Wet Planet Whitewater is extremely proud to welcome "First Descents" to the Columbia River Gorge for the first time ever! Words cannot express the excitement and buzz that this is creating in the local kayaking community... Read on for more on this amazing program!

Guide school with Wet Planet was truly a unique and diverse educational experience... click here for more on Wet Planet Guide School 2009.

Owyhee whitewater rafting trip is a multi day wilderness trip through one of the most remote and beautiful canyons in the lower 48.

Upon being hired at Wet Planet I was stoked to learn that I was able to participate in an upcoming trip on the Lower Salmon/ Snake River in Idaho!  This multi-day trip was a perfect way to start my new
employment!  Read on for more on Laurens first Wet Planet overnight adventure!

— Jaco @ 05:43 PM

It's a real challenge to track down Andy Round, as he is usually on the
river, working or traveling . . . but, since he bought a house and
"settled" down in BZ Corners, we can usually find him catching eddies
in Maytag Rapid on the White Salmon River for hours at a time, or at
Wet Planet getting ready for the season. Let's find out more about Andy:

Heather Herbeck, a full-time BZ Corners resident, was tough to track
down this winter. She seems to keep her plate full with her training
program and various projects . . . never a dull moment in the Herbeck
household. Read on to catch up with Heathers latest adventures...

Wet Planet Whitewater caught up with returning staff, checking in on what they've been up too this busy winter. Read up on WP's first interview with Emily! Inquiring minds want to know what Emily has been up to!

We have been fortunate enough to have a number of the Wet Planet family spending the winter close to home... Jonathan Blum has spent his first winter in the Columbia River Gorge driving busses at Mt. Hood Meadows, and ripping the mountain for all it's worth! A world traveler the past number of years, Jonathan has recently settled down for a bit in the Dalles to pursue his formal education in Medicine. Read on to find out more about what's happening with Jonathan these days...

Whitewater paddling, especially kayaking, tends to work our bodies in ways that we weren't really designed for. Sore muscles in the back are a pretty common result of spending lots of time in a kayak using your torso for all of your rotation and paddle power. Read on for more on this interesting topic...

Lots of people have been asking about the election, so here it is: Todd Collins (of Wet Planet) and Jim Tindall won the two seats up for election on the BZ/Husum Community Council (the White Salmon valley)!

The election was close, so all of the support from the community is definitely appreciated. I know that people spread the word, wrote articles in the paper, sent emails encouraging the community to vote, etc. Thank you all. We take office the first council meeting in January.

News flash!!! Adult Chinook Salmon are currently being reintroduced into the upper stretches of the White Salmon river! This is the first time in nearly a century (that's 100 years) these fish have been able to spawn above Condit dam! Wet Planet Rafting is STOKED to have recently been asked to assist in state and local government efforts to help track these tagged adult farm raised Chinook Salmon. Read on for more on restoration efforts to re-introduce wild Salmon to the upper stretches of the White Salmon river... for more on this, read on below...

Wet Planet had recently had the amazing opportunity to assist in the mapping of the White Salmon River bottom in and around Northwestern Lake! Read on for more details...

Paul Hammond, a geologist, was on a mission... his mission was to sample the many different rocks and geological features of the White Salmon river bed extending from the town BZ Corners to the town of Husum. His goal was to mapping out the different lava flows that make up the canyon that we, at Wet Planet, get to raft through on a daily basis. The section of water that is roughly five miles long took us close to six hours to raft, as we stopped very frequently to gather samples when it appeared that the lava-rock was from a different ancient lava flow. Paul brought along his trusty assistant Steve, who has a love for geology as well, and is good with rock hammer for getting those samples! Read on for more on White Salmon River Geology research facilitated by Wet Planet Rafting...

Tieton River Season is here!

All of the elements (weather, water level, and lack of burn ban) have combined this season to make this one of the best Tieton River seasons we have seen for years! Read on for more on the mighty Tieton river!

If you were driving by Husum Falls on the White Salmon River last night, you would have noticed a huge crowd of river people gathered on the bridge and on the banks of the river cheering while ridiculously costumed river guides paddled all sorts of craft over the 12 foot waterfall. These guides were part of the 2008 Raft Guide Olympics on the White Salmon River, a yearly event where guides and boaters from the White Salmon gather to compete in a variety of events that test their raft guide skills. Sort of ... in reality, Guide Olympics is just a big party and a great evening of fun.