In May of 2009, I moved to Husum, Washington to work as a river guide and intern for Wet Planet Whitewater. With a goal to kayak as much as possible I set out on a mission. When I first arrived I was taken out on the class IV-V Farmlands stretch of the White Salmon at 4.5ft by some coworkers. My first taste of West Coast whitewater took me a bit by surprise. I took quite a few beatdowns before figuring out the whitewater. As the water began to slowly drop and I developed my skills at Pacific NorthWest paddling I started firing up the harder class IV-V Green Truss stretch of the White Salmon. Layered with big drops and a few commiting rapids it turned out to be a great training ground....oh and its only 10 minutes away from where I live.
This is me nailing the line at Double Drop on the Green Truss.
Photo: Curt Joyce
Its a wild one.
Photo: Curt Joyce
This is me paddling into Lower ZigZag, a rapid portaged by most people who run the Truss.
Photo: Curt Joyce
Left of the fan rock and left of the old growth tree.
And through most of the danger, notice the strainer behind Drew waiting down river.
And catching the "Park and Ride" eddy.
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