Not much more to contribute to this thread other than I am now a big fan of wearing a life jacket on the runs up and down the river. I will be the first to say I've always been bad at not wearing a PFD on the big rivers or ocean.

This was the run from the Astoria Bridge to Chinook. We crossed the bar two days in a row and that was a cake walk compared to this run.

Be safe and smart out there!

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T.K. Paker