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dave
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   Topic: EMERGENCY GREEN RUN!!!!!!!
Posted: 04 Dec 2012 at 7:19pm |
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The upper green is in and I will be there around Paradise no later than 1pm tomorrow.
It wont hold for long....
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irenen
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Posted: 05 Dec 2012 at 6:33am |
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Um, just a suggestion, you might want to start another thread before a mob carrying flaming torches shows up at your door D4. :) Also can't boat today, have fun.
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It's all fun and games until someone loses a paddle.
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awskitc
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Posted: 05 Dec 2012 at 8:08am |
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I'd like to join. What time?
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dave
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Posted: 05 Dec 2012 at 8:40am |
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We are going to meet at the takeout at 1pm. I hesitate to say Paradise because I dont belong to WKC and I dont want to offend anyone...we will have to play the takeout parking by ear... I would hate to offend anyone by parking in the wrong area...
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irenen
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Posted: 05 Dec 2012 at 8:47am |
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Bill said it was still open to paddlers as before and the code is the same, so I think nothing has changed.
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It's all fun and games until someone loses a paddle.
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dave
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Posted: 05 Dec 2012 at 10:00am |
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The river should be coming up... The inflow and res level are going up, so the outflow should follow.
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dave
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Posted: 05 Dec 2012 at 10:02am |
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Supposed to be sunny too!
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dave
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Posted: 05 Dec 2012 at 11:17am |
FYI, The Green is coming up and should be over 2,000cfs or more!!!!!!
WEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Mr.Grinch
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Posted: 05 Dec 2012 at 6:11pm |
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Yeah. I would have had a million times a better day if I had gone to the UGG. But no, I had a craptastic day at work instead.
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thad2000
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Posted: 05 Dec 2012 at 6:32pm |
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It's still at 2090 ... :) what's the best level for a first time upper green run?
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why not!
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Mr.Grinch
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Posted: 05 Dec 2012 at 7:53pm |
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Who the funk gave me a thumbs down, and why?
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dave
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Posted: 05 Dec 2012 at 8:32pm |
This is a good level, but starting to get pushy for a first time run unless you are real comfortable in your craft in class IV.
I got the one of the worst beat downs of my life today, in a big hole in the triple boof section below Ledge Drop II. Couldnt get a hold of the grab loop on my spray skirt with NRS mittens on and almost flushed drowned. I need to fix that...
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Travisimo
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Posted: 06 Dec 2012 at 12:08am |
I agree the thumbs down was a sucker punch on Dave, probably because of the new feature that shows thumbs up/down. When did I get the ones I have???  Glad you managed to pull Dave, sounds like a bad situation! We're all just between swims! A couple of the scariest places I've been were in rapids I thought I understood... 
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H2O please
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thad2000
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Posted: 06 Dec 2012 at 5:47am |
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tee hee hee.. I didn't thumb down anyone, but I gave myself a thumbs up to see how it works.. :) Self promotion rules! (I'm sure that earned me a thumbs down.)
Dave, thanks for the input. I've had the same problem with gloves compounded with having a foot stuck after in the foot braces. Not fun. However, it did earn me a "wow, way to stick with trying to roll." from onlookers.
I'm trying to boat my burn more now. It still feels clumsy compared to my littler boats. I want to get into class IV stuff... and to do so I think I'll like the volume of the burn.
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why not!
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melger
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Posted: 06 Dec 2012 at 9:29am |
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Thad - My opinion is that a good first time flow is around 1800. The gorge isn't too pushy yet, but a lot of the rocks are well covered. 2k is still a good level, the holes just get a little bigger. still plenty of recovery time after most of the rapids.
under 1800, the run gets more technical with lots of rocks coming into play. I tend to like more water and less scraping.
go with a group who will show you the lines.
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thad2000
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Posted: 06 Dec 2012 at 12:07pm |
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Yep, I'm not too fond of scraping and It's nice to not drag along as your trying to roll. Thanks Melger. Will definitely find someone well versed and willing to show lines when I go.
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why not!
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