Avoid the Calawah alltogether. Call Bob, our host here, and schedule a trip in there and you will know what I mean.

Dont float the hoh so you are taking out at oxbow without running those stretches with someone else first. Even the very upper hoh is rough at times with big changes after the high waters. The lower Hoh seems to be the most mild section.

The upper Sol Duc is said to be a learner and the float from Whitcomb Dimmel down to Lions club is another one I would not do without going with a guide or someone who has run it a few times. The very bottom drift on the Duc has a few tricky spots too.