NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE ELWHA — The bow of the canoe pierced the dense marine fog as paddles plied the churning sea, each stroke carrying these young people toward Lower Elwha Klallam territory. Once on ...

After years of work, the Elwha River at Olympic is undammed and flowing again. The salmon—and the white-water rafters—are loving it! There’s plenty I could say about my recent rafting trip down the ...

PORT ANGELES — With white caps on the sea, canoes battled strong currents to reach Elwha Beach on Thursday for the final landing of the 2025 Canoe Journey Paddle to Elwha. An Elwha Klallam Tribe flag ...

After decades of waiting for two dams to come down on the Elwha River on Washington State's Olympic Peninsula, and another decade of monitoring salmon populations, the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe (LEKT) ...

Morgan Colone,l who runs Olympic Raft and Kayak, has had to stop taking clients for rafting trips on the Elwha River because of the dangers of debris left behind after dam removal. Here he is trying ...

PORT ANGELES — A wide variety of kayaks, canoes and gear is available at Hollywood Beach for “test-drives” from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today on the final day of the 12th annual Kayak Symposium. “We expect ...