Indigenous kayakers traverse 6 dam sites on the Klamath River and head for the ocean

Indigenous kayakers traverse 6 dam sites on the Klamath River and head for the ocean

A group of young Indigenous kayakers is headed to the mouth of the Klamath River in free-flowing water after portaging around two dams and paddling through four former dam sites.They launched into the Klamath River headwaters two weeks ago and are now more than halfway through a momentous 30-day journey. So far, they’ve paddled through waves on a treacherous lake, portaged around the two remaining dams on the river, plunged into canyons with cla…

Indigenous Kayakers Traverse Six Dam Sites on the Klamath River and Head for the Ocean - Underscore Native News

They launched into the Klamath River headwaters two weeks ago and are now more than halfway through a momentous 30-day journey. So far, they’ve paddled through waves on a treacherous lake, portaged around the two remaining dams on the river, plunged into canyons with class 3, 4 and 5 rapids, and paddled through four former dam sites where removal operations wrapped up last fall. The nonprofit Paddle Tribal Waters organized the event, which is th…