The Big Eddy Revisit (Deschutes National Forest)

(Recorded on July 20, 2023)
The Big Eddy is not the name of the rapids but rather the calm pool above the rapids where you're able to pull over and walk along the river to get a preview of the series of four Class III rapids. Whitewater rapids use a grading system from Class I to Class VI, Class III being an intermediate level.
This quarter-mile stretch offers four distinct rapids each with its own characteristics and a variety of names given to them over the years. You’ll have to paddle hard after the second set or you'll get sucked into the "bat cave.” There’s a wave train of a final Class II rapids, dubbed the Three Stooges, before you empty back into the mellow flow.
The whole experience takes just under three hours with tours running throughout the day. If the Big Eddy Thriller whets your appetite for whitewater, Sun Country also offers longer tours including a full day on the lower Deschutes, the North Umpqua and the McKenzie River!
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Intro:
Smith Rock State Park-Terrebonne, Oregon
Crater Lake National Park
The Oregon Coast (Newport, Oregon)
Outro:
Pilot Butte State Park (Bend, Oregon)
Mt. Bachelor (Bend, Oregon)
The Painted Hills (John Day, Oregon)
Tumalo Falls (Bend, Oregon)
The Deschutes River and the Bill Healy Memorial Bridge (Bend, Oregon)