Husum Falls Rapid
White Salmon River
About 4.5 miles from BZ corner is 8 to 10 foot Husum Falls. Our rafts are put ashore on the left bank, where you can watch the guides rope the rafts around the falls. The falls are fun to look at and an optional "falls run" allows you to experience it up close. The option to run the falls is your choice and also dependant on river conditions and other factors. Your river guide will provide information you need on the day of your trip. Otherwise, our rafts are put ashore and roped around. This is one of the few areas of the White Salmon River that is viewable from highway 141.
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To view the whole experience, select a picture above to watch a slide show of a raft going over Husum Falls. (required Flash plug-in).
Awesome wide view of raft entering Husum falls, a class 5 rapid.
Everyone in the raft comes away completely soaked
A good example of how vertical the raft becomes at Husum falls rapid
Serious whitewater rafting at Husum on the White Salmon river
These "floating" red helmets are actually the paddlers still in the submerged raft
At this point there nothing more to do other than getting down and holding on tight
This is the time to celebrate your Class V rafting glory
Some like to celebrate whitewater success by doing a "V" for victory
An example of how whitewater rafting is not always predictable as the front end of the raft lifts out of the river
Not everyone runs Husum falls, this photo shows how the rafts are portaged around the main falls
A nice wide angle view of Husum Falls on the White Salmon River