TR: Beartrap Canyon-Kitchen Sink and some cartwheeling, 7/14/2007

Saturday was another scorcher here in Montana so off we go to the Madison River and the Beartrap Canyon. The flow was at 2000 cfs, we were hoping for more but it still provided some good play spots and the rapids were rocking.

Attendees:

Powderfin
BB RidgeKid
Dam Republican
John the Running Man
Tim

Between rapids the playspots are numerous.

John
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...o/IMG_5154.jpg

BB RidgeKid
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...o/IMG_4960.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...o/IMG_4953.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...o/IMG_4988.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...o/IMG_4987.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...o/IMG_4976.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...o/IMG_5007.jpg

Powderfin
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...o/IMG_4971.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...o/IMG_5001.jpg

Tim
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...o/IMG_5004.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...o/IMG_4991.jpg

Dam Republican
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...o/IMG_4967.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...o/IMG_4965.jpg

And the ever famous Kitchen Sink Rapid-more carnage and deaths have happened here than anywhere on our local rivers.

The Rapid.
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...o/IMG_5019.jpg

Powderfin advising to stay the hell out of that hole.
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...o/IMG_5016.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...o/IMG_5050.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...o/IMG_5065.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...o/IMG_5064.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...o/IMG_5048.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...o/IMG_5063.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...o/IMG_5042.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...o/IMG_5037.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...o/IMG_5035.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...o/IMG_5034.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...o/IMG_5027.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...o/IMG_5114.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...o/IMG_5100.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...MG_5095fix.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...MG_5088fix.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...MG_5079fix.jpg

And a few more play shots and scenics.

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...o/IMG_5174.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...o/IMG_5168.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...o/IMG_5157.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...o/IMG_5130.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...o/IMG_5155.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...o/IMG_5145.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...o/IMG_5138.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...o/IMG_5131.jpg



http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...o/IMG_5122.jpg

nice dude, great pics.

closest i have ever come to dying was taking an inner tube through the kitchen sink.

about the second time i got recirculated through i realized that was a REALLY bad idea.

chris where are the vids?

that was definately fun and as a bonus i survived;)

I can't get it to show here when i try to embed it... so get it here...
Powderfin Blog

Nice pics! Is this Bloody Knuckles, where MT Surf says "a crazy hole that forms on the face of a rock"?

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...o/IMG_5138.jpg

Fun video.

That rapid definitely got my attention when I first started paddling and lived in Bozeman.

Nice roll there DR, looked solid. Damn, C1'ing looks awkward..no clue why you guys prefer that style.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Yonder_River

Fun video.

That rapid definitely got my attention when I first started paddling and lived in Bozeman.

Nice roll there DR, looked solid. Damn, C1'ing looks awkward..no clue why you guys prefer that style.

---

different strokes for different folks.....

ive always been a canoer so the choice was natural, kayaking feels weird to me actually

I think we should hit it again on Saturday. Republican, Cham, Ridge Kid up for it? I could be persuded otherwise if there is another river within reasonble distance with water in it.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Powderfin

I think we should hit it again on Saturday. Republican, Cham, Ridge Kid up for it? I could be persuded otherwise if there is another river within reasonble distance with water in it.

---

im up for anything, went for a solo on the gally this evening an beat the hell out of my knuckles and elbows, i guess that is better than my ugly mug:cool:. but the gally is playing decently with the formation of some new holes that are very sticky:eek: (read multiple underwater recirculations, though i was dicking around) damn it was hot today and tomorrow is sposed to be hotter, we need to cool off...

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Yonder_River

Fun video.


Nice roll there DR, looked solid. Damn, C1'ing looks awkward..no clue why you guys prefer that style.

---

Hey at least we got him out of the whitewater canoe. He still may see the light:smile:

DR has good skills for just getting his roll down, hitting a roll thru the Sink was very cool. I was right behind him on that run-had a big old smile when he hit it. A swim there would not have been fun!

Pfin

Quote:

---

I think we should hit it again on Saturday. Republican, Cham, Ridge Kid up for it? I could be persuded otherwise if there is another river within reasonble distance with water in it.

---

I think it's a no go for me - same f------ project. The Kid will be up I'm sure.

Root,
Not sure where Bloody Knuckles is but there are plenty of oppurtunities to get some.

Sweet pics and video guys! I ran it yesterday (one raft and one cataraft) at 2800, man Herb's about flipped me.

Yeah for the pulse flow!

Here's a video of HaoZangXiao in Whitehorse...

http://s104.photobucket.com/albums/m...t=874c50bf.flv

Were those shots from the bank or the water? Looks pretty good.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Conundrum

Were those shots from the bank or the water? Looks pretty good.

---

The play pics were taken from the closest eddies I could get to and the Sink shots were from a boulder on the edge of the rapid. I kind of like the perspective shooting from the kayak.

Lexi- sounds like you hit a good flow. My son and friends went last weekend and got it at 3400cfs. Last year we got on at over 4 grand-maybe we'll see that again this year.

Bump in anticipation