Skykomish, N. Fork

The water was on the low side but still plenty for a fun trip on the North Fork Skykomish. Estimated flow was 1150 cfs on the North Fork in Index and 3900 cfs on the Skykomish at Goldbar Gage. This was a good level for a first-time run of the canyon and we had a few folks along who had not done it before. At this flow the rapids in the canyon are pool drop with a few big eddies that accommodated our group of a dozen paddlers. One log on river left about halfway through the canyon was in play and had to be avoided. There was also a tree that extended in to Let's Make a Deal from river right. It was possible to boat the center chute and avoid the log and the left chute was totally clean.

A couple of us ran the far left line at Rooster Tail without any issues but many portaged. From Rooster Tail on down the river had many exposed rocks but plenty of water for clean lines through most of the rapids. We stopped for lunch on the island between Pinball 1 and Pinball 2.

It was a beautiful day and great to be back out on the North Fork Skykomish River. Trip video by Kanako: < https://gopro.com/v/vkLBQV1vragJW >.