Wenatchee River, Peshastin Creek to Cashmere, WA
By Jonathan Blum
  Class:  III
Trip date:  5/5/2006
River flow:  5500cfs
Length:  11 miles

People:  Jonathan Blum, Jessica, Shomari, Ted, Jeff
Boat:  Dagger Kingpin 6.3

 

I hit the Wenatchee for the first time this season on this early fall run.  The river was flowing pretty well, with the snow beginning to melt and all sorts of boaters were coming out of the woodwork for the first Wenatchee weekend of the season.

Looking down Peshastin Creek from the put-in.
Ted below the put-in.
Upper Rodeo Hole with Jeff surfing the wave above.
Upper Rodeo.
Jeff surfing one of the many surfable waves on the Wenatchee.
 
Approching Drunkard's Drop.
Jeff peels out into the first wave on Drunkard's.
Yotes at Turkey Shoot.
Shomari on Turkey Shoot.
Looking down at Grannies.
Jonathan Blum in Grannie's.
 
Paul goes for a left.
Shomari surfing.
John Fuqua rips it up in Grannie's.

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