hey everyone. i just got a new kayak and would love to take it out before summers end. im new to the area and was woundering about good runs (II-III) to hit before the summers up. 

my schedule is pretty flexible for the week. what stretch were you thinking of?

cool that works. so where do you wanna put in/takeout?

My taste runs towards putting in at Cable Drop and taking out at Big Eddy... but I'll go with the flow.

I'll start the bidding at Thursday, 10:30am at Big Eddy.

yeah im cool with that, the timing should work well for me too.

awesome. what type of truck/car will you be driving?

Looks like Cable Drop to Big Eddy is about 7 miles?

The Cable Drop parking area is maybe half a mile off Highway 2 on Mount Index River Road. This is just upstream of the confluence of the South Fork and the North Fork of the Sky. We'll put in on the South Fork.

I'm not sure whether or not you need a Discover Pass at Cable Drop, but you do need one at Big Eddy.

I'll probably be driving a blue Civic.

I'm going to go ahead and post it as a trip.

Thanks for the heads up jwcook.

so the trip may be titled drexels  big sky adventure but keep in mind i have not run this stretch and would very much apreciate someone who has run this and is confident to let me know.

cool. let me know.

Good news. I bought my National Forest Pass.

Courtney, I also got a few rolls of duck tape and batteries for my electric cattle prod, so I can babysit, if need be.

It's not so much that I'm familiar with the run(only barely), but I can read water pretty well. I think we'll be OK.

So far, nobody has joined the trip. Makes me feel like the high school geek who tries to throw a big party, but nobody shows up.

So, yeah- just make sure you guys are on the same page. Sorry, not to be a dick- maybe I'm butting in where I shouldn't. Afterall, I am completely clueless as to both of your skill levels. So forgive me if I'm out of line here.

I'll just take this moment to remind everyone about a nifty aspect of this 'lil site: go to the "Rivers" page and click on "Skykomish Index to Split Rock" or whatever it says. Bam. It'll pull up a River Description page for the stretch you are describing, including info about Boulder Drop complete with pictures and probably some vid.
I'm sure you already know its there, but while it isn't perfect, The Rivers page with all the guages on it serves as a great doorway into Professor Paddle's database, sort of a wiki-guidebook if you will.

But if you don't have Jeff Bennett's "A Guide To The Whitewater Rivers Of Washington" (2nd edition) you should get it. Still quite relevant info, and actually a good read.

Again, most boaters know about this but I had a few minutes so I figured I'd throw it out there if you're new to the region.

Yeah, its not a bad portage. Its also running at a pretty forgivable flow- really a good flow to get aquainted with the run and w/ BD itself. You'll dig it.

Boulder Drop is one of the best rapids in the state to run over and over again to get the class IV chops up. There are so many routes and a variety of flows throughout the year keep it fresh. Have fun and welcome to the Skykomish zone!