Blackfoot

This is a fun intermediate run that is a little easier that some of the other offereing in the area (like Fall River and Grays River). We floated in kayaks from Morgan Bridge to Trail Creek Bridge which was about 7.5 miles and it took us 2 hrs to float. The first 3.25 miles are class I or II-, then the start of the rapids is a place where the river gets wide and shallow, this would be the hardest part if taking a raft because there are lots of rocks that are not far under the water. After this you get into the canyon and there is about 2 miles of calss II+ (III) that is easy to read and run but gets progressivly more difficult (but never that hard). The crux rapid is a couple of biggish holes on the right bank of a left hand corner that can easily be avoided on by staying river right. After that, the canyon opens back up and is very senic with another 2.25 miles of easy class II- till you get to the bridge. This run is perfect progression for someone that is comfortable moving through water, catching eddies and has a good brace but is not ready to tackle some bigger class III. I took my brother in an inflateable kayak, he has some experience rowing a raft in Salmon and on the Alpine section but has limited time kayaking and he did great. I would put this as an overall difficulty similar to the Alpine section of the Snake but shallower and rockier, not a great place for roll practice. The shuttle was straightforward but would not be great on a bicycle as it is kind of hilly. If you wanted to add another 1.5 miles some more class II- , you could put in at Graves Creek Campground.