I'd love to see it this low (and I just want to paddle damnit). We did the lower a couple times at about 350-370, but is the upper possible in a hard boat at these levels?

I'll check with the boss and let you know. Definitely interested in seeing it this dry!

Was this boated with IK or hardboat- I have been wondering the same thing about the gorge at low flow

I'm out, wish I could but babies don't watch themselves apparently.

Me n Dave elved the green this summer. I think the flow was around 280cfs. It was cool to see and more like working through a maze most of the time. Certainly was glad I was in an IK. Mostly just floated through trout fishing and sun bathing but if you like the run it is worth it too see low. Neat features and swimmin holes.

It was great! Ran the glory hole head first. Bob's Hole and Pipeline were super great at this flow. Grasshopper and LD 2 were also excellent. There's a new spanning tree right above Pipeline that doesn't look likely to move. We had no issues with flow or anything, it was superb. Still really fun, though that last 2 miles drags at this flow. Neat to see all the bedrock out.

Mercury was very interesting. I see why I always flub the left line now. My preferred center zag was the best line today.

The Nozzle was also interesting. Not that different than at 700. Most walked it but Joe and I ran it. Weird to see no drop at all at the nozz.



Looking back up at Mercury



Edited by slickhorn - 07 Oct 2012 at 7:14pm

Thanks for the pics! That's just the spark I needed to get in there.

Thanks Slick that was a fun day! We both had a great time. Highlights for me were seeing the cool bedrock features below many of the drops, the fall colors, lunch in the warm SUN (!!!), and the spawning salmon. I thought that pipeline was the best rapid - fun little creeky flume.

The run was surprisingly clean at 320 even in a hard boat. A bit disconcerting to see the undercut boulders in the nozzle though!