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| Whitewater Forum : Cle Elum |
Author: Jed Hawkes Subject: Cle Elum Posted: 31 May 2017 at 8:53am what kind of flows did you have in there dinsdalw? |
Professor Paddle | Washington, Oregon and vicinity | |
| Whitewater Forum : Hand wash |
Author: Jed Hawkes Subject: Hand wash Posted: 31 May 2017 at 8:52am I've seen this before but without the little pedal piece and table. you can hose clamp a spring clamp to the metal hose and clip the metal part to the bucket and the whole thing breaks down and fits inside the bucket. you'd need a: 1 primer bulb length of hose length of copper pipe that you can bend into a spout two buckets, one for fresh, one for grey. hose clamps of appropriate size. if you can find a smaller bucket that nests inside a larger that's ideal. |
Professor Paddle | Washington, Oregon and vicinity | |
| Looking for Fort Collins after work crew | Just go up to Bridges Take Out most any night and find a group to run with. I'll probably be there between 4 and 5 tonight (in a raft). Bruce... | Mountain Buzz | Colorado, Western US and everywhere else | |
| Low Key Western Trip Ideas | For various reasons that placed my summer in a state of flux I didn't apply for any permits this year. Things have now settled enough that I'm comfy... | Mountain Buzz | Colorado, Western US and everywhere else | |
| 8" Sawyer Duramax blades. If they built them would you come? | The standard duramax is longer than the 8" Carlisles for comparison by around 3" Which if you dig in adds some bite Sent from my iPhone using... | Mountain Buzz | Colorado, Western US and everywhere else | |
| Twickenham to Clarno | Awesome! Glad you had great trip! Such a fun place. We often do the short first day on the Smith, it essentially puts you as the first group of... | Mountain Buzz | Colorado, Western US and everywhere else | |
| raft storage ideas -drybox alternatives? | ---Quote (Originally by markhusbands)--- I've been using regular old five gallon buckets with gamma lids for trash, ashes, dry food storage. Cheap... | Mountain Buzz | Colorado, Western US and everywhere else | |
| Smith River | I just got off on Monday. The level was 370 when we launched on Thursday and 280 when we got off. You really had to watch for rocks. If it keeps on... | Mountain Buzz | Colorado, Western US and everywhere else | |
| Mee Canyon Hike | Great little film, but wished they'd leave the names of the places out of film, let others research, explore and discover for themselves instead of... | Mountain Buzz | Colorado, Western US and everywhere else | |
| Boulder creek wood-elephant buttress | There is wood in the main line after the entrance drop of elephant buttress-you can get around it on the right but it would suck if you were off... | Mountain Buzz | Colorado, Western US and everywhere else | |
| Grand Canyon, Colorado River Flows - June, July, August | May 31, 2017 Update: The release volume from Glen Canyon Dam for June, 2017, will be 750,000 acre-feet. Hourly releases during June, 2017, are... | Mountain Buzz | Colorado, Western US and everywhere else | |
| Rouge camps | Buzzards, Looking for some expert advice on Rogue camps and attractions. Thinking of launching from either Hog or Almeda the day before and... | Mountain Buzz | Colorado, Western US and everywhere else | |
| Roaring Fork water levels: WTF over? | Don't know why we can't get an accurate reading on the Roaring Fork? Aspen Whitewater rafting has a yard stick up that they are watching hourly ....... | Mountain Buzz | Colorado, Western US and everywhere else | |
| Cheaper alternative to Polymax? | It is flexy if not supported appropriately . I have a single rail frame on a 14' raft and wont use the polymax on that because not supported enough.... | Mountain Buzz | Colorado, Western US and everywhere else | |
| Toddler River Gear | The Stholquist PFD has been really good. We haven't done much swimming with it at this age, but it is well designed. Fleece PJ's, great idea,... | Mountain Buzz | Colorado, Western US and everywhere else | |
| SLEEPING PADS ? | Not to hijack this thread but I'll use this opportunity to insert my annual plea to manufacturers to revisit a great idea that had the missfortune of... | Mountain Buzz | Colorado, Western US and everywhere else | |
