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Posted: 07 Jun 2007 at 11:33am |
OK, after all this debate about soloing and safety, I think it's time for a more lighheated topic.
What are you favorite runs and why? My favs are:
1. Tumwater (late summer): At low flows this is hard to beat. Crystal clear water, challenging but not terrifying rapids, sunny skies, warm weather, climbing nearby, great scenery... I love it.
2. FITW: Although incredibly short it packs a punch and is a relatively safe run considering the crazy gradient (380fpm? but probably more like 275 between FITW proper and Root Ball). The rapids are super fun, the scenery is great, the access is easy and it is close enough to Seattle to Run Laps on.
3. The Sky: Come on, no explanation needed.
4. Peshastin Creek: A great intro to creeking. It drops 200fpm in the first couple miles but with the exception of Fresh Squeezed, it is never harder than class III. It is just continuous, fun class III paddling.
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Posted: 07 Jun 2007 at 11:56am |
I love the Icicle ... all parts of it. It is easily one of the most amazing river/creeks around. With introduction stretches to solid III-IV stretches to full on V+.. Its all there, roadside in a quite amazing valley. Not a ton of driving to get in between the runs... The Icicle will always be a mecca of NW Whitewater. Having the Wenatchee next door aint bad either! I love Tumwater, and I also Love Callaghan Creek. Callaghan has to be one of the funnest runs I have done ever. Not too hard but very rewarding!!!! But of all the places that are special and magical I vote for the Skook. She is not controlled by weather, snow melt or rain, she sets her own time and she is very honest about it. She gives up the sweetest moves and yet does not over do it will ultra long days that make her tired. She always offers memories and everytime I have kicked it with her she has taught me more than I have ever learned elsewhere. I just hope that I can give back a little to her for all she's done for me. Viva La Skooka
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tradguy2
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Posted: 07 Jun 2007 at 12:12pm |
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I suspect the Icicle will be added to my list once I get on it.
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Posted: 07 Jun 2007 at 12:31pm |
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I like the run between my house and the neighborhood pub. Views of Puget Sound and the Olympics, well landscaped gardens and quaint old houses. Not to mention the pub lets my dog inside where she gets biscuits.
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Posted: 07 Jun 2007 at 12:32pm |
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Matheny Creek is my favourite kayaking run that I have done so
far....challenging rapids in the secluded rainforrest with an abundance
of fungi, plants and animals....yes... Matheny Creek....
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Posted: 07 Jun 2007 at 12:53pm |
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What pub is this Nick? Biscuits for the diggy... I gotta find this place... sounds like it might be more of a marathon for me though!
A bar that allows dogs... thats cool!
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Posted: 07 Jun 2007 at 1:06pm |
James, what is Callaghan like. I am good to go for this fall?
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Posted: 07 Jun 2007 at 1:10pm |
GC Elwha
Tshletshy
Matheny
Notice a pattern...?
Jon
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Posted: 07 Jun 2007 at 1:41pm |
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The list gets narrower as it goes?
The pub is in the enlightened portion of Seattle known as West Seattle.
Icicle, Callahan, Ohane(before floods), White Salmon, West Water Canyon (Colorado)
Edited by cronar - 07 Jun 2007 at 1:48pm
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Posted: 07 Jun 2007 at 1:43pm |
Jon you oly penner... I can dig it though, I just don't have the experience under my belt to chime in out there. Sitkum was sweet but not a top ranker... just a bottom spanker. Callaghan is awesome... read the description I wrote.
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Posted: 07 Jun 2007 at 2:01pm |
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Are we limiting this to WA? If so, I'd agree with FITW and would add Canyon Creek of the Stili. Mind you, there are a lot of runs that I'd still love to get on around here.
If we're talking nationwide, I'd have to add the classics: Narrows on the Green and Big South in CO
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Posted: 07 Jun 2007 at 2:18pm |
We are not limiting anything here. I was thinking Washington, but mainly because that is where most of my boating has been. But... all 3 rivers I paddled in Idaho are pretty high on my list.
Selway, Lochsa, MF Salmon
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Posted: 07 Jun 2007 at 2:42pm |
SF Payette ( Canyon sect)
Canyon Creek ( Lewis )
Sky. (its gotta be on everyones list)
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Posted: 07 Jun 2007 at 2:47pm |
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Upper Green Gorge!!! Of course!!!!!!
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Posted: 07 Jun 2007 at 3:09pm |
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must be a play thing with the sky, I'm barely willing to drive up there for that thing. The drop is sweet though.
GC Elwha mos' def!
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tom, you'd love Callaghan! first time flows of low med it's the two good falls, another burly ledge and so many awesome IV boulder gardens -- chutes and slots and tight eddies and just tons and tons of fun. a gem
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Posted: 08 Jun 2007 at 1:28am |
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SF Yuba 49-Bridge (the best 8 miles of IV-V anywhere)
Truss
Ashlu Mine
Tummy around 2,800
Little White
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Posted: 11 Jun 2007 at 11:50am |
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In no particular order....
Selway
Lochsa
NF Sky...or what used to be the NF Sky
CC Stilly (the fact that it's 15 min to the takeout from my house factors in)
Nahatlatch
White Salmon - Green Truss and Middle
Tieton - The river is OK... the fact that I always see lots of old friends here is the biggest draw
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Posted: 11 Jun 2007 at 3:09pm |
I agree with Peshastin Creek!!
I'd also agree with the Sky, and to add a third, the Narrows run on the Humptulips - super scenic and remote (not super challenging, but still fun)
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Posted: 12 Jun 2007 at 12:33pm |
Each of my favorites depends on which boat makes it out of the garage that day!
Cataraft = NF Sky @ big water (the old NF that is)
Paddle Raft = Sauk at big water 15,000 is fun 26,000 not so fun
IK = Matheny Creek
Play boat = Wenatchee at any flow works for me
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Posted: 12 Jun 2007 at 2:18pm |
What about the green? ![]("../Media/getimagexfileid=1537&width=100") ![]("../Media/getimagexfileid=1307&width=100")
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Posted: 12 Jun 2007 at 2:28pm |
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Personally Dave, I think the green is only ok.
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Posted: 13 Jun 2007 at 10:02am |
Really? thats sad..... ![]("smileys/smiley35.gif")
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Posted: 13 Jun 2007 at 4:22pm |
Great topic ! Although I wanted to check in on the solo boating, because 75% of my paddling is solo.
Favorites have changed over the years but;
Play rivers,.......Cle Elum, Tilton
Beautiful Canyons.....Carbon, Muddy Fork Cowlitz, West Fork Satsop, Elwha
River trips..........Grand Canyon
Best surfing wave.........Pacific Ocean,
20 years ago my list would have been different. I probably would have listed the 10 hardest rivers I had done in the most remote places.
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Posted: 13 Jun 2007 at 8:02pm |
The Green isn't just oK... it's a classic. Undisputable classic esp @ higher flows.
That said, it doesn't get on my list of all time faves.
Just in it's defense.
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Posted: 13 Jun 2007 at 8:04pm |
Hey Olds
I'm curious... whats the muddy of the cowlitz like? And how's that hike in?
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