Top 5
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Topic: Top 5
Posted By: WA-Boater
Subject: Top 5
Date Posted: 20 Oct 2009 at 9:24am
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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.
Darren
253 549 three9four5
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Replies:
Posted By: James
Date Posted: 20 Oct 2009 at 11:17am
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What I want! 1. Ernies 2. Little White 3. McCoy 4. Grays 5. Clearwater |
Posted By: xanthopb
Date Posted: 20 Oct 2009 at 11:46am
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James, Stop yard sale'ing 540's in the concrete jungle. Those trick bikes can mess you up! -brad ------------- O-Qua Tangin Wann |
Posted By: JoesKayak
Date Posted: 20 Oct 2009 at 11:52am
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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. |
Posted By: septimus prime
Date Posted: 20 Oct 2009 at 12:22pm
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In no particular order: Truss Grays Entiat Matheny Ohanepecosh ------------- Jon Shell Bee |
Posted By: chipmaney
Date Posted: 20 Oct 2009 at 12:30pm
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Truss Top Tye Callaghan (BC) Carbon SF Skokomish ------------- sitting all alone on a mountain by a river that has no end |
Posted By: franzhorner
Date Posted: 20 Oct 2009 at 12:33pm
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top 8 of NF Payette (ID) Lost River (WA) Stein (BC) EFSF Salmon (ID) Grand Canyon (AZ) ------------- MORE RAIN PLEASE |
Posted By: WA-Boater
Date Posted: 20 Oct 2009 at 1:46pm
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franz- ever looked into the Pasayten River heading north from the cascades into canada? looks interesting.
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Posted By: water wacko
Date Posted: 20 Oct 2009 at 3:53pm
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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 ------------- "Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and go do that, because what the world needs is people who have come alive." ~Howard Thurman |
Posted By: cmellon
Date Posted: 20 Oct 2009 at 6:23pm
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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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Posted By: BRoss
Date Posted: 20 Oct 2009 at 6:51pm
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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." |
Posted By: KBfree
Date Posted: 20 Oct 2009 at 7:23pm
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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 - Kirk ------------- Kirk B |
Posted By: RemAcct2
Date Posted: 20 Oct 2009 at 7:58pm
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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? ------------- |
Posted By: Kiwi
Date Posted: 20 Oct 2009 at 8:44pm
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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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Posted By: oukr9965
Date Posted: 21 Oct 2009 at 8:13am
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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) ------------- -Lanson |
Posted By: franzhorner
Date Posted: 21 Oct 2009 at 8:23am
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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! ------------- MORE RAIN PLEASE |
Posted By: Yotes
Date 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! |
Posted By: jP
Date Posted: 21 Oct 2009 at 3:07pm
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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) ------------- 🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋 |
Posted By: franzhorner
Date Posted: 21 Oct 2009 at 3:17pm
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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 ------------- MORE RAIN PLEASE |
Posted By: WA-Boater
Date Posted: 22 Oct 2009 at 10:25pm
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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.
Darren 253 549 three94five
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Posted By: Tobin
Date Posted: 22 Oct 2009 at 10:43pm
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Darren,
where are you homesteaded at? 549 is a fox island prefix? ------------- Sure? |
Posted By: WA-Boater
Date Posted: 23 Oct 2009 at 10:41am
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on the key peninsula. lake minterwood to be exact - about 2 miles past the light from kiwi fence co. darren |
Posted By: jP
Date Posted: 23 Oct 2009 at 10:59am
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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) ------------- 🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋 |
Posted By: James
Date Posted: 23 Oct 2009 at 11:28am
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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? |
Posted By: water wacko
Date Posted: 23 Oct 2009 at 11:47am
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With this rain FITW might be going this afternoon!!! ------------- "Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and go do that, because what the world needs is people who have come alive." ~Howard Thurman |