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  Quote WA-Boater Replybullet Topic: Top 5
    Posted: 20 Oct 2009 at 9:24am

What are the Top 5 rivers you want to run, but never have?

Here's my list:
1. Clear Fork Cowlitz
2. Fall in the Wall
3. Cascade River
4. McCoy Creek/Yellow Jacket Creek
5. Canyon Creek Stilly
 
Here are 5 I want to get on this winter:
1. Little White
2. Big Quilcene
3. Sams
4. Matheny
5. SF Skokomish
 
If anybody out there it looking to get on any of these, lets plan early so when the water comes in we can hit it without having to plan and rally the troops.
 
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  Quote James Replybullet Posted: 20 Oct 2009 at 11:17am
What I want!
1. Ernies
2. Little White
3. McCoy
4. Grays
5. Clearwater
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  Quote xanthopb Replybullet Posted: 20 Oct 2009 at 11:46am
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Stop yard sale'ing  540's in the concrete jungle.  Those trick bikes can mess you up!

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  Quote JoesKayak Replybullet Posted: 20 Oct 2009 at 11:52am
Um. I don't know if this is TOP 5 or not, as I change my mind alot, but here goes:

Upper Pilchuck Creek
Pilchuck River - (anyone got a quad to run shuttle with?)
SF Salmon
Yellowjacket
Illinois


And CC Stilly is almost a backyard run for me (more literally for Texas Dave) if you like I can give you a shout next time I head up there.
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  Quote septimus prime Replybullet Posted: 20 Oct 2009 at 12:22pm
In no particular order:

Truss
Grays
Entiat
Matheny
Ohanepecosh
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  Quote chipmaney Replybullet Posted: 20 Oct 2009 at 12:30pm
Truss
Top Tye
Callaghan (BC)
Carbon
SF Skokomish
sitting all alone on a mountain by a river that has no end
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  Quote franzhorner Replybullet Posted: 20 Oct 2009 at 12:33pm
top 8 of NF Payette  (ID)
Lost River (WA)
Stein (BC)
EFSF Salmon (ID)
Grand Canyon (AZ)


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  Quote WA-Boater Replybullet Posted: 20 Oct 2009 at 1:46pm
franz- ever looked into the Pasayten River heading north from the cascades into canada? looks interesting.
 
 
 
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  Quote water wacko Replybullet Posted: 20 Oct 2009 at 3:53pm
Runs I want...
 
Granite Creek up north
Big Q
Clear Fork Cowlitz
Quinault
Farmlands
 
Runs I want this winter...
 
Jefferson
SF Skokomish
Robe
Clearwater up north
Lake Creek, OR
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  Quote cmellon Replybullet Posted: 20 Oct 2009 at 6:23pm
Good one Brett, bringing back some memories (even if I was in a Fly.)
 
One run on Lake Creek and you'll be moving to Eugene, let me know if you head south. There's nothing like it in WA.
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  Quote BRoss Replybullet Posted: 20 Oct 2009 at 6:51pm
Top 5:
NF Clackamas
Crooked River OR
SF Salmon
Illinois
Truss

This winter:
Grays
Matheny
Copper Creek
NF Sauk
Upper EF Hood

"That boated a lot better than it looked." "It always does until it doesn't."
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  Quote KBfree Replybullet Posted: 20 Oct 2009 at 7:23pm
Someday I'd like to hit:

1. Cascade
2. Fall in the Wall
3  Nooksak
4. Canyon Cr. Stilly
5. Robe (someday)


Favorites checked off....

Hagen Gorge
Truss
Farmlands
WF Hood
Opal Creek - Little NF Santiam


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  Quote RemAcct2 Replybullet Posted: 20 Oct 2009 at 7:58pm
It would seem that there is enough overlap, we ought to be able to get some good weekend trips going on this winter...

Who wants to cross something off this weekend?
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  Quote Kiwi Replybullet Posted: 20 Oct 2009 at 8:44pm
do you know chris enos darren? he want's to hit the sams too, he's even scouted the shuttle out and everything. it's a long run, you'd have to go over to the OP and hit matheney or something the day before so you can get in early enough to make the hike and run because the roads gated around 4 miles from the put in.
 
my list:
sams
ohanepecosh
upper upper cispus
limp wrist
jefferson
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  Quote oukr9965 Replybullet Posted: 21 Oct 2009 at 8:13am

My list of PFDs I'd like to experience; no order:

Siouxox Creek, Eagle Creek, Hagen Gorge, Yellowjacket Creek, Icicle Creek, NF Payette
 
List of previous runs that I'd like to run a lot more:
 
Little Klickitat (AWESOME), Camas Creek (not too crazy but a lot of fun), Truss, Lake Branch WF Hood/WF Hood (assuming LBWFH is less woody)
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  Quote franzhorner Replybullet Posted: 21 Oct 2009 at 8:23am
Originally posted by WA-Boater

franz- ever looked into the Pasayten River heading north from the cascades into canada? looks interesting.
 
