Swim Day

Had a great time at the East Fork Lewis River yesterday with my kids. This is one of the most popular swimming hole because of the many ledges and height one can jump into this large pool. This river is a fairly short drive from my house and easy to access to. There are lots of swim holes up and down this river but this one here is the best so far. Last year was at Sunset Falls which is a good place to go and has ample parking provided you get there early enough. But Sunset Falls is much further out to drive to than this swim hole we went to yesterday although parking can be challenge. These pools can be anywhere from 12 to 15 feet deep, plenty deep to jump into from 10 to 20 foot ledges. The kids here in the photo on a ledge is about 20 to 22 feet up. There's a spot to the left of the picture (unseen) where one can jump off from a 25 ledge.  If jumping into a deep pool of water isn't your thing you can ride a mini-rapid that flows into another pool downstream if you have an inner tube to ride on.



Water was refreshingly cool. It took a couple of swims to get used to the water temperature while swimming in the sunny, 85 degree weather. Ideal temperature for us would be into mid-90's but today was a good day.