Eddy out on the right and send one boat at a time into the small eddy on the left, where a good portage trail begins. You needn't portage the entire distance, because the runout is class IV, and partially sneakable to the left of an island, except at ultra low flows. V drops of Jarbidge Falls Note luxuriant poison ivy, and small blue figure standing above class IV put-in Inflatable kayak running the class IV lower section of Jarbidge Falls 26.5 The gradient eases, the canyon opens up, and good small campsites start to appear. Almost imperceptibly, the west fork Bruneau enters from the left, ending your trip on the Jarbidge, which should be called the east fork Bruneau. At recommended flow levels the west fork Bruneau is rather clear, but it carries more silt than the Jarbidge, so from this point the water becomes increasingly brown as it picks up sediment deposited when the west fork contributes more water.
Juniper trees give way to willows and then cedars.
A large gravel bar on the left with steam rising from waterfalls streaming from the hillside marks Indian Hot Springs. The gravel bar provides a huge campsite but lacks shade trees. Just around the corner there is a rickety bridge and a 4WD road leading up to the canyon rim towards your shuttle road. The 4WD road on your side eventually leads to Rowland Nevada. The canyon walls close in and scenery improves markedly.