Ogden

The Narrows: From the Smokey Bear sign putin (across from the Indian Trail trailhead), you get  some class 3 to warm up on.  The Green bridge is the last possible class III takeout, below there are no big eddies, and the drops pick up a little punch as you approach the a drop that is the start of the class 4; sometimes a boof left is possible there. At medium low flows (200-300), it helps to know the line to avoid some FU rocks.  The drops are very continuous but relatively clean. A left eddy that is big enough for a few boats along the rock wall is an option, then comes the Wall Drop along the concrete bend. Go left at the wall drop, or have left boat angle at least, then a big left eddy is the best one on this section. Catch your breath, then peel out and focus again!  A hundred yards below there is an aerated drop called 'the demon' that is easier on center-left. The right line here can flip you, and there is a rock on the right just below the hole that has caused a pin. Then it eases off a bit, till the waterfall section. This is a fun little section you can hike laps on even at low flows (200).  At high water there is a sticky hole under the road bridge on the right wall. Below the bridge, at medium flows, the left bank is undercut. Then you pass the hot springs, which have been fenced off since 2014, there is some good eddy hopping in this section, and then the final 'narrows' choke, a left line at low flows, which is another good place to road scout for wood.

Wood is often an issue and in previous high water years has caused some very close calls for local paddlers. The good news is you can scout the entire thing from the trail on the north side of the river (cross over the foot bridge near the artificial waterfalls at the mouth of the canyon.)

Since this run is roadside, its possible for intermediates to do Rainbow Gardens, then the Pineview section, then do the lowest parts of the Narrows, moving the putin upstream a little bit at a time, to

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