I have "discovered" a new gem, an absolutely delightful backyard paddle. I am talking about the South Fork of the Snoqualmie from Twin Falls State Park to the bridge at 436th Avenue SE.
It is rated in the Bennet book as a Class II+. HUH?
Luckily, since it has been over 9 months since I paddled anything more substantial than Class II I decided to take my "safety boat", the Dagger CFS.
The run starts of quick but calms down after the first rapid.
However, the "Canyon section", at ~ 1000cfs is a full-on continuous Class III for about 1.5 miles. I guess one would call each individual rapid / drop / wave train a Class II+ but it's all back-to-back-to-back and non-stop.
Reminds me a bit of the middle section of the McCloud, after the creeky section....
As I was entering the "Canyon Section", I realized this was no Class II+ run, tripped over a approaching hole and flipped. Luckily I rolled up, albeit on my second attempt.
This makes it only my third successful combat roll in 2 years. On 3 other flips, I have swum :-(
I will be back again and again and again to run this section.
I am told that it is runnable from 300cfs to 2500cfs
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