Tsaina

Description:

Short and sweet moderate whitewater through a beautful canyon.

From the braided put-in, the river eventually narrows and begins to meander through a walled-in canyon local boaters call the 'Lower Canyon.' Seculded from the highway, the rapids incude a multitude of on the fly play spots, eddy-hopping, and consistently interesting whitewater.

Put-in:

North of Valdez on the Richardson highway at mile 44.1. Alternatively, it's easy to continue downstream from a run on the Upper section floating the braided portion of river between the two canyons.

Take-out:

Take-out on river left at Stuart Creek after exiting the canyon.