23ft in the PNW

[CharlieJ]

Not that I'm aware of

[Tim]

You would have to go a little further north; ;)

[CharlieJ]

And from what I read, already iced over

[stumpy]

Lewis and Clark didn't have much luck finding it ;-).  That being said, if a person had a reasonably sized pocket cruiser with shallow/moderate draft it could be done with a little portage' action.
Getting from the Great Lakes to the Missouri River system might/might not require a short haul on a trailer (not my part of the country so I'm unfamiliar).  With a little research and planning regarding river flow and water levels  a run up the Missouri into Montana would be next.  Then hire a truck to haul you a couple hundred miles across western Montana to Lewiston, Idaho.  From there the Snake River has navigational locks at the three dams between Lewiston and it's confluence with the Columbia River at Tri-Cities.  Then down the Columbia through several dams/locks, past Portland, OR, and across the Columbia Bar and into the Pacific, turn right, and in a couple o' days you're happily sailing upon the Salish Sea (PNW).  Piece o' cake...

[jotruk]

you might check out the book Water Horse by William Least Heat Moon. He made it from New York City to the pacific ocean in Washington good read and he only had to portage about 200 miles.

[cliffdwellers2]

Love the pics! We are heading up to the PNW this summer in our 19' West Wight Potter and 2 kayaks.

[Frank]

you'll have a hoot!!

Enjoy yourself!