OK Boulder Drop. Its TIME.
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Topic: OK Boulder Drop. Its TIME.
Posted By: ashleygoesdisco
Subject: OK Boulder Drop. Its TIME.
Date Posted: 18 Jul 2007 at 11:17am
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All right guys, I'm feeling ballsy. It's Boulder Drop this weekend, or I won't forgive myself. Who would be up for it on Friday. Morning, afternoon, evening, whatever. ![]("smileys/smiley10.gif") Weide? I don't think you have to work....The disco helmet might make an appearance, for good luck.... ------------- Ashley Duffus Well behaved women rarely make history. www.naiyadays.blogspot.com |
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Posted By: tradguy2
Date Posted: 18 Jul 2007 at 11:30am
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Your going to style it. ------------- ... preparing for a river beating! |
Posted By: Weide
Date Posted: 18 Jul 2007 at 11:39am
| I could do Friday morning. Jason is hounding me to paddle. I'll pop my Boulder cherry too. Maybe we should have some real kayakers around to catch our gear? |
Posted By: tradguy2
Date Posted: 18 Jul 2007 at 11:41am
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Let me know when you decide to go. Maybe I'll take the day off and join you, I have not ran the Sky in far too long. ------------- ... preparing for a river beating! |
Posted By: ashleygoesdisco
Date Posted: 18 Jul 2007 at 11:49am
Ok. Let's go Friday morning!
![]("http://www.professorpaddle.com/forum/smileys/smiley43.gif") Ten? Eleven? SIX THIRTY?------------- Ashley Duffus Well behaved women rarely make history. www.naiyadays.blogspot.com |
Posted By: ashleygoesdisco
Date Posted: 18 Jul 2007 at 11:57am
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Laaaps? ------------- Ashley Duffus Well behaved women rarely make history. www.naiyadays.blogspot.com |
Posted By: Otter Boy
Date Posted: 18 Jul 2007 at 11:59am
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Yo Ashely,
Come out tonight at 6:00. Beat's working!
- B
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Posted By: ashleygoesdisco
Date Posted: 18 Jul 2007 at 12:05pm
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I know. I can't. I could say the same to you! Skip work Friday and come with us!! ------------- Ashley Duffus Well behaved women rarely make history. www.naiyadays.blogspot.com |
Posted By: Weide
Date Posted: 18 Jul 2007 at 12:12pm
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Ashley-
10:00 am at split rock. I have to be off the river by 12:30, so ten sharp! I'll make a trip later this afternoon.
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Posted By: arnobarno
Date Posted: 18 Jul 2007 at 3:09pm
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Giddyup, I think I'm in. Probably could be up for trying BD as well - I've never even scouted it as I've been waiting since mid-March for levels to finally come back down to even consider running it.
------------- arn9schaeffer@gmail.com (remove 9 for my real email address) |
Posted By: ashleygoesdisco
Date Posted: 18 Jul 2007 at 5:06pm
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Arn- You'll be golden. KTW told me that this is the weekend for 1st timers. Had to take up the river level's offer.
------------- Ashley Duffus Well behaved women rarely make history. www.naiyadays.blogspot.com |
Posted By: Camrun
Date Posted: 18 Jul 2007 at 5:06pm
| Is anybody in that actually knows the line?? I might be in with my 14 yr olds. We just spent 9 days on the Rogue and my boy is WAY over my head now. Can anyone compare the BD line with Blossom Bar? |
Posted By: ashleygoesdisco
Date Posted: 18 Jul 2007 at 5:10pm
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I know the line. I've never run it, and I wouldn't recommend anyone follow me completely, but I'm not going to be following anyone, I don't believe. My dad should be meeting up with me, and whoever else for a second lap at one- ish. He's run BD more times than I can even remember.
