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