Saturday, September 17, 2011
Elwha River guide Emily Little muscles into the oars to get a raft into position behind other rafts full of scientists on a research trip on the Elwha in May 2011. As the raft neared the dams, all the whitewater and color in the river died. The water turned muddy, with brown sediment coating the bottom.
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