Idaho: "Pack" rafting on the Deadwood river.

Today are are doing an actual pack haul along with the rafting. We will hike a couple of hours to get the most out of the Deadwood river (the name sounds sinister !). This was a fun packed adventure day.
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I finally got to try out my duffle and independent harness system. I am glad to say it worked well. After my dehydration effort on a side trip walk on the Tatshenshini I also carried 4 litres of water.



 According to riverfacts.com -
The End of Road to South Fork Payette River stretch of Deadwood River in Boise County is 10 miles long and it is classified as a class III-IV section by American Whitewater.
I'd agree with the summary, we had some fun on the river  The walk was pleasant too, albeit on the hot side.

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I along with others had some dramatic save efforts on bracing out of some big rocks with raft sucking holes like the one pictured.

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Though luck ran out on this one:
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Deadwood river - a fun stretch of water.

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We also did the Canyon run on the South Fork Payette river as it was a natural extension (turn right and you are on it).. As I did this again on the next day, I will describe that fun bit of water on the next blog post.


Location: Deadwood River, Idaho 83637, USA

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