54 - 7/17/2011 - Lower Spokane

The Bowl and Pitcher

We drove from the Moyie River back to Spokane to camp at the Bowl and Pitcher campground again. We repeated the run of the Lower Spokane from the year before, with only a slightly lower flow, which was still high, especially for mid-July.

We started in downtown Spokane just below the big falls. Most of the rapids in the first few miles are class II+, and are a good warmup for the big rapids near the end. We passed the sewage treatment plant and headed into the big rapids. These rapids were very scary last year, and more fun this time, but I was still pretty conservative.

We went out for dinner after the run, and then headed back to camp for the night.