2
days, Aug., 2007 (actual dates to be set)
Day 1 - Rat-Trap
Bridge to Sauk River Take-out (just below Suiattle/Sauk confluence)
Day 2 - Downey Creek to Rat-Trap
Bridge
25
total miles, difficulty Class III
Cost
$230.
As
summer settles in and the snow pack vanishes, the glacial melt of the Suiattle
flows on. Fed by the glaciers on the north and east side of Glacial Peak, the
Suiattle is an excellent choice for late season whitewater. Raft down this
pristine river lined with cedar and fern on milky waters caused by glacial ice
grinding rock into a fine powder known as glacial flour. As it winds its way
through the braided gravel channels, meager signs of hillside logging are your
only clue that civilization exists on the Suiattle. It truly provides you with
one of the best wilderness experiences in Western Washington. This young
rivers' clay and silt banks are forever changing as the powerful force of the
water erodes them away and provides a new challenge every year.
Casey and a handful of guides are fresh back from scouting the seldom
rafted but close to Seattle, Upper Suiattle River.
Until recently this section of the river was choked off by a 100m log jam. The river is now
mostly clear, leaving the exciting whitewater, spectacular views and some wonderful
pristine sandy beaches in it's wake. Here is your chance to see a river that
few have rafted in the last decade. Now is your chance to take a trip down one of the few
commercial rivers in Washington where you can take a multi-day trip and see
new whitewater both days on the same river. The Suiattle River is challenging
enough to excite veteran rafters, while still being a good river to be your
"first river trip".
Come with Downstream for an overnight rafting adventure that
you will NEVER forget. An overnight trip down the Suiattle River
gives you two whitewater, splash filled days of rafting and one fun
filled night on a sandy beach. This trip is fully catered by Downstream's professional staff for a breakfast, dinner and
lunches on the river! Not only can you be sitting on the beach to watch
the sunrise and sunset, but you can be sitting around the fire experiencing
live music and entertainment in the middle of nowhere. No cell phones, no
computer monitors, no diesel exhaust, no honking horns, only the people that
floated down with you, the wildlife and the gentle noise of the river to lull
you to sleep at night.
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