| North Fork of the White River info needed | I have asked about this 20 mile stretch of class III river for many years now and have yet to receive even 1 reply. Surely someone up in the Glenwood... | Mountain Buzz | Colorado, Western US and everywhere else | |
| Low Key Western Trip Ideas | Great idea. If you are looking to get on the water more, and coming from Little Rock, there's certainly some great runs in Colorado as you pass... | Mountain Buzz | Colorado, Western US and everywhere else | |
| Installing D Rings with HH 66 | Cut the slit short and punch holes. | Mountain Buzz | Colorado, Western US and everywhere else | |
| Smith River | Thanks for the info Elkhaven. We have a group of rafts and one drifty. Sounds like we need round up one more raft. | Mountain Buzz | Colorado, Western US and everywhere else | |
| Hell's Canyon Oarspeople Needed, 7/8 Launch | @ Conundrum :cool: I've guided and trip led the Lochsa at high water and the Middle Fork Salmon. I love the bigger water of Idaho. Hell's Canyon... | Mountain Buzz | Colorado, Western US and everywhere else | |
| Want to float the Middle Fork of the Salmon with us? | My money says the road will be open. | Mountain Buzz | Colorado, Western US and everywhere else | |
| Blue PFD Lost at Stonebridge Put In | Lost.....ok...maybe left is more like it...Blue PFD sitting on rock at Stonebridge Put In/Boat ramp. If ya find it and like beer and... | Mountain Buzz | Colorado, Western US and everywhere else | |
| Roaring Fork water levels: WTF over? | midday today at 1100 at hooks bridge. that should put slaughterhouse at about 600 to 700 as a guess. | Mountain Buzz | Colorado, Western US and everywhere else | |
| Waterproof GPS, types? | I do not know too much about the gps, but I have learned the hard way about waterproof.... I do a bit of sea kayaking on big lakes, and larger... | Mountain Buzz | Colorado, Western US and everywhere else | |
| Hell's Canyon Oarspeople Needed, 7/8 Launch | excellent thank you! | Mountain Buzz | Colorado, Western US and everywhere else | |
| Selway Permit- July 2 2017 | Here is my Selway experience- Trip 1-May 2006. It was a good snow year for Bitterroot. We pulled mid May trip. At put in gauge read nearly 6 feet,... | Mountain Buzz | Colorado, Western US and everywhere else | |
| Wyoming Family Trip | Sorry for the late response, however the upper green below Fontenelle dam is a great float. Very mild water, no whitewater whatsoever. It goes... | Mountain Buzz | Colorado, Western US and everywhere else | |
| Twickenham to Clarno | Thanks for posting those pics. Looks like a great trip for all | Mountain Buzz | Colorado, Western US and everywhere else | |
| Want to float the Middle Fork of the Salmon with us? | and she is very doubtful that it will be open for my friends june 10th launch. | Mountain Buzz | Colorado, Western US and everywhere else | |
| raft storage ideas -drybox alternatives? | Has anyone ever used these? They get good reviews and seem like a good option for dry food storage under the gear pile. They sound like they stand up... | Mountain Buzz | Colorado, Western US and everywhere else | |
| Whitewater Forum : Sky Valley Update |
Author: jP Subject: Sky Valley Update Posted: 31 May 2017 at 1:01pm Great To Hear- Mike- Hopefully soon I will have a new drysuit and be back in the saddle kayaking. I plan to give you a shout anytime I shoot for any N. Fk missions. And great seeing you above the Mercy Chute entrance Sunday afternoon when my Raft Crew and I were Broached precariously next to Jupitor Rock* (That's the giant light grey slab of granite that pools up the eddy above the Mercy Chute entrance. I doubt you'll find that name in any guidebook but it is The Proper Name for that huge flat boulder. At low water kayakers often will wade out and climb up on it to scout better) Man, getting chocked up between two doghouse sized boulders (the lumpy little dark grey ones immediatly R. Right of Jupitor) is not fun at this flow. That's supposed to be part of the low water game. Not something to deal with when 10,700 cfs is asserting its will out there. Anyway it was great seeing you and Dufay at that moment whether you woulda been able to help or not. Not sure if you helped my stray crew member out of the water after we all got dump trucked, but if you did, Thank You!! At least he was eddied out in the cool calm shade along the right bank there. I'll take as much Mercy as Mama Skykomish chooses to grant me and my payload. I know its off topic but I'm going to post a second post detailing the account just for the fun of it, since I haven't even logged on here in a long while... |
