Wenatchee

Watch out for a lot of sharp, metal debris in the water, especially closer to the take out. Saw a commercial boat come in to the Dryden portage with a deflated side tube and they had to do an emergency repair. So watch out!

The other major change: the take out is now even more complicated. At 5000+ cfs, the entry chute is shallow and the current in front of the ramp is fast, and the Eddie upriver of it has gotten smaller. Not sure how it will look at higher flows, but the Eddie in front of the beach downriver of the ramp is pretty much gone. Running it at 3500 and 2800 cfs, we actually had to get out and walk the boat down the chute and to the take out, then wrestle it over more rocks to get it to the ramp.

The coolest thing we saw while on the river on the 3500 cfs day, was a black bear, swimming in the river in a deep pool below boulder bend. It was incredible, one of the coolest wildlife sightings I have ever seen on the river.