Cispus

The Upper Upper Cispus is a classic summertime run flowing off the Glacier on the North side of Mt. Adams and the majestic Goat Rocks Wilderness. This section is high quality class V paddling. Check with kayakers in White Salmon to get a wood report before dropping in, it is abundant on the run and has many tight gorged in spots. There are too many rapids to describe but here are a few to look out for. At the put in there is a slide to auto boof that can be scouted left before getting in your boat. High quality class IV boulder gardens connect all rapids through an amazingly beautiful gorge. There are a few rapids with sieves so don't be afraid to scout. The next major rapid is island which has a great double drop on the right or a slide left that is run at higher water as the holes get beefy on the right.  The next notable rapid is a blind late boof against a shear wall on the right, center with your nose pointed a bit left is best. A ways below this is the entrance to the Behemoth gorge. Scout your lead in knowing that shortly downstream is a 30ft falls with dangerous hydraulics. It Is possible to scout Behemoth by getting out of your boat on a small ledge river left. The standard line is center left down a slide then off a 20 ft auto flake, it's truly an amazing drop. There is a dangerous pocket river left where you can get sucked behind the falls, folks have had close calls here and there is no good way to set safety. At high flows the eddy cauldron on the right can also be hard to get out of and feed back towards the falls. Do your best to skip through this pool towards the final ledge boof run river right. Below this point there is a great boulder garden where you generally stay along the right, be aware of a few sieves in this section. There are two great camp spots right at the takeout. 

LOGISTICS: Starting from the town of Randle (Highway 12 mile 115), take Cispus Road south across the Cowltiz River and continue for one mile to the fork of FR 25 an

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