… One great waterway, newly freed from the stranglehold of four hulking dams. More than 300 miles, through some of the most intense rapids in the West. And 15 young kayakers, nearly all of them new to the sport. Their goal: the first full descent of the Klamath River, from its headwaters near the Cascade Mountains in Oregon to its mouth on the Pacific coast of California. … Though last year’s unprecedented removal of the four dams on the Klamath’s lower stretch was hailed as a major achievement, two smaller dams still stand upriver. The tribes want them taken down next. The students reached the remaining dams after about a week of paddling. They pulled up on the bank, shouldered their kayaks and walked around the barriers.

Other Klamath River news:

• Salem Reporter (Ore.): Historic descent of undammed Klamath River draws Indigenous youth from around the globe