South Fork Silver Creek ("South Silver")

This mandatory portage is between Off Ramp and Nose Job.  It's easy to see why it's portaged, though even without the logs I doubt many would run it.  The closest orange/yellow boat in the photo is pinned.  This was the result of dragging the boat over the rocks, apparently in an effort to avoid the laborious portage on river left (shown in the next two photos).  The conventional way is much safer though, and ultimately easier on both paddler and boat.  - Photo: Cindy Seibel

This image is protected by United States Copyright Law and International
Treaties.  It is copyright 2003 Chris Shackleton with all rights reserved.