What happens when you get Hans Hoomans and Erik Boomer together in one raft on the White Salmon River at med-high flow? Check out the video..
The Green Truss section of the White Salmon River is a classic representation of kayaking in the Columbia River Gorge. Dark, deep basalt walls, bright green moss and a healthy mix of challenging class IV-V rapids and waterfalls.
Access – THIS IS IMPORTANT – At the Put-in, There are 3-4 parking spots behind the mail box on the left side as you pull in, if there is no more room to park here, please drive up (north) just a couple hundred feet to Carr Rd. on the left, and park on the side then hike back to put on the river. The land owner of the put-in area has spoken with a few paddlers recently about parking in other places. He is a very nice guy and has been very generous through the years allowing paddlers to access the river here please respect that. The area behind the mail box is open to parking, otherwise park up on Carr Rd. Please.
Some days the hike down to the put-in is the scariest part..
Looking into Big Brother Falls during a winter freeze
Jason Schroeder – Big Brother
Heather Herbeck – Little Brother
Arron Goodwin – Freestyle
Bryan Youngs – Double Drop
Jason Schroeder – Winter run..
Billy Jones – Lower Zig-Zag, Pre-log
Nate Herbeck – Lower Zig-Zag, Inspecting the damage.
Andy Maser – BZ Falls
For directions, flows, and other info on the White Salmon River get a copy of the Guide to the Whitewater Rivers of Washington
For commercial rafting sections and booking your next rafting trip check out River Drifters
Head-cam view of the steepest section of the Truss, Bob’s Falls – Double Drop
E said:
Great music on the vid. Nice job.