Feather, N. Fork

My first Feather Fest. As per usual, almost no other packrafters around. After a warm-up run on the Rodgers Flat section, I found a makeshift crew of riverboarders (Ross, Rudy) and kayakers (Miles, Jess) to run Lobin with. Even after some successful step-up Class IV runs on the SF Smith and Pit 5, I was hesitant on this one. The crew led me down all the ledges with no scouting – not my preferred tactic; I swam immediately and frequently from there on out. Luckily had good self-rescues every time. Safe to say Lobin can kick your ass pretty easily! In hindsight, they were all swims that some scouting and better low-brace technique could have prevented.