I had been looking forward to an overnighter on the Sauk all year. We ended up with 8 people on the entire trip, and 3 more people joined us for the day. It was a good mix of rafts and catarafts with 2 IKs. We met at noon and got on the river at around 2PM.
The trip started on the NF Sauk at Bedal Campground. The first 1/4 mile is very shallow and ends at an easy class III rapid. After this, the SF Sauk comes in a increases the flow. As we wound our way down the valley, we enjoyed the hot, sunny weather. The temperature was in the mid-80s, but it was cool down at the river.
We were aiming to camp at the beach where some of us had camped the year before, but we found an even nicer one earlier in the trip. It had a huge beach with both soft sand and firm gravel, and it had a great view of the mountains. We cooked dinner and enjoyed the evening around the campfire.
At around 2AM, there was some rain. An hour later, we had a thunderstorm with lots of lightning. It was cool outside, but my tent stayed warm.
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