After timing the run through Yuculta Rapids at slack I pulled into Big Bay for the night...actually two nights on account of weather-heavy fog and rain--yummy. Anyway I was able to take a walk around the bend and view the rapids that appear when it is not slack. This is NOT funny stuff. Huge whirlpools grabbed this telephone-pole sized log and flipped it on end then sucked it down. Five minutes later it popped up a few hundred yards away. Definite attention grabber. To round out the mix throw in a few giant eddies, overfalls and actual rapids and you are ready to rock and roll.
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Passed my first log boom and paddled right up for a close shot. You can hear these tugs chugging along for miles it seems. They don't appear to be moving at a distance but then you realize they have left you clear down channel.
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This was the finest camping spot to date. Simply slide in on a sandy beach and enjoy the flat spot under a tree. Perfect seclusion within a timed approach to Yuculta Rapids.
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