Clackamas, North Fork

I hiked up the trail from the take out Feb 18, there were a couple logs just before the reservoir, and Storm Drain was woody as were the next hundred yards.  I would have boated the left channel at Storm Drain if I had been paddling to avoid some of the wood.

The Eagle Creek gauge was at 1.8' and fish creek was at 6'.  The NF was at a fast paced medium flow, eddies were not abundant.

NF said 69cfs and 3 lynx was at around 2k. I hiked in to peak at it with a drone.

One easy log portage in the beginning flat section, and a tree overhanging the second significant ledge rapid with branches blocking the lines. Very small eddy on the right to portage but an easy portage.

The old trail portage up and around the 45' waterfall is more of an animal trail now. It's still doable but a lot of work. Might consider the river level portage of the waterfall but it does have some exposure.

Didn't do the lower section so can't report on the conditions but there has been a lot of fish habitat work below Double Blind Date.

Biggest rapid on the NF Clackamas River. Immediately below the waterfall portage.

This is the boulder garden directly below Storm Drain and above Double Blind Date. Very close to the end of the hard rapids.

Jason gets ready to driver right to avoid the obvious rock in the center. Tricky lead-in at low water.