Upper/Lower No-Name, Black Velvet, Muskrat
Having walked around the magnificent spectacle which is Garvin's Chute, it's time to put back in on RL and run on downstream. Sliding off of a slippery, rocky ledge and into the relatively calm eddy immediately below, you take one last look at the falls, peel out into the current and paddle down into a modest wavetrain. It pays to stay to the far left or right here - there is a very sticky and shallow hole about 3/4 of the way down the train which can be fun to toy with but nasty to your boat should you bottom out (likely occurrence if you hit the hole head on). By staying right you will avoid all but the far shoulder of the hole, and be in a good position to take advantage of a short boof off a ledge, and the very swirly eddyline that lies below. Great squirts and cartwheels here (and DT at higher levels), but it pays to play gingerly until you get a feel for how the depth fluctuates down the line. Just downstream there are a few rocks which offer some decent splatting, but again, watch the depth - your boat will thank you. There is also a seam from which to dip into some quick mushes or mysteries.

After a short pool of slack-but-moving water, the river bends around to the right and into a wide Class 2 section of waves that features a breaking wave/hole on the left, right at the entrance. This rapid is called Upper No-Name, and the hole at the top is a great surfing/blasting spot, although shallow at low summer levels. The rapid bends around to the left, and two options come into view. The first and right-most is an extremely shallow, ledgey and bony class 2-3 chute that is not regularly run by anyone but errant swimmers and empty boats. You will not be doing your boat, your body, or your ego a favour by running down this rapid - instead, choose to run the left hand channel and enjoy the technical paddling demanded by Lower No-Name. This rapid is great at any level, and offers a few interesting lines down through it's wavetrains, ledges, and holes. The most commonly run route starts center and leads generally center-left down over a ledge, and requires a quick eddy turn to the left and a ferry through some boily water to take advantage of a tongue dropping over a second ledge, into a large wavetrain that has significant cartwheel potential. There is a medium-sized but very evil hole just to the right of center near the bottom, known as Vampire. Squirt boats shouldn't have a problem flushing out, but the hole is very shallow and there are some big, sharp rocks on the riverbed behind it that would make a sub-out a very rough ride. It pays to stay on line and avoid this possibility.