Cle Elum

Ran a tandem canoe with airbags on Aug 5. You can drive a vehicle down to the put in to unload with a short carry down a steep bank with a path. A bike shuttle is possible with the connecting bike paths in Suncadia. You can drive down to the take out, then park the vehicle on the side of the highway. Only room for a few vehicles along highway. The run was gorgeous- stunning clear-blue water, super fun wave trains. Water is fast moving - Garmin watch read 8 mph without paddling at times. Good navigation skills are needed to pick channels to avoid all the large woody debris. Over $1.5M in engineered log jams were added for fish habitat, so attention is needed. I agree with others, not a beginner run and the main channels always had a clear path. Took us just under 1 hour ro run this, even with some eddy turn practice.