- May, 2008
Today I hiked into the Lower Falls on the S.F. and saw 3 old-growth logs vertically wedged in the falls. It is going to take a major flood to remove those. The Clackamas was flowing at 12,000 cfs.
- December, 2006
The S.F. of the Clackamas River is rarely paddled and even seen for that matter. It’s often hard to notice the small trickle of the S.F. pouring in on the opposite side of hwy 224. This small trickle holds some interesting waterfalls and a big adventure!
Good times on the S.F. of the Clackamas. Nate, Heather, Lana, Jason, and I spent ALL day in that canyon and came out after dark. We found two 30 foot waterfalls, lots of class IV, one 120ftr, an awesome portage around that 120ftr through a tunnel, and more wood in this creek than any other I’ve ever been on! Once we finished the portage around the big falls the sun went down and we hiked the last 1/2 mile out in the dark passing by the last 60 foot waterfall.
Jason Schroeder on the 1.5 mile hike in.
Nate & Heather Herbeck below the first 30ft. waterfall.
The second 30ft. waterfall.
Jason running one of the few class IV drops without wood in it.
..collecting gear after the portage. The hole in the wall is the end of the tunnel we came out of.
The third waterfall, 120ft.
1/2 mile from the take out in the dark.
There was 4,200 cfs on the Clackamas at Three Lynx gage this day which was a med/low flow for the South Fork.
