Stehekin

In the Summer of 2004, a friend and I paid $60/boat

round trip to get our hardshells on the Lady of the

Lake. We had a friend with a car but could only get to

the wash out in the road. We hiked up to Tumwater

Campground and put on the river. The Tumwater

Canyon is beautiful, walled in class IV-V. We portaged

one early because of sieves, but found some great

rapids and a fun 15ft(ish) waterfall in the canyon. We

ended up hiking out of the canyon because of a river

wide log in a very bad spot. This was just a couple/

few rapids above High Bridge. This is a great run with

difficult logistics.

inflatables are a smooth trip on the lower(below High Bridge)...after the 2003 flood, access to the upper is tough and no one has run it since, though the run through Tumwater gorge may just be worth the effort

Shane Perkins approaching the first bend below High Bridge.