Whitewater river rafting on the nooksack river near bellingham washington is a trip not to be missed in the shadow of mt baker this combination trip of whitewater and amazing scenery is a northwest classic deep in the lush rain forest the nooksack provides views of mt baker only seen by the river you can expect class 3 whitewater the first half of the trip and amazing scenery on the 2nd half it is not uncommon to view bald eagles feasting on the fresh run of salmon spawning in the r