Winter Motivation.
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Printed Date: 06 Oct 2025 at 4:52pm
Topic: Winter Motivation.
Posted By: Fish
Subject: Winter Motivation.
Date Posted: 05 Jan 2009 at 2:10pm
While most paddlers are looking to the slopes for powder turns, there are a few of us out there dredging through feet of snow in search of the goods (or anything with water in it). This was the case this past friday when Cody and I drove to Hoffstadt Creek to meet up with the Hood River crew. We arrived to over 2 feet of snow in the hills, and post holed 1.5 miles to the put in. It was amazing there, heavy snow lined branches folded over the narrow creek in the Mt. St. Helens blast zone. This near eddyless creek flows over bedrock, with tons of slides and ledges, almost too many to mention,. The creek is fickle, and rarely has water in it, but worth it, IF, you like crawling up a mountain side with thigh deep snow to reach your vehicle that you know is stuck, and probably snowed in  Good times! For you waterfalls lovers, Bridal Veil falls was on tap for saturday, and provided for great pics and video. Chris K, Cody, and myself all hucked it with great results. Sunday was another mission day. Chris Korbulic fired off 75 foot Butte Creek Falls for the first D, sick! trip reports and pics to follow soon.
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Replies:
Posted By: James
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2009 at 9:44am
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Sounds epic Fish. Like always you guys are non-stop rally masters. Looking forward to seeing the action. |
Posted By: Fish
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2009 at 9:48am
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For pics and video of last weeks mission go to www.huckinhuge.com
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Posted By: huckin harms
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2009 at 9:50am
| yep, what James said.... |
Posted By: James
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2009 at 10:46am
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Dang ... Fish you were not kidding when you said I was going to miss out.... |
Posted By: tradguy2
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2009 at 1:26pm
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Looks like someone forgot to buckle his helmet lol. ------------- ... preparing for a river beating! |
Posted By: PaulGamache
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2009 at 5:14pm
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Awesome!
------------- 27/320 & 1 bootie |