Professor Paddle | Washington, Oregon and vicinity | |
| Is it really this expensive?? | Short answer: yes, rafting gear is expensive! The boat is just the start, and outfitters usually still make money selling used boats. In other words,... | Mountain Buzz | Colorado, Western US and everywhere else | |
| North Fork of the White River info needed | Aerials sure look filthy with wood. It's roadside enough that you could get an idea without having to get in your boat. Not happening? Go... | Mountain Buzz | Colorado, Western US and everywhere else | |
| Lower North Fork Poudre Free Beer | Can't run it with you, but I did it once at 350 and it was flowing good, it is 735 right now, so expect it to be fast. also you need to look out for... | Mountain Buzz | Colorado, Western US and everywhere else | |
| Iceland Whitewater | I'm going to be in Iceland for a few days, primarily Reykjavik in September. Wondering if there is anywhere to rent whitewater kayaks up there,... | Mountain Buzz | Colorado, Western US and everywhere else | |
| Boat Ladder for Kids - Opinions on this one? | You are welcome Yarrow. I heard a scary statistic today. I was told that regardless of whether a swimmer is wearing a wetsuit or dry suit they... | Mountain Buzz | Colorado, Western US and everywhere else | |
| Am I on a Carousel?? | Yes, it's happening to me, too. Especially on my phone. Don't have any answers though.. | Mountain Buzz | Colorado, Western US and everywhere else | |
| Alpine Canyon (Jackson, WY) | I'll be in Jackson WY on July 26 and July 27. Would anyone be interested in taking a solid class III paddler on the Alpine Canyon run? Beers or gas... | Mountain Buzz | Colorado, Western US and everywhere else | |
| ACA L4 Swiftwater Rescue Course June 3-4Th | We have a couple more spots open in our ACA Swiftwater Rescue Course This upcoming weekend! Course Description: This course is for competent... | Mountain Buzz | Colorado, Western US and everywhere else | |
| Alpine Canyon (Jackson, WY) | I'm off those days, should have time for a lap or two- really easy to find people to paddle with on that stretch, too. | Mountain Buzz | Colorado, Western US and everywhere else | |
| raft storage ideas -drybox alternatives? | These look promising: https://smile.amazon.com/Beluga-Outdoor-Gear-Plastic-Barrel/dp/B06XJZ21WH/ https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B0026GO5CA/ ... | Mountain Buzz | Colorado, Western US and everywhere else | |
| Is it really this expensive?? | Durable, light, cheap...pick two. If you are just getting into, do the math on how many times you'll realistically use it and calculate cost per... | Mountain Buzz | Colorado, Western US and everywhere else | |
| Whitewater Forum : Sky Valley Update |
Author: jP Subject: Sky Valley Update Posted: 31 May 2017 at 3:24pm Ok, I know this off topic but I just don't want to start a new thread. This last weekend on the Sky was OFF. THE. HOOK. HUGE ACTION for any human out there in a raft Sure, these higher flows are nothing short of exciting in a kayak and definitely quality Big Water paddling, but honestly kayaking BDROP is child's play compared to commercially guiding people down in a raft. At any flow whether it is 1300 or 13,000 (like it was on Monday's trip). **Shouts Out to Mike Novac, a North Bend boater whom I've had the distinct honor or paddling with in the past on our garden variety local gems...On my afternoon trip when the custies walked down to Cable Drop lo and behold there was Mike dressed in custie garb! Seeing him was a special surprise- he was taking a companion out with us. When he requested to be in my boat of course I was all about it. I had a clean enough run on the A.M. trip, so seeing him was just one more variable to put me at ease. Despite 37 years of whitewater experience, or perhaps because of it, I can't help but get just a tiny bit nervy about these Big Water raft trips on the Sky. Some of my worst carnage in my entire career has gone down at Bdrop. So Mike was my Front Right paddler and his companion Tammy held down the Left Front solid. It was only 8,600 or so but there are so many possible outcomes when you raft Bdrop at these flows, nice to have a ringer or two. Beautiful line through Mercy Chute and when I needed the back paddle strokes to back ferry away from Flypaper at the bottom, Mike, Tammy, and the other four crew members made it happen like champs. Thanks in large part to Mike and Tammy I was able to complete Saturday with some smooth sailing and save my nerves for Sunday when the law of averages would catch up as they always seem to do rafting BDROP...