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no rocking horse?
No, I think that thing died years ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by ml242
Snuck in a 3 day Cat trip.
Woulda been alright if it weren't for the two all-nighters leading up to it.
Weds 9/8 go to the shop and rig. Ended up helping fabricate a frame until 4am. Drove an hour home, had to work at 7a.
Thurs 9/9 back to the shop. Still welding. Still not done packing until about 10p.
Got to Potash Boat ramp at 3:30 am.
Somehow people weren't done rigging until 8:30am. Started motoring at 8:45am.
Destination: Spanish Bottom (54 miles)
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Got to camp around 9:15pm (dark).
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A guy on our trip's dad was running another trip. We camped with them on an extremely muddy beach with 40 people and 17 boats. They didn't have a hand wash station or trash strategy other than burn it. I woke up to them piling plastic milk jugs on the fire. Someone was trying to ditch a watermelon in the woods.
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Rapid 10 has a SUPER fun hit at this level (4500cfs)
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Left line Big Drop 2
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BD3
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Dancin' with the Little Boy's Room
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These guys had never been in whitewater before. TL loaned them a boat. I thought it was reckless. They thought it was cool. No one died.
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He didn't pull it off. He was also in the hospital for liver failure earlier that week.
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Camp 2 Waterhole Canyon. We had lightning and rain. I was spooked about flash flooding. I also guillotined my thumb in the motor.
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Takeout still sucks, and now is augmented with a bunch of blown out debris from the Dirty Devil hitting 20k cfs earlier this month.
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And apparently fire lining isn't the way to unload boats and even though I was significantly bleeding out of three places between my two hands, I was a piece of shit for not being in the fire line.
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My cooler was missing when we got back to the shop. Apparently one of the people in the other permit took it upon themselves to bring it home, but also decided it was the perfect place for their moldy cantaloupe, rotting cheese, and spoiled potato salad.
Better luck next time, I guess.
I was supposed to leave for the Rogue today but the trip got cancelled. I was just invited on a Columbus day Hell's Canyon trip or I might put together another Cat trip... this time my permit, my timeline, and more people I like.
Awesome as always Tbatt. Keep ‘em coming.
New boat goofin
One more hoorah.
Cataract Canyon
5 Day
10/22 Launch
10/26 Takeout
6 boats, 10 people, 2 motors.
5900 CFS
Drive and Rig at Potash Thurs night. Launch around 10 Fri morning.
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MOTORINNNN'
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Dead brown people stuff across from Lathrop
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Camp 1 at Corner Pocket - 14 miles from the confluence
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Dank chili bread bowls for lunch
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Obligatory sign in box photo
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Dollhouse
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Camp 2 - Brown Betty
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At this point only two of us had fallen in the river as a result from drinking too much. Probably should've worn a PFD 24/7.
BG finding one of the holes in #5
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Rapid #10 is a riot.
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Scouting Big Drop 2
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Scouting BD3
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BG plugging the hole
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10 footer getting squirrley. No swim.
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Suzie Q
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Something's Missing...
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Camp #3 - Ten Cent
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Hiking Imperial
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Camp #4 - Best Western (187.4)
Lovely place to rip a piss.
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Got blasted by wind for a bit
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Tried to Juggle
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Finally, got really, REALLY blasted with winds and rain around 2:30 am. Thought our whole package was gonna tear out multiple sand stakes and go up river. Lighting. 2" of rain by morning. Calmed down for a bit, just long enough to make breakfast, then started dumping again.
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Things cleared up and we got a show of some waterfalls.
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Must've been chilly up high
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El Fin.
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Time to plan out dates for next year's permits.
Holy shit tBatt, phenomenal pictures. Thanks for sharing some stoke. Looks amazing.
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Yep, awesome
Glad you’re enjoying river livin’… thanks for the pics!
Hey look I see myself in one of those photos... lol.
We should talk about Deso in July my guy.