Why We Love Rafting the White Salmon River

Why do we love rafting the White Salmon River? Why do we lace up our river shoes and get on the water day after day? We could list a million reasons, talk about our history, or how we all feel the magic of the White Salmon River in our own way. But the bottom line is this: we love rafting because of you. 

We love creating memories with you, our guests. We love sharing in your success after you brave the cliff jump, seeing the look of awe on your face hearing the cheers after Husum Falls, and cheering with you. We love seeing the looks of awe and wonder on your face as you experience the beauty of the Pacific Northwest, often for the first time. We truly enjoy having lunch with you on the full day trip and getting to know you (and we swear it’s not just the free food!). We feel privileged to be a part of your big moments, whether it’s your wedding celebration, your 40th birthday, your annual company retreat, or your graduation. Thank you for letting us be a part of it.

Thank you also, for sharing how much it means to you after the fact. Looking back on these memories fills us with gratitude. Without further ado, here are a few of our favorite tagged memories from Instagram and Facebook rafting the White Salmon River in 2019.

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Just a quick video of our white water adventure with Wet Planet and our awesome guide Nicki! . . . #washington #oregon #travel_ayres #travel #whitewaterrafting #salmonriver #vacation #summer #adventure #gopro #mountains #explore #picoftheday #photooftheday #instagood #love #rafting #outdoors #wilderness #fun #camping #photography #wetplanet #travelwithkids #family #video #videooftheday #gopro_boss #godosomething

A post shared by Sean, Erika, Kailey & Ayden (@travel_ayres) on Jul 17, 2019 at 11:17pm PDT

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had an absolute blast white water rafting through some class III & IV rapids on the white salmon river, which is fed fresh glacier water from mount adams. we got to jump off a 15 ft cliff downstream from the stunning BZ falls, and ended our adventure going over the 12 ft Husum falls (see last picture!!). The forest was stunningly green and the water was crystal clear and frosty blue. Thank you Mitchell for getting us out and to @wetplanet !

A post shared by jac?ueline ➽ (@cozmicdaze) on Jul 25, 2019 at 11:23am PDT

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Had a wee bit of fun on Monday! Monday’s don’t suck when you can go white water rafting and go down a class 5 waterfall, completely submerge and come back out with all 7 of you still in the raft! Such a rush! Love the North West! Such incredible nature 💙🧡💛💚if you ever want to have a blast look up @wetplanet and request Austin. You won’t regret. You’re welcome

A post shared by Alla Kudryavtseva (@alla.kudryavtseva) on Jul 2, 2019 at 10:42am PDT

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Went white water rafting with the #pdx Acorns crew! Even tho from pictures it doesn’t seem that big. It’s one of the biggest waterfalls you can raft in the US. I’m making that face and in like a stand up position because I wasn’t able to grab a strap behind me before going down (neither did our guide lol). I was basically falling down with the raft. I pretty much thought I was gonna die.😭☠ Also last pic is me with an “ariana ponytail” because it was such a popular request 😂 #whitewaterrafting #startup #fintech

A post shared by Oscar Godson (@oscargodson) on Jun 27, 2019 at 11:16pm PDT

Thank you to everyone who came rafting with us in 2019, who included us in their vacation plans or their special day, and who let us share what we love to do with you. YOU are why we love rafting. Thanks for all the beautiful memories on the White Salmon River, and we can’t wait to see you again soon!