How many different runs have you hit so far this year?

[RootSkier]

Lochsa, Golden Canyon, Lolo, Bear Creek, Kootenai Creek, Upper Fish.

Damn...only six. But I have boated 15-20 times already. Awww yeah.

Also, only paddled with one other maggot so far. Gotta fix that before the year is out.

[cmsummit]

Eagle River- Dowd Chute
Arkansas River- Brown's, Numbers, Salida WW park
Blue River- Upper, Lower, Breck WW park
Tenmile Creek- Middle & Lower

4 rivers, 9 sections, 14 days.

[Conundrum]

Also, only paddled with one other maggot so far. Gotta fix that before the year is out.

I'm sure our paths will cross this year.


As for my runs:

Canyon SF Payette, Staircase SF Payette, Lower 5 NF Payette, Main Payette, Murtaugh Canyon on the Snake, park n play on the Boise

I've missed a lot of trips with bros this year so far. Damn you home ownership.

[RootSkier]

Do you know Dan Fowlds? I paddled Golden with him two weeks ago.

[Conundrum]

Do you know Dan Fowlds? I paddled Golden with him two weeks ago.

Yeah, he's solid. He grew up in Grangeville and lives down here now. I haven't paddled too much with him though.

[Yonder_River]

Thank god I'm quitting my job June 2nd to boat full time till we move. I've been lapping the same runs since April.

Bailey Canyon
Gore Canyon
Clear Creek- Black Rock Section
Big Thompson- Upper and Lower
Gilman Gorge

This weekend: West Fork of Clear Creek and The Source of Boulder Creek.

[Yeti]

Upper Saco
Lower Swift
Presumpscot Falls
Chandler Brook
Upper Royal
Pleasant

first two in NH, rest all close to home here in ME

[cmsummit]

Upper Saco
Lower Swift
Presumpscot Falls
Chandler Brook
Upper Royal
Pleasant

first two in NH, rest all close to home here in ME

where in ME are you from? I'm from Windsor. didn't start 'yaking till I lived in CO though. coming back East this summer with the family and hoping to get a run in on the Kennebec or Penobscot.

[heelbilly]

Gore x 3
Homestake x 4
Gilman x 4
Vallecito x 2
Lime
SSV
Pine Creek
Numbers
Dowd

This weekend: oh be? stupid falls? durango? cheeseman???

Yonder_River - post on the wood situation after your W Fork run. That's a fun one, especially the Z gorge. Also, check out Woods Creek above W Fork at peak for a cool manamade slide (200 ft long) and some falls.

[Yonder_River]

I will. A friend of mine lives in Empire and his neighbor is supposed was supposed to be doing some removal on some of the bad stuff. We'll see.

[kayaktheworld]

Since January 1st:

Chile:
7 Tea Cups
Trancura
Leacura
Futaleufu
Palguine
Ocean Waves at Pichilemu
Rio Azul

Southeast US:
New River
Tallulah Gorge
Upper Big Creek
The Watauga
Upper Youghiogheny
Potomac

[FreakofSnow]

Not as many as I'd like...but so far:

Blackfoot (Roundup to Johnsrud)
Clarks Fork - B's Wave
Gallatin
Yellowstone (Springdale)
Lochsa - Upper and Lower
Lower Fish Creek

Lets get together soon Root. Maybe flows will be more manageable for intro runs in the 'Root this week?

[MarsB]

Big Sandy
Little Sandy
Upper Yough
Fike Creek
Daugherty Creek
Laurel Creek
Teeter's Creek
Brains Creek
Middle Fork
Cheat Canyon
Lower Yough Loop

[kayaktheworld]

MarsB, were you at Cheat Fest?

[Yonder_River]

Yonder_River - post on the wood situation after your W Fork run. That's a fun one, especially the Z gorge. Also, check out Woods Creek above W Fork at peak for a cool manamade slide (200 ft long) and some falls.

Well, the levels bumped up above 300 on Sunday and were a bit high for that section (at least for us). We opted to do the last 3 miles of the West Fork till we hit CC. We cut a few logs out here and there and it is good to go. At high flows it is worth hitting up. Fun non-stop 4+/5- super fast boogie water with about three eddies the whole way.

From what I've heard, the main run was good to go as of two weeks ago.


RIP to Adam Barron who drowned on Vallecito this weekend.

[cmsummit]

RIP to Adam Barron who drowned on Vallecito this weekend.

Did not know him, but such a tragic event. RIP.

[MarsB]

MarsB, were you at Cheat Fest?

Sure was! That is my home stompin' grounds, best festival ever!

[RootSkier]

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Lets get together soon Root. Maybe flows will be more manageable for intro runs in the 'Root this week?

I stopped at Kootenai the other day the check it out...there are all these new signs telling kayakers not to trespass...which you must do to paddle it. It sucks. I don't know how it will all play out, I don't really understand why the landowners have a stick up their ass about people hiking across 50 yards of their land right next to the parking lot and not anywhere near their house.

But yeah, flows will be pretty good.