Middle Middle Snoqualmie in an Open Canoe

We had perfect weather, flows and a group with skills to handle the Middle of the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River (or rather handle me!) at 1400 cfs this past Saturday. Bob Schneider, John Montegomery, and Adam Walker and I had a clean and safe run down my hardest river yet-lots of class 3 boulder gardens and one very swift, steep and long class 4 House Rock rapid. I felt confident heading out with these guys watching out for me-a good feeling.

Bob's new drysuit

Surfing House Rock

John surfing

Lead in to House Rocks

Closer

The best time to go backwards is before your first grade IV rapid in a canoe, right?

Hole

Lining up for the boof

Lower House Rock

Adam avoiding the Tight Squeeze

Looking back upstream

Lots of chutes and green tongues

Boulder Gardens

Pillows

Boof

Good Read & Run Practice

Big hole from the side

Big hole from below