------------- Ashley Duffus Well behaved women rarely make history. www.naiyadays.blogspot.com |
Posted By: Camrun
Date Posted: 18 Jul 2007 at 5:17pm
| Is anybody in that actually knows the line?? I might be in with my 14 yr olds. We just spent 9 days on the Rogue and my boy is WAY over my head now. Can anyone compare the BD line with Blossom Bar? |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 18 Jul 2007 at 5:56pm
| I will most likely be there. I know the line well and would be glad to show your son down. Although I have not done blossom bar, I get the impression from other people I have talked to that BD will be more difficult. Scout it first and then you will know for sure! |
Posted By: ashleygoesdisco
Date Posted: 18 Jul 2007 at 6:07pm
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Originally posted by kayaktheworld
I will most likely be there. Do it! ![]("http://www.professorpaddle.com/forum/smileys/smiley9.gif") ------------- Ashley Duffus Well behaved women rarely make history. www.naiyadays.blogspot.com |
Posted By: justin
Date Posted: 18 Jul 2007 at 6:32pm
| I wish I didn't have to work on friday. I lost my BD cherry on Sunday and it was awesome. |
Posted By: arnobarno
Date Posted: 18 Jul 2007 at 10:30pm
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Camrun, I haven't run Boulder Drop but, perhaps will for the first time on Friday. I ran Blossom Bar during our Rogue River trip last year - which was on our 8th day ever in a kayak. IMHO, Blossom is an easy class 2 move (albeit with serious consequences for missing). I get the impression (from watching many others run it) that BD will be significantly harder. Guess I'll know for sure on Friday. arn ------------- arn9schaeffer@gmail.com (remove 9 for my real email address) |
Posted By: PowWrangler
Date Posted: 18 Jul 2007 at 11:13pm
| I don't think you guys will have any problem with boulder drop at this level. It's very friendly right now with lots o eddies. |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 18 Jul 2007 at 11:17pm
| Wrangler, you should join us. |
Posted By: Chuck e fresh
Date Posted: 18 Jul 2007 at 11:36pm
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Hey yall, I'll be on it at 10 am, I'm still getting used to my new boat but I know the lines and the more people the better. These levls are forsure freindly ! I hope people want too put in at cable drop. The confluece just ain't the best starting point. I like more rapid's and I can not lie ! Any way Anybody that isn't sure of cable can meet us ,or me, at the confluence. Let's do it !!! ------------- There's no such word as can't!so stop making excuses!!!! |
Posted By: tradguy2
Date Posted: 19 Jul 2007 at 9:49am
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Woohoo, Chuckie, Arn, KTW, this should be fun.
Camrun, this is a strong group, plenty of people to show you the line. Hopefully we do laps and hit a few lines. ------------- ... preparing for a river beating! |
Posted By: Chuck e fresh
Date Posted: 19 Jul 2007 at 1:53pm
Change O' plans I've got too saftey for w.t in the morning but hopefully I'll see everyone out there. I'll be in the skud, dang it. I want to paddle my new boat !!![]("http://professorpaddle.com/forum/smileys/smiley30.gif") ------------- There's no such word as can't!so stop making excuses!!!! |
Posted By: septimus prime
Date Posted: 19 Jul 2007 at 3:06pm
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I have managed to wiggle out of work and am going to join you guys. See you tomorrow. ------------- Jon Shell Bee |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 20 Jul 2007 at 1:55pm
| Just want to say congrats to the folks who ran BD for their first time today. It is awesome that you guys can now run the sky straight through if you feel like it. =) Congrats. |
Posted By: James
Date Posted: 20 Jul 2007 at 2:06pm
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How was it KTW? People make their lines? Any first timers through Neds or the Needle? Great Job everyone... that is such a fantastic rapid in every aspect. J ------------- |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 20 Jul 2007 at 2:26pm
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It was good. One swim but it was minor, at the very bottom. So yeah, pretty much all good lines. No one on the needle, everyone took airplane.
