Umpqua River Photo Trip

This is what we call Umpqua River gridlock. Some turkeys in a traffic jam have to see what the hold up is ahead.
The weather was in transition with rain off and on. It made for a beautiful trip. We kept putting rain gear away then getting it out. The tent was a disappointment. We had 2 inches of rain water inside the tent. The items we were most concerned with were with us in the tent and got wet. This did not dampen the enthusiasm for the great trip.

This is a view before you get to the rapid at the Big K ranch.
This is the wide rapid that has a lot of currents that come in at different angles making it difficult. The foam with a big rock in the middle encouraged us to portage this drop.
The overcast day made diffused light, for great picture taking. I liked the erosion patterns of the sandstone river bed.