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 Sixmile
River
Options:
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1st & 2nd Canyons
- $100
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1st, 2nd & 3rd
Canyons - $144
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Meeting Times: 9:00
AM & 2:00 PM
1st
Canyon : The 1st Canyon of the Six Mile is offered to beginners and
families, and must be run by our other paddlers going for the 2nd and 3rd
Canyons as well. It is ranked a solid class III run, with one section
that ranges from class III – class V depending on the water level. The
trip starts with learning to paddle on some swift water, gradually increasing
in rapids action. About 3 miles in to the trip the river squeezes
through a narrow section of canyon and this is where the “with a hike”
comes in. As this section may be class III – V, in the interest of
safety, we may choose to walk around it instead of run it (depends on participants
as well as river level). At ultra-high water everyone (even the guides)
walk around it, at high water only the guides run it, at moderate high
water only the people willing to assume a 50-50 chance of a flip run it,
and finally, at moderate water it reverts to class III status where it
is deemed suitable for beginners and kids of certain ages and most everyone
runs it. No one is ever required to run it, one can always walk around.
After that, it is rock-and-roll for another mile and then play time!
Enjoy a refreshing voluntary swim or a water fight with the other rafts.
Paddle by a plainly visible eagle's nest. Your trip ends after a
total of about 5 miles (6 at high-water).
At this point, participants
who signed up for 2 and 3 Canyons (and those who signed up for only 1 but
who now want to add-on the 2nd) continue down the river. 1st Canyon
only participants are shuttled back to their vehicle.
The 2nd Canyon
adds another 2.5 miles to the trip, and steps the paddler up a level of
difficulty. The 2nd Canyon is ranked solid class III+ and IV and
combines 4 big drops in rapid succession with other smaller rapids to keep
you on your toes.
At this point, participants
who signed up for 3 Canyons (and those who only signed up for 2 but who
now want to add-on the 3rd) must get in the river in their river gear and
pass a swim test in order to continue down the river in to the 3rd Canyon.
2nd Canyon only participants are shuttled back to their vehicle.
The 3rd Canyon
of the Six Mile is our thriller! It adds another 3.5 miles of
river to the trip and has enough class IV and V rapids on it at all water
levels to make it Alaska's premier whitewater paddle-rafting run.
The 3rd Canyon add-on is $45, bringing the total cost of the Six Mile River
Trip, all 3 Canyons, up to $135. Not bad for a full day of fun and
an experience of a life time! |
