Klickitat

We paddled the 21 miles from Summit Creek Bridge (on the section above) to Icehouse in 3 hours, a pace of 7 miles per hour. The water was up into the trees along the shoreline and eddies were limited so it was a fast trip. Even at this level there were several good campsites on the bench above the river but no beaches. Wood hazards were present in several places along the shoreline and a few were mid-channel but could be easily avoided by experienced paddlers.

I went from Leidl (which is open for camping) to Icehouse in my IK. At 2300 cfs, it's a little tricky to find spots to eddy out and pull up on shore for a break.

I scouted the main rapid (where the river initially meets WA-142) from the right, but it's hard to get a good look because of a side channel coming in. At the river flow, I couldn't easily ford that channel to get closer to the rapid.

There's a big log in rapid to the left of the rock outcrop. It's partially submerged and I was able to just barely paddle over it.

Luckily, there's a route to the right of the outcrop that is narrower, but is totally clear.