Pilchuck Creek

There were various wood pieces in play, including 5 trees most or all the way across the channel, and all visible on approach. We needed to portage the same 2 as last year, got around far left on another 2, and slid over one that would be a portage at lower flows. With a group of 9, including 6 PFDs, it was a 4 hour run with no troubles. Happy to see the Ecology gauge is much improved!

Gauge rock at the takeout was almost covered and gauge above the bridge was 4.2. One tree in the upper section that we had to portage around. Very obvious to see from above, looked pretty fresh with no way through it. One log on the lower section we snuck under on the left, but required a deep brace. Everything else was clean.

Ran Pilchuck Creek post 2006 flood. Run was clean, except for one logjam requiring a limbo or far left move to avoid a clean log.

A January trip to Pilchuck Creek.

A fun winter day on Pilchuck Creek with David Wilson, Jen O'Neal, David Vican, Eric Bessettee, Mike Rausch, and Thomas O'Keefe. Russ came to meet us at the take-out and ran shuttle for us. Mike shattered his paddle and Jen injured here nose but everyone came through safely. We found Jennie Goldberg's boat which had been lost and severely damaged on a prior higher water run.

Running Pilchuck Falls (date unknown)