A few people went for a second run so hopefully the good lines continued =). Also, for those of you who were on the trip, I did end up finding my wallet. |
Posted By: justin
Date Posted: 20 Jul 2007 at 2:35pm
| who swam? or is it a secret? |
Posted By: Weide
Date Posted: 20 Jul 2007 at 2:43pm
| BD is awesome! We all ran airplane. It was styled by all. Thanks Dave and Tom for the line and confidence building pep talk. |
Posted By: ashleygoesdisco
Date Posted: 20 Jul 2007 at 4:49pm
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AKJSDHAKJSHDKJASHDKJHASDK. No swims. We all hit Airplane, both times down. It was an absolute blast. I hit the line better the first time, only flipped once in a hole below the fence. Second time I flipped right next to Chris' Crack. And futher down. Had a bit of a bumpy ride that time. Someone else should describe what my second one looked like. I don't actually know what I got hung up on the second time I flipped, and I spent too much time upside down to remember where I was. IT WAS A BLAST. Thanks David, we're all stoked to do it again. I'll post second run pictures in a minute. =) edit: I guess we had one swim. I didn't even see it... ------------- Ashley Duffus Well behaved women rarely make history. www.naiyadays.blogspot.com |
Posted By: ashleygoesdisco
Date Posted: 20 Jul 2007 at 5:07pm
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Vweeeeep! http://picasaweb.google.com/ashleyduffus/BoulderDropCherryPop Ch-ch-check it out! ------------- Ashley Duffus Well behaved women rarely make history. www.naiyadays.blogspot.com |
Posted By: arnobarno
Date Posted: 20 Jul 2007 at 5:17pm
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Yeah, that was fun today. Ashley had some solid combat rolls on the 2nd run. As she started through airplane turn, there were three of us yelling, "Paddle, paddle, paddle!!!" Her line was too low but her grace under pressure was very impressive. I think she rolled three times in about 15 seconds! All perfectly executed. I didn't see the swimmer either. So the rest of you will have to guess ![]("smileys/smiley15.gif") Thanks David and Tom for guiding and Jon and Andy for support ------------- arn9schaeffer@gmail.com (remove 9 for my real email address) |
Posted By: septimus prime
Date Posted: 20 Jul 2007 at 5:22pm
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Sweet!
Great job today guys. You all made it look too easy. ------------- Jon Shell Bee |
Posted By: ashleygoesdisco
Date Posted: 20 Jul 2007 at 5:24pm
Staying upright is always a good thing though... I've been told that I need to work on paddling harder. ![]("smileys/smiley23.gif") Thanks for the compliments, Arn! ------------- Ashley Duffus Well behaved women rarely make history. www.naiyadays.blogspot.com |
Posted By: Camrun
Date Posted: 21 Jul 2007 at 9:39am
![]("smileys/smiley36.gif") FUN!!! Wish we could have been there, when is next?? |
Posted By: Courtney
Date Posted: 21 Jul 2007 at 3:37pm
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Darn! I wish I could have been there too to see the first runs. All this time I waited and you go with someone else. I'll most likely be out there tomorrow if the MM doesn't sky rocket. Is anyone up for joining me?
Courtney
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Posted By: Tobin
Date Posted: 23 Jul 2007 at 6:49am
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Good job!! Adam made his first run through on Saturday morning, and did another lap through in a playboat. He got a little close to the CRACK also!! Just say NO to CRACK! That thing is nasty.
Good job to everyone!! Thats a big feather in the ol' cap!
Peace
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Posted By: ashleygoesdisco
Date Posted: 23 Jul 2007 at 12:30pm
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Guys in my group- Who took Abe's (the photographer at Boulder, works for Wave Trek) card after the first run? I'm looking to get his email addy... =) If anyone else has his address... That would work also. ------------- Ashley Duffus Well behaved women rarely make history. www.naiyadays.blogspot.com |
Posted By: arnobarno
Date Posted: 23 Jul 2007 at 12:59pm
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Forgot all about this until I saw your note! Liquid Dreams Photos Abe Herrera liquid_dreams_photos@yahoo.com 360-793-2771 425-922-2737 (cell) ------------- arn9schaeffer@gmail.com (remove 9 for my real email address) |