MF Day 6

A perspective of the MIddle Fork during high water. This is the wall opposite Cliffside Camp at 7.5 feet in late May.

Otter Bar Camp innundated by high water at 7.5 feet.

A smoky vista looking up Impassable canyon over from a hike oppostie Otter Bar. The small flat left of center is the bench between Stoddard and Cliffside Camps.

Sunrise hits the enormous buttress perched above Rubber Rapid just below Otter Bar camp.

Atmospheric perspective brings out individual ridgelines on a smoky August afternoon.

A 22-foot sweep boat takes on the big diagonal wave in Rubber at 6 feet.

Stoddard Camp is perched on a flat terrace above Ouzel Rapid, The pull-in is swift and rock at these flows.

Rubber Rapid for an 18-foot oar boat at 6 feet.

Taking a hit in the tailwaves of Rubber Rapid.

Solitude Camp is not frequently used because it is so far down canyon. It is a great spot to stop for lunch on a longer day 6.

A trio of boats floats past tilted layers of metamorphic gneiss.

Devil's Tooth rapid is one of the more challenging lines at low water. The narrow channel right of center tends to push boats to the right and over the top of the submerged "Devils Tooth" that forms the main hole in the rapid.

Kayaker dissapears just to the river left of the "Devil's Tooth" rock at Low Water.

A an old photo (circa 1970) of boat pulling off a wrap on the large downstream right boulder in Devil's Tooth. Clearly, life jackets would have been a good idea...

An 18-oot oar raft drops over the top of "Devil's Tooth" rock. Depending on the level and angle of entry, this steep and sticky hole can surf a fully loaded oar boat. The ideal line would be about a 1/2 boat width to the left and point more towards the photographer.

Looking down onto House of Rocks Rapid at low water. Not the same curved tree extending out over the left bank.

A debris flow altered the line in House of Rocks in 2008/ Boaters now have to take the right hand entrance and then cut left through the slot seen in this photo. IK's should be aware of the hazardous boulder sieve through the rocks along the right bank!

The higer water perspective looking downstream onto House of Rocks Rapid (7.5 feet). Not the curved Doug Fir hanging over the left bank for reference.

Serene canyon beauty.

Looking back upstream on House of Rocks Rapid (note the same curved tree) aroue 4 feet of water.