Hell's Canyon

[Intruder]

Here are some photos from a Hell's Canyon in 07.  Quality is so so... sorry.  There were some big fires down there then.  If memory serves me the first photo is of Wild Goose rapid.  The photo really doesn't give a good perspective on how truly big this rapid is.... we were in a 28' Bentz w/ twin deisels and it still felt like were were almost totally at the mercy of the river.

[Intruder]

Here's 1 of the locals.  There was a big ol boy in this group but I could never get a good shot of him.  The only ones I did get of him were beyond crappy.  You can just see his ass in this photo

[Skyvalhunter]

Want to pee your pants on some rapids try the grand Canyon.

[Intruder]

Correction on the rapid...  it's not Wild Goose it's Wild Sheep or maybe Granite.    Both those are class IV/V rapids. 

Want to pee your pants on some rapids try the grand Canyon.

I've never been down the Grand Canyon but my whitewater guide buddy has rowed it a couple times and has told me that Wild Sheep and Granite are both Grand Canyon rapids in size and verosity.  I've only rafted some class III stuff on the Salmon so these seemed massive to me.  They actually sunk 1 of those massive 30+' jet tour boats in Granite about a week before we went through there.   

[Snowman]

No thanks. Did the deschutes in oregon. Damn near drowned and got strainded in the middle of a class 4 rapids sitting on a rock. Took 2 hrs to get back up to me. The guy driving the train was nice enough to wave.LOLOL As he was laughing his ass off.

[Skyvalhunter]

Well I thought I would be brave and ride all the big waves on the front of the pontoon holding on front and back. But when crest over the wave and are looking straight down at the bottom of the wave you best not open your mouth or you will fill up when the wave slams you. I got knocked off the top of the pontoon 3 times but was able to hang on. But you can't beat the beauty of the Grand Canyon. Hiked it before but the ultimate is the 188 mile ride!! The big one is Hermit Rapids rated a 10. They rate theirs different down there on a scale of 1-10, But alot of it is what danger the rapid potentially have.

[Snowman]

Yeah had my fun once good enough for me. Got to try it aleast once.

[Coasthunterjay]

good pictures, my father and friends hunt hells canyone every yeqar for elk, and mule deer...good sucess.....crappy hunting though.

[popeshawnpaul]

I regularly took my jet skis up those rapids out of Lewiston all the way up.  I didn't have to go through the center of the rapids and could go around in calmer water.  It was fun though...

[mossback91]

I regularly took my jet skis up those rapids out of Lewiston all the way up.  I didn't have to go through the center of the rapids and could go around in calmer water.  It was fun though...

That would be friggin awesome!!

[boneaddict]

I have no idea about hells canyon, but the Deschutes sure has some stuff that SHOULD frighten you.  That river is frickin awesome.

[Gobble]

That should definately make you pucker 

[Intruder]

I regularly took my jet skis up those rapids out of Lewiston all the way up.  I didn't have to go through the center of the rapids and could go around in calmer water.  It was fun though...

Wow.... really?  I didn't think they would give you a permit for a jet ski up there.  Did you launch at Pittsburg Landing?  The rapids I'm talking about are like 65 miles upriver from Heller Bar.... way up above the confluence of the Salmon.

[gramps]

It has been a while since I have been up the river, but that does not look like Wild Goose @ mile marker 173, five miles above Hellar Bar.   If it is Wild Sheep.....Oh Ya  big water.   Cool Places up there.

PS  Not being nit-picky, just curious.

[Intruder]

It has been a while since I have been up the river, but that does not look like Wild Goose @ mile marker 173, five miles above Hellar Bar.   If it is Wild Sheep.....Oh Ya  big water.   Cool Places up there.

PS  Not being nit-picky, just curious.

No... definitely not Wild Goose.  Got my "Wilds" mixed up.  It is Wild Sheep (maybe Granite) way up there near the dam.  I've run my boat through Wild Goose.  I wouldn't think about running Wild Sheep.