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Outdoor Project
The ultimate adventure guide
Getting ready to pack gear.
Profile view of Gorilla Rock.
Approaching House Rock (right) and Fowler's Rock (center).
Paddling though the calm waters before Lost Hat and Satan's Cesspool.
Paddling around a small hole.
Satan's Cesspool, Class III+.
Inflatable kayakers are knocked off at Satan's Cesspool.
A kayaker drops into Satan's Cesspool.
Plunging into a wave.
A kayaker enters the current.
A raft approaches Hospital Bar, Class III.
A kayaker chooses a safer outside line on Hospital Bar.
Getting thrown back and soaked from a wave.
Catching a large eddy to paddle back upstream.
The chute leading into Surprise.
The Salmon Falls Bridge marks the take-out.
At lower lake levels the take-out is a longer haul out.
Drying off gear before loading boats into the car.
Skunk Hollow take-out.