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White Salmon Whitewater Rafting Trip (Class 4+)

Aug 8
Sat 7:30 AM
Location
Gateway Transit Center

1321 NE 99th Ave.
SE corner of indoor parking structure
Portland, OR 97220

How to find us
"I will be standing at the SE corner of the 3 story gateway parking structure."

Estimated attendance
 45  people attended.
5.00 5.0021

Who organized?
Shawn Lewis

Price

$54.00 per person
refund policy

Wonderful whitewater experience on August 8th 2009! (this is a half day trip!)

We will be meeting at 7:30 am and carpooling for this day trip on the White Salmon River. We will also be going to walkingman brewery after on the way back from the rafting trip. This is a single day event and is recommended for anyone who has previous rafting experience.

Rafting the White Salmon River is one of the best-kept recreation secrets of the northwest! The White Salmon River is located only 90 minutes from the Portland/Vancouver area. This river offers some of the best class III-IV rapids around and the glaciers of Mt. Adams combined with the immense aquifers in the area, keep the White Salmon bubbling all summer long! The river cuts its way through one of the most beautiful, constricted and heavily forested gorges around. The water is gin-clear, the weather is fabulous and rapids are big and numerous; making the White Salmon River one of the most exciting 1/2-day river trips in the west!

White Salmon River RaftingAs the Spring days run long and the snow begins to recede, the water levels become lower and the trip becomes more playful. Its at this point (mid-Summer and Fall, when many Northwest rivers are reduced to a trickle) that we shift our trip dynamics a bit. We launch 2 miles upstream (beyond) the normal commercial launch to begin our trip deep in the canyon (thanks to some wonderful private property owners). By launching upstream, we add 2 more miles of class IV water (including rapids like S-turn, Top-Drop, The Flume, Bombers' Drop and more)! We also portage around BZ Falls, which is one of the most beautiful and picturesque sections of the river. We are extremely privileged and fortunate to offer this, not only for the extra rapids (and to give you more rapids per trip than anyone else) but we truly get to enjoy a canyon untouched by man.

We then conclude the trip with the grand finale: Husum Falls. Husum Falls is completely optional and you must meet certain age guidelines to paddle this drop, many people walk around and sometimes the entire boat will portage this rapid. In short, this trip is all fun and offers the most rapids! Trips run daily, starting in March and lasting into November, meeting at 9:30am

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  • Maria
    Posted Aug 7, 2009 8:41 PM
    Maria
    Hey, we'll be driving from Vancouver, so we'll see you in Husum, WA. at the River Drifters site.
  • Posted Aug 7, 2009 8:45 AM
    Former Member
    check out the husum falls rafting video: http://www.youtube.com/watc...
  • Ken D
    Posted Aug 6, 2009 7:53 PM
    Ken D
    http://www.riverdrifters.ne... If you go to riverdrifers.net you can find all the info on the trip. Or copy and past the address above in your browser it will take you to their website and you will see an Itinerary & what to wear in PDF format.
  • steve
    Posted Aug 5, 2009 9:17 AM
    steve
    Shawn I was wondering what clothes are good to wear to stay comfortable?
  • Ben
    Posted Jul 31, 2009 2:23 PM
    Ben
    Shawn, what guide group are we going with? I have some questions for them.
  • Meghi
    Posted Jul 23, 2009 5:03 PM
    Meghi
    I've been wanting to go rafting, but hasn't worked out yet. Ive only gone twice before, but it was a shorter trip. I don't know Portland too well yet as I only just moved back after living in CA for the past 11 years. What's the best way to get there from NW (near Sunset Transit?)
  • Maria
    Posted Jul 13, 2009 12:36 PM
    Maria
    How can I add a guest for this trip? I already paid for my spot but I want to add another person...

Who attended?

  • 45 attendees
    • STK
      “ Such an awesome outing! Fun fun times. Though I think only one of the rapids was classed 4, the rest were 2s and 3s. I couldn't have hoped for a more adventuresome group for our raft. Our guide tried to talk us out of the last big fall, but everyone was so gung-ho to go for it! So glad we did! The itinerary did not state the optional cliff jump, so that was a wonderful surprise. My second event with this meetup, and it all ran so smoothly with so many great people attending. Thanks, Shawn, for organizing this! ”
    • April (+1 guest)
      “ It was the BEST day I've had all summer! Thank you Shawn for organizing this.... ”
    • “ This trip was a blast! This was one of the summer's highlights besides traveling. The 12' waterfall was incredible to raft! A true class 4+ ride. Shawn is a great organizer as everything was a smooth as the flats in the calm parts of the river! The people on the trip were great. :) ”
    • “ Had a wonderful time. Great whitewater and great company. Thanks for setting up this one. ”
    • “ Another great River Drifters rafting adventure. Big shout out to Keith's car group and my raft comrades. Had a wonderful and fun day! Thanks Shawn for organizing: the day went real smooth. Looking forward to more rafting adventures! ”
    • “ Awesome trip. Would definitely do it again. ”
    • Kim
      “ Loved jumping off the cliff. It was fantastic-thanks Shawn! ”
    • Ken D (+3 guests)
      “ It was a lot of fun.... ”
    • “ Lots of fun, especially the disastrous trip over the falls at the end. Thanks Shawn! ”
    • Maria (+1 guest)
      “ Awesome trip, a lot of fun and great people too! ”
    • Ben (+1 guest)
      “ Good times! The river treated us well today. BTW: Walkingman Brewery's hours stink... unless of course you work there. ”
    • “ awesome rafting outfit, river drifters ”
    • “ IT WAS A SAFE AND FUN TRIP. ”
    • “ fun trip, nice peeps; water wasn't as cold as I thought it would be; everyone stayed in our raft! ”
    • “ A lot of fun, great people. amazing weather ”
    • “ What a blast! It was awesome. Met some great people and had too much fun! ”
    • “ one of the best trips I've taken....can't believe the raft flipped! Perfect day. ”
    • “ What a wonderful ride. Thanks, Shawn for makin' this happen. And, of course, the peeps in the raft, at Full Sail, and in the car were a lot of fun. ”
    • Don (+1 guest)
    • Amber smith (+4 guests)
    • Ed

Your organizer's refund policy for White Salmon Whitewater Rafting Trip (Class 4+)

Refunds offered if:

  • the Meetup is cancelled
  • you can cancel at least 21 day(s) before the Meetup

Payments you make go to the organizer, not to Meetup. You must make refund requests to the organizer.

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