This was my 3rd run on this section of the river. The first time I ran the section above, which meant that there was enough water to make the lower section pretty difficult. The next time was very low, which made it very rocky and technical. I had a short swim on that run because of the rocks. This time was a bit higher than the second time (5.7 feet), which made it a pretty comfortable level. A little more water would make some sections easier, and would make the more difficult rapids a little tougher, which on this run means more fun.
One thing to note is that the gauge is a long way below the run, which means that it doesn't correlate exactly to the run. A 5.7 feet level in June or July will probably be a bit higher than today.
Overall, this run is class III with 3 rapids a little tougher than the others. The 3rd of these is very near the end, and it's right above a large logjam. The logjam is passable, but the current kind of pushes you over to the logs. The portage is very easy.
We started at Boardman Creek and ran down to the highway bridge above Verlot. Ideally, we would have run from the red bridge down to the Verlot Campground, but there were trees down across the river above Boardman Creek and Verlot Campground isn't open yet.
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