It was warm but overcast the moment I knocked my copy editor into the roaring currents of the White Salmon River.
At least, that’s how he has always tried to frame how he ended up overboard during our whitewater rafting adventure last summer. I blame gravity, and not any annoyance over edits I’ve received, for the incident.
But if you’ve got a grievance with someone—or just want to enjoy a fun day on the water together—few experiences compare to rafting on the White Salmon. Just over an hour’s drive from Portland on Washington’s side of the Gorge, the river has a reputation for some of the best rapids in the Pacific Northwest…