PHOTOS: Kayakers ride the Wild Mile at 48th Bigfork Whitewater Festival
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A kayaker navigates a section of the Wild Mile along the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the 48th annual Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 27. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A kayaker navigates a section of the Wild Mile along the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the 48th annual Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 27. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A kayaker navigates a section of the Wild Mile along the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the 48th annual Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 27. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A kayaker navigates a section of the Wild Mile along the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the 48th annual Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 27. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A kayaker navigates a section of the Wild Mile along the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the 48th annual Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 27. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A kayaker navigates a section of the Wild Mile along the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the 48th annual Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 27. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A kayaker navigates a section of the Wild Mile along the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the 48th annual Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 27. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A kayaker navigates a section of the Wild Mile along the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the 48th annual Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 27. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A kayaker navigates a section of the Wild Mile along the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the 48th annual Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 27. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A kayaker navigates a section of the Wild Mile along the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the 48th annual Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 27. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A kayaker navigates a section of the Wild Mile along the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the 48th annual Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 27. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A kayaker navigates a section of the Wild Mile along the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the 48th annual Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 27. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A kayaker navigates a section of the Wild Mile along the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the 48th annual Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 27. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A kayaker navigates a section of the Wild Mile along the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the 48th annual Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 27. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A kayaker navigates a section of the Wild Mile along the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the 48th annual Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 27. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A kayaker navigates a section of the Wild Mile along the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the 48th annual Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 27. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A kayaker navigates a section of the Wild Mile along the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the 48th annual Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 27. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A kayaker navigates a section of the Wild Mile along the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the 48th annual Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 27. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A kayaker navigates a section of the Wild Mile along the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the 48th annual Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 27. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A kayaker navigates a section of the Wild Mile along the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the 48th annual Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 27. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A kayaker navigates a section of the Wild Mile along the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the 48th annual Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 27. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Spectators watch as kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile along the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the 47th annual Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 28. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A kayaker navigates a section of the Wild Mile along the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the 48th annual Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 27. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A kayaker navigates a section of the Wild Mile along the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the 48th annual Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 27. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A kayaker navigates a section of the Wild Mile along the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the 48th annual Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 27. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Spectators watch as kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile along the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the 47th annual Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 28. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A kayaker navigates a section of the Wild Mile along the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the 48th annual Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 27. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Kayakers navigate the Wild Mile along the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the 48th annual Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 27.
A kayaker navigates a section of the Wild Mile along the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the 48th annual Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 27. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
A kayaker navigates a section of the Wild Mile along the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the 48th annual Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 27. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
A kayaker navigates a section of the Wild Mile along the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the 48th annual Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 27. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
A kayaker navigates a section of the Wild Mile along the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the 48th annual Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 27. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
A kayaker navigates a section of the Wild Mile along the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the 48th annual Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 27. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
A kayaker navigates a section of the Wild Mile along the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the 48th annual Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 27. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
A kayaker navigates a section of the Wild Mile along the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the 48th annual Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 27. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
A kayaker navigates a section of the Wild Mile along the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the 48th annual Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 27. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
A kayaker navigates a section of the Wild Mile along the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the 48th annual Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 27. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
A kayaker navigates a section of the Wild Mile along the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the 48th annual Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 27. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
A kayaker navigates a section of the Wild Mile along the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the 48th annual Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 27. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
A kayaker navigates a section of the Wild Mile along the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the 48th annual Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 27. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
A kayaker navigates a section of the Wild Mile along the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the 48th annual Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 27. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
A kayaker navigates a section of the Wild Mile along the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the 48th annual Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 27. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
A kayaker navigates a section of the Wild Mile along the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the 48th annual Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 27. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
A kayaker navigates a section of the Wild Mile along the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the 48th annual Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 27. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
A kayaker navigates a section of the Wild Mile along the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the 48th annual Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 27. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
A kayaker navigates a section of the Wild Mile along the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the 48th annual Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 27. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
A kayaker navigates a section of the Wild Mile along the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the 48th annual Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 27. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
A kayaker navigates a section of the Wild Mile along the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the 48th annual Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 27. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Spectators watch as kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile along the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the 47th annual Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 28. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
A kayaker navigates a section of the Wild Mile along the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the 48th annual Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 27. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
A kayaker navigates a section of the Wild Mile along the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the 48th annual Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 27. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
A kayaker navigates a section of the Wild Mile along the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the 48th annual Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 27. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Spectators watch as kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile along the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the 47th annual Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 28. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)