** Sunday It was probably about 10,700 when our trip got to Bdrop. And this time, No Mike Novac in the boat to stack the deck in our favor. It was a heavier boat, too containing the demographic we fear for most at these flows: Older guys who want the action but have heart attack potential. I should say that at the put in the two older guys qualified themselves: John wasted no time informing me of his 10,000 miles as a guide on the Arkansas, which always is an unpredictable dynamic. Arnie also was a guide back in his day but more on scenic floats. I put them in the front due to their presumed experience and for weight distribution. The two Hawain native couples had never rafted but in my mind all the smartphones, cars, fast-food,walmart netflix and other corrosive influences in the world can't entirely overwrite the Watermanship imprinted in their ancient Maori genes. This would in fact, prove to be the case once the eggs fell out of the carton... So after our normal Scouting Ritual we were entering "Door Number One" (far right very top of Bdrop) At 10k + more water is going right of Jupiter. We like to hook left in front of Jupiter back out into the main flow then approach the Mercy Chute on far right. Mama Sky had other plans though and soon there we were chocked up between those two ugly little lumpy dark grey boulders. The heavier boat lowered the waterline and damn if 10,700 or whatever it was wasn't just THE magical flow for this scenario. I sh*t you not if you added or took away 200 cos this probably wouldn't have happened. I had seen this potential in my minds eye in the past and today was the day Bdrop made me confront it. Each paddler was big enough that it reduced the excess space required to play the normal low water games to get unstuck, and we were there awhile as I tried to problem solve and very gingerly extract us from this very perilous predicament. Harms and Dufay came down and I cheerfully greeted them despite my rising stress level. After two near flips and two near wraps, I had shifted the weight toward the back and the boat was coming off as best it could. It took a lot of exertion on my part and I was on pins and needles. One wrong move and the whole crew, including myself, could find ourselves swimming the Mercy Chute from the very top. Not good. As the raft tried to slide over those damn lumpy chunks of Andesite, it dump trucked vertical and all of us got dumped out of it except the two Maori girls. I had my paddle and two swim stroked reconnected me to the raft. The girls were already taking action. "PULL ME IN!! PULL ME IN!!" I commanded one girl and she did. This allowed me to use only 50% of my energy. If you are guiding the sky at high-water you gotta try to budget how and when you spend your energy. Especially if you are an old man like me. Ernie was the first swimmer I saw so I commanded him "ARNIE YOU ARE GETTING IN THIS BOAT NOW!!!! Help Me out! KICK YOUR FEET! PUSAH DOWN ON THE ROPE!!" And Arnie complied beautifully enough.Damn if those stout hearted Maori Chics didn't manage to get John the ex-Ark guide and one of the Maori dudes back in the boat in that span of time. Those girls are my heroes. I now to my asstonishment had 5 out of six back in the boat and maybe more than a few paddles. The stray Maori guy, Ekolu, was about 5-10 feet from the bank facing us shellshocked trying to process what to do next as the current again took downstream possession of the raft.He looked like he was in the most chill, static spot. I Stabbed a gesture at the river bank behind him like a spear that might shatter the very rocks themselves "TURN-AROUND!!GET-OUT-OF-THE-RIVER!!!! Then as the current focused us toward the Mercy Chute entrance, Ekolu was left to his fate. I don't know if Dufay or Harms were able to assist him or if they even needed to. My boat was now a mess of bodies and paddles. weight distribution of, people facing different directs, laying on the floor ect. I was saying all sorts of stuff to try to get them organized but I know how hard it is to get them to assemble after that because its just inherent chaos. I got Arnie on the