.
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10/12/2012
Looking down onto House of Rocks Rapid at low water. Note the same curved tree extending out over the left bank.
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08/10/2010
A debris flow altered the line in House of Rocks in 2008. Boaters now have to take the right-hand entrance and then cut left through the slot seen in this photo. IK's should be aware of the hazardous boulder sieve through the rocks along the right bank.
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06/24/2005
Looking back upstream on House of Rocks Rapid (note the same curved tree) around 4 feet.
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06/23/2006
Serene canyon beauty.
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05/26/2006
Clamshell Rock is just sticking out of the water at flows around 7 feet.
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06/05/2005
Clamshell Rock in the neighborhood of 5.5 feet.
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09/05/2014
Clamshell Rock at September flows (2 feet).
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08/10/2010
The view looking up canyon from the top of Clamshell Rock.
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08/10/2010
The view looking downriver onto Jump Off Rapid from the top of Clamshell Rock.
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07/03/2005
A paddle boat gives some perspective on the true size of Clamshell Rock.
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09/05/2014
Drifting through the serene pool above Goat Creek Rapid.
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07/13/2008
Looking back into the Impassable Canyon at the Goat Creek Buttress.
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07/27/2008
A commercial sweep boat drifts toward the confluence with the Main Salmon.
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08/10/2010
Rafters enjoy the calm water of the Main Salmon. The access road to Cache Bar can be seen along the left side of this photo.
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06/24/2005
Cramer Creek was altered by a fire-related landslide in 2003. It altered what was once a fun, rolling wave train into this crashing monster. The center wave and hole is at it's biggest around 3 feet.
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07/03/2005
Punching through Cramer two years after the debris flow.
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08/07/2005
Cramer has become a bit smaller as high water has moved some of the debris, but it still packs a punch. The Cache Bar boat ramp is just around the corner, so keep the bottom side down!

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