Pura Vida

At medium flows, a large rock in the center of the river signals an end to the flatwater section above this rapid. The river picks up speed through a class I section that is generally straightforward to read-and-run following a line in the center of the river. After a brief flattening of the water, boaters encounter a class II drop. At first glance, it can be somewhat challenging to spot an ideal line. The current generally flows toward river right, where a couple of successive ledges produce hydraulics that can be punched through.

At flows around 4 feet on the Markleton gauge, these holes are big enough to partly swamp an open-boat canoe even if the waves are punched at perpendicular angles. An alternative at this level is a sneak route on river left between a couple of rocks.