Klinaklini River - Upper - Track - With Seamus and Chris

2025.09.24 (Day 1 - Hwy 20 to end of FSR - 30km) -estimated 24kg of load in kayak, not including gear worn on body 1100 - Put On at Hwy 20 - surprised to hit narrow, steep banks, class 3 early in the trip 1300 - Arrive KK Falls 1500 - arrive at second smaller waterfall / gorge 1845 - Made camp on a sandy ledge like beach in a narrow, winding part of the river. - bear / moose encounter at night while doing bear hang 2025.09.25 (Day 2 - End of FSR to Hunting Lodge - 27km) -woke up to a black bear on the other side of the river - paddled 5 km of class 1 before arriving at 5km long class 3 - 3+ super shallow section. - Got through it quickly with minimal need to get out of boat - lots of wood in this section - might be problematic with actual flowing water - remainder of day was class 1 1400 - paddled past a couple of lodges we didn't get a very close look at 1615 - Arrived at boat in the bushes, which led us to lodge we stayed inside 2025.09.26 (Day 3 - Hunting Lodge Layover Day - 0km) - waited out rainstorm in this lodge - Played Crib for the first time 2025.09.27 (Day 4 - Hunting Lodge to Aaron Jones' Lodge - 40km) -passed through KK Lake -encountered V+ portage rapid -ran intermediate class 3 boogie rapids (Taseko / Chilko Style) -ran two 4+ rapids, easy to scout / portage river right -saw 3 moose -found Aaron Jones' lodge and camped on the porch 2025.09.28 (Day 5 - Layover Day Aaron jones' Lodge - 0km) -waiting on the porch while the atmospheric river passed, spiking level to 700+ cumecs 2025.09.29 (Day 6 - Aaron Jones' Lodge to Frontier Creek - 20km ) -group split up at trophy lake to look for lodges, Chris and Seamus found "Chilanko Private Property" ruins of a few lodges - found great camping and Heli LZ at Frontier creek thanks to Scott's waypoint -first sunshine in 4 or 5 days hit us at frontier creek 2025.09.30 (Day 7 - Frontier Creek Evac - 0 km) -picked up by Jeff Brown, heli pilot that lives in Revy -Bell 407 -Jeff was supposed to leave and Mike's medical had expired, very lucky we actually got a ride out of there -Jeff drove us from White Saddle back to car at Kleena Kleene, boats waiting in the neighbor's field.