 
 


Ive heard of it but never looked into it!
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  Quote Yotes Replybullet Posted: 21 Oct 2009 at 12:44pm
Let me know if you put together an Imnaha trip this spring, I'd like to get on that one as well!
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  Quote jP Replybullet Posted: 21 Oct 2009 at 3:07pm
Top Ten Runs I want (not in order. And no, I couldn't keep it to just 5.)
-Clear Fork Cowlitz
-UU Cispus (missed it again)
-Dosewallips(Elkhorn and other sections)
-Grays River
-Johnson Creek
-Chehalis
-Toutle
-Washougal (various sections)
-Clearwater (Nooksack)
-N. Frk Lewis (class IV sections)
 
Top Five Runs I want to go back to (again and again)
-Little White
-Robe
-Icicle (any and all sections)
-White Salmon (all sections, especially the Green Truss)
-The Sky (what can I say? It always runs, it's close to home, and when it flows big it scares the sh*t out of me)
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  Quote franzhorner Replybullet Posted: 21 Oct 2009 at 3:17pm
Originally posted by franzhorner

top 8 of NF Payette  (ID)
Lost River (WA)
Stein (BC)
EFSF Salmon (ID)
Grand Canyon (AZ)




I can't believe I forgot Robe!!!!!  That really should be number one for me and my catboat!

Another river not on my list that is like a pipe dream is the Grand Canyon of the Elwha.  I know its got enough cfs for a catboat but I'm not sure its doable even with the 1000 cfs recommended flow.  The hike in would be a real bitch, especially with catboats!!!

Another thing I would like to do is hike in through the dosewallips and run the fun section of the Hayes that Sprague recommeded
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  Quote WA-Boater Replybullet Posted: 22 Oct 2009 at 10:25pm
Looks like we need to figure out some trip leaders who have done...
1. Cascade
2. FITW (how long will this go on rain til the snow makes it a no go?)
3. Robe
4. McCoy & Yellowjacket
5.Grays
6.SF Skokomish
7. Matheny
8. CC Stilly
9. Jefferson
10. Big Quilcene
11. Matheny & Sams
12. LW
 
Clear Fork Cowlitz will probably have to wait til next year.
 
Only runs I can help with is the Top Tye and UU Cispus. If anyone wants to head that way and levels look good let me know.
If anyone wants to take initiative to show us down a run listed let it be known. If not, lets try to plan some of these when they have water.
I'd like to try and hit every run listed above this winter. I think that would be great.
I'm always game for the Green when it comes up too.
 
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  Quote Tobin Replybullet Posted: 22 Oct 2009 at 10:43pm
Darren,
where are you homesteaded at? 549 is a fox island prefix?
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  Quote WA-Boater Replybullet Posted: 23 Oct 2009 at 10:41am
on the key peninsula. lake minterwood to be exact - about 2 miles past the light from kiwi fence co.

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  Quote jP Replybullet Posted: 23 Oct 2009 at 10:59am
Ok-
 of the 12 runs you listed that I've done...
 
runs I've done more than once (in order of familiarity):
- FITWah (quite a bit)
- Robe (many times)
- LW (several times)
- CC Stilly (a few times: I don't really dig this run because the shuttle is longer than the run, so running laps is tedious)
- Cascade (only paddled it twice- prefer to run it during melt-off)
 
runs I've done once (but would return to):
- Jefferson
- S. Fork Skokomish (makes a good weekend w/ Jefferson crk)
- McCoy /Yellowjacket (I highly reccomend it)
 
runs I'd add to the list for those of the adventurous spirit (i.e- they involve hiking in, and they're legit class V runs):
- N. Frk Skokomish
- Deer Creek
(both of those I did with Ben this year, and both are worth doing)
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  Quote James Replybullet Posted: 23 Oct 2009 at 11:28am
I could help out with the FITW, Robe, CC Stilly, SF Skok, Cascade and Jefferson.

Although I already made my list, there is something that really peaks my interest about The NF Tolt and the Puyallup gorge. I mean they are right here in our backyard and yet they never get run do to access. Now I'm not saying I'm excited to spend days hiking and hunting but it just seems like the right thing to do doesn't it?
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  Quote water wacko Replybullet Posted: 23 Oct 2009 at 11:47am
With this rain FITW might be going this afternoon!!!
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