Left paddling. You could say that I didn't quite Have to entirely R1 this weight through the Mercy Chute and I didn't quite get the luxury of R2'ing it. I guess I'd call it an R1.6 configuration. It wasn't pretty when we got down at the Hand Of God Ledge but everyone stayed in. "PADDLE-ARNIE!!!PADDLE-ARNIE!!!PADDLE-ARNIE!!!"pretty much I demanded SO much of that guy. He got to be a hero too that day cuz without him we surely woulda flipped at Flypaper. Instead he reached deep down and gave his all. Another "GET DOWN!!" command as we exited the Mercy Chute right of Flypaper, then more "PADDLE-ARNIE!!!PADDLE-ARNIE!!!PADDLE-ARNIE!!!" all the way into the eddy to the Right Bank where we could finally come to rest. Soon Ekolu was working his way down the mossy rocks towards the boat. Damn. All's well that end's well. I was worried about pushing Arnie So hard as well. He actually wasn't the only one paddling I don't think but the rest of the crew seemed relatively incapacitated and he was my Rock so i focussed on him. Plus he was on the left where I needed strokes the most. Anyway I could draw this out and add even more details but that is a sufficient account of pretty much exactly what went down. Pretty Action Packed to say the least. I'm grateful for the stout courage my crew displayed in the face of adversity, and even more grateful Lady Skykomish showed us any mercy at all. Monday I was spent from all that- depleted physically, mentally...I'll be 100% honest- when I woke up at 6:00am I just wanted to Cut And Run. Flee. Get in my van and high tail it out of there towards Monroe far from the river where there's asphalt, gas stations, stores and all that other human crap. But I couldn't. Monday The Sky was probably about 12,500 or so coming down from 13k with morning and afternoon trips scheduled. I wasn't scheduled but a guide or two were trying to get me to take their trip... i just was not up for it. I'd been working about 100hrs the previous week completing a tile job, I got a leaky drysuit, and my nerves and body were shot. Felt like I'd been hit by a truck. Lactic acid build up, etc. But I couldn't leave my homeboys hanging. My buddy Haltown especially. No question this would be way higher than he'd ever seen it and justifiably he was nervous. But I didn't even have a kayak w/ me. Jojo let me borrow his medium Shiva and I volunteered to be a 3rd safety kayak and we had Alaskan Matt in the Cat boat. once you get up above 11k, Cable Drop itself becomes a formidable Raft Flipping Beast at the bottom where that sick book is on the left- well its a HUGE ASS hole at that flow extending almost the width of the river. At 12.5 or whatever tho, there is still a break in the V towards the right but the right diagonal, while dwarfed by its neighbor, is also bigger than the raft. Anyway that went clean. We had a dump at "Oh sh*t" (Nick Boofman calls it "Bromance" -dude stick w/ the Kayak Porn haha just teasing.). We're calling it "Oh Abe" cuz he seems to be on bad terms with that feature, haha, but give it some time and I'm sure they'll be best of friends. he's only a few seasons into guiding, this guy Abe- and I'm really impressed with how he has risen to the occasion. Local to the Gold Bar/Index area, its awesome to see him connect with his backyard river and leave the Wenatchee for all the carbon copy rookies most of whom choose never to become Real Boaters. You come over to the Sky and you got no choice. You gonna run payload down here Voluptuous Jade Highway you gotta be a boater. Never The Same River Twice, either. this is especially true on the Sky. Bdrop went really well despite another Dump Truck at Flypaper which was contained and mopped up reasonably well. Haltown Got to have a clean run through and you know how much a relief that musta been for him- he's never run it nearly that high but he did great. And my man Lonestar (Seth)? Sheeeeit- when his boat came through the drop I swore I heard Barry White playing as if from some iPod in Davey jones Locker at the pool below Flypaper, so smooth was his line. I am really impressed by guides like Seth, Haltown and Abe- who've not only stepped forward to put on a pair of Big Boy Pants that would make David Byrne think we really have Stopped Making Sense- but actually filling out those Big Boy Pants. And props to Alex and Jojo because they are Great Boaters and Great Guides with lots of positive energy to share