Skokomish, S. Fork

A winter trip after a high water event and flow consistently dropping to approxmialtely 625 cfs around the time we set out for the river and just below 600 cfs by the time we got to the take-out. Two groups were out on the river. Our group included Thomas O'Keefe, Omar Jepperson, and Mike Rausch. I shot video on the trip. We had some action in the first gorge with a momentary bow pin at the first distinct ledge that required assistance. One significant rapid, Big Momma Jomba, was a warmp up for more rapids to come in the second gorge (video point). We found the entrance to the second gorge difficult to scout; a ledge on the leftallows a bit of a peek and we found good eddies behind the two bigboulders (video point). The first rapid following the entrance was the the most technical of the drops; we were able to sneak it on the left or you could run the center chute (video point). We enjoyed a rapid just above High Steel Bridge which was visible high agove (video point). High Steel Falls was a fun rapid and the trick was getting lined up correctly at the top by catching the eddy just above (video point). Another group from Oregon caught up with us as we were running the rapid. With daylight waning we picked up the pace through Bobbing for Butler and worked our way past the landslide. Mr. Toad's Wild Ride was the final signficant rapid (video point).