kusawa river Archives - Camping By Kayak

The final portage of day two: an impressive ~50' lake-to-lake cascade that could maybe go...for the right person...and the right (higher) water level. Or maybe not.

Kusawa River (BC, YT)

August 24, 2018June 23, 2019 Nick Gottlieb 3 Comments british columbia, canada, haines pass, kayaking, kusawa river, self-support, whitewater, yukon territory

Location: British Columbia and Yukon Territory, Canada Length: 38 miles Days: 3-5 Class: IV-V Craft: kayak, packraft Season: June-July Permitted: No Gauge: None

Malkolm Boothroyd watches the float plane land as it brings in our second group of paddlers.

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Kusawa River Trip Report

July 20, 2018 Nick Gottlieb 9 Comments british columbia, canada, kayaking, kusawa river, self-support, trip report, whitewater, yukon territory

Until we arrived at the floatplane base in Whitehorse, we thought the only two descents of the Kusawa River were