Ohanapecosh

An instant classic, at around 1300 cfs, very fun. Beautiful water, amazing rapids.

There is a new piece of vertical wood in the landing of butchers block as of spring 2020. It is stuck against the horizontal log that has been there a while. It might be runnable at lower flows but it didn't seem runnable at 1900cfs. There was also a piece of wood river wide on a no name rapid halfway through the run that has probably moved already.

The left line at Elbow Room is wood free as of 6/18/16. A number of rapids had noticeable minor changes (we assumed from high flows moving rocks). The wood formerly in Butchers Block has moved, making the rapid more manageable, but still IV+ at medium to low flows.

As with most PNW creeks, scouting each rapid for new wood after the rainy season is highly recommended.

Master Coombs fighting for Elbow Room (photo: Ben Manfredi)

The left line in Elbow room is choked with wood. From the ledge above, it kind of looks like you can make it. However, from below you can see another log across the left slot.

The big falls a short distance downstream from Elbow Room and the start of the final sequence of rapids. The lead-in requires that you negotiate your way through a somewhat meaty hole before taking the plunge over the left or center depending on flows. Cowlitz at 1100 cfs.

Boulder garden after butchers block. Sieve on right slot

Looking downstream from the ledge drop just below the Summit Creek confluence. There is a short pool and then a boulder garden sequence before you reach the portage trail for Elbow Room on river left (indicated by the red arrow). Cowlitz at 1100 cfs.