Klamath

We paddled the 16 miles from Access 1 to Iron Gate, a trip that took 4 hours and 15 minutes. The float through the canyon from K’utárawáx·u to Kucascas, a distance of approximately 2.7 miles in the middle of the full run we did, was approximately 1 hour. We could have moved through this reach more quickly but took time to experience and enjoy the place. We witnessed spawning salmon, the remnants of the former Copco 1 and Copco 2 dam sites, and some of the most spectacular basalt walls of anywhere in the West.

At this flow we were able to boat scout all the rapids. The most challenging drop was the last rapid, K’íka·c’é·ki Falls, where the river drops over a ledge and through two holes before ending in a pool just upstream of the old powerhouse.