West Fork of Bitterroot

Newbie packrafter/river runner here, but friends with the APA Executive Director and she asked me to post a report…so here goes! Second time in our new Expeditions (second packraft float period!). We did a short float on the West Fork this past Saturday. Parked at the Hwy 93/473 junction (across highway from Chaffin Creek turnoff) and biked to Trapper Creek Job Corps fishing access (1/2 hour- 5 miles). Floated back- 7.3 miles, hour and a half. This stretch is all easily navigable right now. A couple strainers and log jams but all easily avoided. Excellent stretch of river (at least at present) for getting some beginner practice miles in.