Silver

Didn't paddle today but scouted the river. It was high, but runnable.

Seemed like a good level to run. It was a little boney at spots, but no problem. The day before it had gone up to over 2,000 but it drops really fast. Maybe the only time in years it could be run in August. We got lucky.

Correction:

In the 'rapids' section for the Lower Silver...

'The river narrows significantly through a fine dells, through numerous waves and holes, with few eddies (though I've heard of some boaters at some levels, 'working' the drop, catching a few eddies). At the end of the first pitch, the river widens a bit and spills across some shallow bedrock before cranking tightly to the left. Most boaters will take out immediately after this tight bend to carry up the hill to the parking area. Downstream lies the 'Silver Bullet', which has been run a good number of times, but is not recommended at most levels for most boaters.'

That should read Silver Falls.

The 'Silver Bullet' is in the cabin section on the Upper Silver.

Log was gone in the spring of 2008 paddle season. But, it was a nasty log at the time and required a portage. Always check this river for wood as it is a narrow creek that could collect wood at certain rapids.

There is a log down across the whole river at the bottom of the first major series of rapids of the lower Silver (river bends gentle right, ledge drops, then bend back left in more rapids, then log) I saw the log on 4/1/2006

Ben runs the second (straight) triple on the Lower Silver.