~~RapidPirate~~

Come join us next Thursday, August 21st - registration at 5:30pm, BUT BEST TO REGISTER ONLINE HERE. We meet at the Gutter near Horseshoe Bend. The water is warm and the evenings still long - so come on out! If you need directions or have any questions feel free to contact me at gary@worldkayak.com

If your in Idaho and looking for a great class III+ run, or are looking for a little more punch than the Main, check out the Cabarton Section on the Payette’s North Fork. This run is mostly remote, only joining the road for the last 2 miles of this 10 mile run. Rapids include Tresstle, WetSpot, Randy’s Rock, 99, Francois, and Howards Plunge.

The water of the Payette’s NF is very warm as it pours over the top of the Cascade Dam. The first two miles are populated by a few small class II’s until you get to Tresstle Rapids. After this long set of wave-trains there is another couple of miles of slower water until you get to WetSpot (look for great lunch spots in this area!)

After WetSpot it is pretty busy water all the way through Howards. This part of the river meets back up with the road and passes under the beautiful Rainbow Bridge. After running Howards sit back for a slow cruise for the last mile to the takeout at Cougar Mt. Lodge (Cost is $5/vehicle but you can also park at the turnout at Howards.)

Check out the map of the run HERE!
Gauge info can be found HERE!

A short clip of Howards Plunge

Earlier this month we visited my In-Laws in Glide Oregon. The boys and I took our boats and a couple of inflatables and paddled Section 3 of the North Umpqua. There are 5 sections on this river that are published in the local guides, but I’m sure there is stuff above Section 1 that is runable as well.

We took my wifes dad (in Bonnies pink helmet )and one of our friends down with us and had a great time. If you are ever in the area it is worth taking your gear and hitting this class III/IV river - The water is clear and the scenery is beautiful! I have posted the 6 access points at the POI Factory if you have a GPS. The link is HERE!

The USFS has a PDF HERE - and AW has info HERE! Enjoy

We had a pretty vicious storm roar through the Payette basin on Tuesday afternoon. On Wednesday morning the Main Payette was running very muddy so Tyler and I jumped in the Highlander and started driving to see the source. Blowouts on the Canyon section caused the muddy water. We got to Banks and found that the North Fork (On the left of the picture) was still running clear, but the South Fork was very muddy. So much turbidity in fact that the water flowed more like lava. The waves didn’t even splash.

We snapped these pics later in the afternoon when the SF had cleared just a little bit but you can sure see the difference. Today we ran the Main and it is still pretty muddy, but hopefully clears out by the weekend.

No Non-motorized boater fees this year in Idaho! Check it out HERE!

Photo from KayakIdaho.com

I ran across this little gem from Idaho Public TV on Idaho Whitewater. Check it out

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Come join us next Thursday, July 17th - registration at 5:30pm, BUT BEST TO REGISTER ONLINE HERE. We meet at the Gutter near Horseshoe Bend. If you need directions or have any questions feel free to contact me at gary@worldkayak.com

Lately I have been suffering from IBS - yes, the dreaded Intermittent Boating Syndrome (hey, what were you thinking???). But hopefully that has all come to an end and things will be looking watery for the rest of the summer On Saturday our friend C.J. decided to do a float on the Main for his 15th Birthday and we had 11 boats in our armada. Three young guys that had never been on the river joined us trading between the 2 IKs and Links raft. Also joining us on his cataraft was Shane from Salamander. Then we hit the gutter for surfing and to eat some dogs! What better way to spend your birthday than paddling? Thanks for inviting us along C.J.!

For the past few years IdahoLocal has been putting together some footage from Memorial Day weekend at Lochsa Falls. Always great entertainment! Check it out HERE!

Check out Chris Wings reporting on FIBArk - Chris has been providing some excellent event coverage on WK!

I noticed that 11-year-old Alec from Boise took 1st in the Cadets. Great job Alec - but don’t slack off, your two brothers are going to be nipping at your heels