1. Youngs Creek to Mid Creek

Beginning at the confluence of Youngs Creek and Danaher Creek, the South Fork Flathead continues to grow in popularity as lightweight gear and boats make this class II journey through the Bob Marshall Wilderness more accessible. Oz Hawksley explored this river during the American Whitewater summer river trip of 1964, using 30 pack horses to carry rafts, foldboats, and gear in. Boats and supplies can still be packed in over mountain passes, and there are outfitters providing this service, but smaller trips using packrafts are becoming more popular. The story of that first American Whitewater trip is recorded in the 1965 spring edition of the American Whitewater Journal. The river was designated as a segment of the Flathead River National Wild and Scenic River on October 12th, 1976 from its headwaters to the Hungry Horse Reservoir. The float season is generally from mid-June through late August and the whitewater is generally class II at moderate flows with potential for wood hazards. A floater's guide, *Three Forks of the Flathead*, is available for this section of river. Sadly, the river rangers spend much time cleaning up campsites from people who do not pack out their poop. With the confined traffic rivers like this get, the proper *Leave No Trace Etiquette* is to pack out your poop in a Wag Bag or other system. Burying poop is not ideal as it if often dug up by animals. Any sportsman store or Army surplus store will carry wagbags. Please plan ahead in regard to your *\#2* and help keep this environment as iconic as it should be.