Homer in the bottom of House Rocks
The weather looked promising. The river forecast on the day before said we could have as much as 2000 cfs in the Middle Fork Snoqualmie on Thursday, but the weather got cold and the rain turned to snow. Still, we had close to 1100 cfs, which is a nice enough flow for the IKs. We started out in a blizzard of something between snow and hail - it was like soft, slushy hail that didn't hurt when it hit. By the time we got into the first rapid, we were covered with the stuff.
I tried to take as many pictures as possible, but I was wearing my mittens which are great for cold weather but make it difficult to operate the camera. Also, it was dark enough that the pictures tended to be blurred, so I only got a few good shots.
By the end of the run, we got a bit of sunshine and got to watch the sunset over Rattlesnake Mountain just as we pulled into the takeout. We're looking forward to a bit more snow over the next few weeks to make up for the slow winter.
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