Summer is slipping away and fall is crashing in quickly. The Summer 2006 was the most fruitfull summer for my paddling ever, with more than 100 days on the river, lots of raft trips, and tons of kayaking instruction. As a final piece of the whitewater season, I thought it would be fun to see a shot of each of the groups I took down the river this summer.

Kayaking and rafting are very different, and each has its own place and purpose. Kayaking is very much an individual sport to that can take you to places that most cannot and will not ever go. Paddle rafting is a team participation sport that give the guide (me) the opportunity to show people who might not otherwise get a chance to see the beauty of the river why it is fun, cool, exciting, and worth preserving. Its also a lot of fun.

So, here are nearly 100 rafts and kayakers that I took down the White Salmon River this summer. If you see yourself in one of these rafts or kayaks and would like to purchase the pictures, contact Wet Planet Whitewater and they can hook you up. Thanks for coming with me on the adventure and I hope to see you back next year or in Costa Rica!

Jonathan H. Blum
September 30th, 2006
Husum, WA

9/29/2006

9/28/2006

9/27/2006

9/26/2006

9/23/2006

9/22/2006- Super deep

9/21/2006

9/17/2006

9/16/2006

9/16/2006- Jill and family from Hawaii

9/15/2006- Team building with property management company

9/14/2006- Tieton River

9/10/2006

9/10/2006

9/9/2006

9/7/2006 - Michael and I below Husum Falls, 3rd successful run

9/7/2006 - Jonathan Blum with the cockpit grab... old skool.

9/7/2006 - Jonathan Blum about to get hammered

9/6/2006 - Jonathan Blum and Daniel rescue under the falls

9/5/2006- Went swimming...

9/4/2006

9/2/2006

9/1/2006

9/1/2006

8/28/2006- Too much left angle, the hatchet...

8/28/2006- Going deep

8/27/2006

8/27/2006

8/26/2006- Too much right angle, 1.8 feet at Husum

8/26/2006

8/24/2006- Kids kayak camp Day 3

8/23/2006- Kids camp Day 2

8/22/2006- Kids camp Day 1

8/21/2006

8/20/2006

8/19/2006

8/19/2006

8/18/2006

8/17/2006

8/14/2006- Too close to the rock, 1.95 feet at Husum

8/13/2006

8/13/2006

8/12/2006

8/12/2006- Super deep

8/11/2006

8/10/2006

8/8/2006- Going deep down the middle, 2.1 feet at Husum

8/7/2006

8/6/2006- Huge kayak class

8/4/2006

8/3/2006

8/2/2006- the super boof off the rooster tail, 2.3 feet at Husum

7/30/2006

7/29/2006

7/29/2006

7/27/2006- Not enough momentum, surfed for a few, no swimmers! 2.4 feet

7/23/2006

7/23/2006

7/22/2006- Too much left angle over the falls... 2.48 feet

7/22/2006

7/21/2006- 2.5 feet at Husum

7/20/2006

7/19/2006- 2.55 feet at Husum

7/18/2006

7/17/2006

7/17/2006

7/14/2006

7/13/2006

7/10/2006- Second run, first swimmers...

7/8/2006- First falls run of the season... super deep...

7/7/2006- Husum Falls Training Run, we all stayed in...

7/7/2006

7/7/2006- 2.76 feet at Husum, so close to run the falls

7/6/2006

7/5/2006- 2.8 feet at Husum

7/3/2006

7/3/2006

6/29/2006

6/26/2006

6/25/2006- Rattlesnake after work

6/24/2006- 3 feet at Husum

6/22/2006- Lydie and Co. 3.25 feet at Husum

6/19/2006- 3.5 feet at Husum

6/17/2006- E+A Kayak Course Day 2

6/17/2006- E+A Kayak Course

6/12/2006- kayak support

6/10/2006- 3.75 feet

6/2/2006- kayak support

5/28/2006- First commercial flip at Water Spout. 4 feet at Husum

5/27/2006

5/26/2006- Season opener, 4.25 feet at Husum

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