with our guests. despite all the hiccups and imperfections inherent to pulling off any busy weekend of rafting anywhere, they've shouldered a lot of leadership and responsibility in what is at times a very legit and serious highstakes adventure that cannot be Walmartized in the slightest. And props to our Steve, too- because he is largely to credit for architecting a great framework of protocols we dutifully try to adhere to, to the T because these methods and protocols help strengthen the safety net as best we can. I gotta say that I feel honored to be able to share water with these guys. ALPINE ADVENTURES!!! Props to our guests. They are completely out of their element most of the time, and to the extent they invest themselves in the adventure, it is enriching and genuine, and really like no other raft trip in the region for a bunch of reasons. Props to the other companies on the Sky who play the same highstakes sport we do by running that Bdrop beast- Always comforting when OAC is there because there is great strength in numbers. And Lance always brings a few thousand CFS of Soul any time he shows up w/ the Wildwater Crew. ok I shouldn't have had to warn ya that would be a long one, huh? |
Professor Paddle | Washington, Oregon and vicinity | |
| Whitewater Forum : Sky Valley Update |
Author: jP Subject: Sky Valley Update Posted: 31 May 2017 at 3:43pm damn that's a classic jP post if ever there was one. This post is about Sunset Falls and the status of SnoPUD's Stupid Hydroelectric proposal that will raise rates for Soho customers while threatening the ESA salmon, steelhead, and bull trout, and possibly make the Landslide next to Sunset Falls worse since they want to blast a 20 foot diameter tunnel just 300 feet or so away from it. F'd up 100%. The Skykomish is an amazing river. While the Hydro threat is in an odd limbo at the moment, these proposals can drag on for a long time. So The Threat has NOT passed. The Skykomish is STILL threatened by Trump-style ass-hat logic (read, hubris and stupidity). The Skykomish is STILL #3 MOST THREATENED RIVER in the U.S. When I have any updates or calls to action I will share them so please stay alert. I'd like to ask any boater listening who cares (and I know most of you do) to invest some spare time reading about the details to become as informed as some of us have about this threat. I ask you all to do this so that YOU can be an affective extension of outreach. Spread the word. Please talk about it with each other when you're at Split Rock, Or Big Eddy, on the river, on some other river...wherever. Just keep this topic near the top of the pile because it is important and we can stop it from happening if each of us continue making tiny efforts from time to time. Read something here, send something there, talk about it among the boater community and beyond. When you spend your money at some restaurant or store in Soho county, if you are clever you can have an influence especially with the locals of Soho County, many of whom may not even know the threat exists. I'm always willing to furnish info on request, so don't hesitate to contact me. I just don't log on here much anymore but lots of peeps got my # and will share it w/ you. Ok that's it for this dispatch- KEEP FIGHTING THE GOOD FIGHT! |
Professor Paddle | Washington, Oregon and vicinity | |
| Suspended Frame Storage | I've been hanging my frame on the ceiling of the garage, but I'm not happy with the way I've got it rigged out. I know there are more Buzzards out... | Mountain Buzz | Colorado, Western US and everywhere else | |
| Clackacraft pinned below Yarmony? | Must have happened late as we saw no pinned Drift boat and we took out at 7pm at Rancho. | Mountain Buzz | Colorado, Western US and everywhere else | |
| Raft cleaning? | Non detergent soap and Mr Clean Magic Eraser. It will look like new again. ... | Mountain Buzz | Colorado, Western US and everywhere else | |
| PaddleFest 2017- Buena Vista- May 26-29th | ---Quote (Originally by ColoradoDave)--- Someone must be. Either for safety sake or so the gear companies show ponies can do their tricks easier. ... | Mountain Buzz | Colorado, Western US and everywhere else | |
| Middle Fork Salmon debris | Anybody lucky enough to be putting on the Middle Fork Salmon soon should check out the Salmon Challis Forest Service page, link 'boating the middle... | Mountain Buzz | Colorado, Western US and everywhere else |
