Most of our rivers can be drifted. Spend some time on google earth/bing maps and look for obstacles. Nice thing about 1 man boats is they can usually be portaged around anything serious/dangerous that you may be uncomfortable with.
Another good source is the back roads map book, has some good info on paddling some rivers, along with the class of water associated with drifts, put ins/take outs. If you're not comfortable with Class III yet, stick to Class I-II, but typically class III can be handled relatively easily with smaller rafts, or worst case, go around.
I'll add, NEVER take the outside bend/line on any river, and always line up with slower inside bend/Face the danger. I've seen pontoons flip on the RDR because of malpractice and thats a pretty mellow river. Always wear a life jacket. Bring a bike and lock it to a tree at your take out, and then bike back up at the end of the day.
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