Nice!
We have added beta for the Grand Canyon of the Elwha River in the Olympic peninsula. This was swum by two scientists in 1987. It was a bold feat, done long before
people were even aware of the canyoning possibilities in the northwest.
http://canyoneeringnorthwest.com/Elwha-River/Elwha-River.php
We have added beta and photos for Percy Creek in B.C. These were provided by Kevin Swanson at BC Canyoneers
http://canyoneeringnorthwest.com/Percy-Creek/Percy-Creek.php
Ken Leibert
Erik
The Elwha is a terrific place. Of note, the Olympic National Park has undergone a cutting edge project, the largest of its kind to date, removing two antiquated hydro-electric dams just below the area referenced below. http://www.nps.gov/olym/naturescience/elwha-ecosystem-restoration.htm
I’m sure that will not affect flow rates and the canyon upstream.
As a side note: I grew up on the Olympic Peninsula and even after having experienced a fair amount of canyoneering in the Southwest, descending the Elwha canyons seems VERY dangerous, perhaps suicidal. The rivers in the Pacific Northwest are fed by GIGANTIC mountains and flow rates are astonishgly high compared to the Southwest…or what I’ve seen of it.
Be careful!
— In Yahoo Canyons Group, “RAM” wrote:
Nice!
We have added beta for the Grand Canyon of the Elwha River in the Olympic > peninsula. This was swum by two scientists in 1987. It was a bold feat, done long before
people were even aware of the canyoning possibilities in the northwest.
http://canyoneeringnorthwest.com/Elwha-River/Elwha-River.php
> We have added beta and photos for Percy Creek in B.C. These were provided by Kevin Swanson > at BC Canyoneers
http://canyoneeringnorthwest.com/Percy-Creek/Percy-Creek.php
> Ken Leibert >