Rafting down the White Salmon

Our workplace tries pretty hard to try to foster a sense of family and community between employees and their families. To that end, they have off-site afternoon social events, BBQs and other such gatherings. But by far the best event so far was the company-spondered rafting trip down the White Salmon River.

The trip is 7.5 miles of class III & IV rapids, done in a 6-person raft. Since the water is cold and the river is rocky, wetsuits and helmets are provided - and required. The trip was a blast, and a much different experience than the inner-tube floats down the Delaware River that I am used to back East.

The highlight of the trip is Husum Falls, a Class V waterfall with a 10 foot vertical drop. Photographers were on-hand to capture the action over the falls. I'm in the front-left seat, and Corinne is directly behind me...


Heading over....


...and under! Yes, the entire raft and its contents were fully submerged.

Here are the still shots, stitched together into a video:
Hold On!

Mad props to Loren of Clevermill for assembling the video for us!

- Mike (& Corinne)