yes, FITW here I come!!!!

I could be up for the Cooper on Sat.  Don't think I can make FITW on Friday.  Keep us posted on Sat.

What are your plans, James? I was thinking of going to the Wenatchee, but am open. I do need a good play run to demo a Jackson Super Star I will have this weekend, but would like to get out in the creeker at some point.

Cooper is like I-5 minus the bumper to bumper traffic.  So in that case it's not like I-5 at all.  But the high water that went through that little river bed has changed things.  For the better.  No wood anywhere, and a majority of those little bothersome rocks are gone. There is one that does a good wave imitation and results in a rather abrupt piton.  Pretty much just solid bedrock now.  The big rock in the bottom of Shark's Tooth has fallen over now opening up a super big line, through the mank that is this drop. 

Bring a Forest Pass permit to park on river left.  The river right unimproved campground has been destroyed by the FS.  Evidently, some of the more colorful denizens of the area were using the unimproved site as a locale for weapons testing and scaring the bejeezes out of people that camped there and the property owners across the river.  Good news is that the FS is working with AW to improve the takeout on river left.
-Nick

There is no wood that is in play on the Cooper, as of 6/20/07. For the past couple weeks it has been at a fun, fluffy level. We ran it the day before yesterday and it is a bit lower but still but not scrappy between rapids and always fun. Have a good time!

Edited by H2Ohta - 22 Jun 2007 at 8:58am

James, question for you.  Gage on the river page shows 1262ish as inflow at Cle Elum.  The gage that AW uses from USBR is showing 1430 today.  A track back on your gage link doesn't bring up the gage.  So which gage are you using to get the 1262 number? 

I'm asking because I'd be bringing a beginning creeker over to the Coop, and while I tend to use the USBR gage for setting the level, I'd entertain bringing her over if the level was the 1262 you report.  And now that I have 2 different values being read for the same run I'm confused and should really get back to work.
-Nick

It's kinda low bro.  You aiming to make your boat look all gouged and used in the first week eh?

Ok, I checked it out and it's sweet, maybe monday after work there will be more water.