We decided just to explore around the lodge on day two, after the long drive plus a long paddle to get there on day one. The lodge is surrounded by several very narrow bedrock channels, providing great things to see.
At this narrow gap in the bedrock you could literally hit the rock on both sides with your paddle. The whiter rocks are evidence of a higher water flow; we were there in September.
Some gorgeously coloured maple leaves on small saplings.
And look at the fold in this bedrock!
I wandered a trail behind the lodge and found plenty of mushrooms, including these Death Angels, deadly poisonous.
You could see where vegetation was protected by the winter snowpack. These White Pine branches spread out over the ground, suggesting protective snow cover about a foot deep.
On the next day we figured we'd better have a longer paddle, so we headed southward to find Dalles Rapid. The White Pine were tall, with their branches all blown one direction.
At one stop we found a collection of shells on the rock, evidence of otters feeding.
Then we got to the rapids. We stopped to explore, roaming over the bedrock. This is probably a Class III rapid, certainly not anything any of us would be comfortable running!
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