Granite Falls Question...
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Topic: Granite Falls Question...
Posted By: Blair
Subject: Granite Falls Question...
Date Posted: 27 Dec 2010 at 3:48am
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So I was reading about the robe canyon run on under PP rivers and saw that it says to take out immediately below the bridge because granite falls is just ahead... Is this because the falls are not runnable or simply to avoid the meth heads in granite falls city?
I haven't looked at these falls in over a year (before I stepped up my paddling to new levels), so if it's because they aren't run, tell me the reasoning prease. |
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Posted By: huckin harms
Date Posted: 27 Dec 2010 at 6:44am
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Blair, I don't mean for this to come across as mean... BUT< do yourself the favor of going to look at it again. It's worth the exercise and will clear up any misunderstandings you previously had about Granite Falls. Besides there aren't any Meth heads in Granite Falls anymore... they cleaned house and it's all clear. :) ------------- |
Posted By: tiziak
Date Posted: 27 Dec 2010 at 9:31am
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Go for it Blair, but let me know first. I'm always on the hunt for more carnage footage... ------------- If you don't know where you are going, any road will get you there. Daniel Patrinellis 360.434.4616 |
Posted By: water wacko
Date Posted: 28 Dec 2010 at 2:25pm
| It's the full burl, Blair. Rob hasn't even run it, although it has been run at a very low level. |
Posted By: Blair
Date Posted: 29 Dec 2010 at 5:39pm
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I'll convince D4 to paddle it. I was just talking to him on the phone while he was preoccupied reading about ropes on the internet and I asked if he has paddled Granite Falls and he said "no." So I asked why, and he said "I'll get around to it someday." Then he snapped back and said "No one paddles Granite Falls! You die in there!"
Anyways, the point is, I'll catch him off track again (not hard to do), and before we know it, we'll be getting some good carnage video for Dan. ------------- |
Posted By: Blair
Date Posted: 29 Dec 2010 at 5:43pm
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Rob could run this. Easy Peasy.
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPs-Ggmk6JA&hd=1 ------------- |
Posted By: Blair
Date Posted: 29 Dec 2010 at 5:43pm
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPs-Ggmk6JA&hd=1
just copy and paste the stoopid thing. Every time I add links, they link back to the PP.  ------------- |
Posted By: jP
Date Posted: 08 Jan 2011 at 2:42pm
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its cool now that we got Al Gore to invent a medium that we can armchair scout from the comfort of our own homes with, but Mike's right:
If you are truly curious about any drop, you should visit it in person. I remember when that was the only option short of putting on. There were no photos of most of these runs, or internet. Just rumors or a trickle of beta, enshrouded in mystery. Kinda miss those days when you had to compile the list of rivers on the noaa hotline in order so when you called it up you could quickly go down the whole list and write down the flows.
My suggestion:
Next time you head up to run Canyon Creek, at least allow an extra 5 min to stop and check it out.
Even better: Plan to hike into Robe Canyon either before or after your CC Stilly run. If you aspire to run some gnarly sh*t, hiking in and looking at Robe is easy to do and is a great way to soul search your readiness for that run. Some people knee-jerk and scoff and say they aren't ready, so why bother? Well, like Mike said- it's a good exercise, and it may inspire you as you improve your skills.
Have a great year of paddling, Blair! ------------- 🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋 |
Posted By: water wacko
Date Posted: 08 Jan 2011 at 4:33pm
Yeah, I asked someone for some beta on a run I want to do. I kinda hope I don't get it. I love the mystery and discovery of it all. In a way it makes the run less scary. I don't see it, hear about it, or get a mental picture (which in my case is always scarier than the rapid is) of it. I just get to go do it...  ------------- "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 |