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Topic: Finally the upper gorge! Discussion Thread Posted: 05 Dec 2007 at 9:18pm |
This is the Finally the upper gorge! discussion thread. Please post any questions below. Remember the actual Trip Details are located on the Finally the upper gorge! | Trip Page If it stays up, I'm there!!!!!!
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Posted: 05 Dec 2007 at 9:19pm |
Everyone keep calling the dam guys and tell them to keep it alive!
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Posted: 06 Dec 2007 at 12:52am |
I'm in if it stays up, but could you bump the meet time to 11:30? 10:30 is pretty early when you're driving up from the dry shitties.
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Posted: 06 Dec 2007 at 9:21am |
No problem
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Posted: 06 Dec 2007 at 9:22am |
It's dropping like a rock, dammmmmm, those dammmmmm guys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Posted: 06 Dec 2007 at 9:55am |
MM if the green drops too much?
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Posted: 06 Dec 2007 at 1:18pm |
Ya, if it drops below 1150cfs, we should go to the MM. I'm game down to 1000, but I leave it up to the masses to decide.
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Posted: 06 Dec 2007 at 2:27pm |
Looking at the gauges I'm probably going to hop over white pass and hit the nisqually, If the current decay rate holds it should be around 2250 on Saturday.
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Posted: 06 Dec 2007 at 4:28pm |
Are you serious, the Nisqually? I spent 10 years on that river learning to Kayak, at higher flows it's kinda fun, a few good play holes here and there, but it's easy class III. Of course there is Stewart's meats right next to the river and thats a big plus! unless your talking about doing the upper Nisqually gorge, thats class V and it's a federal trespassing charge if you go in there without written permission. Thanks to homeland security. I'm thinking the MM would be a better choice.
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Posted: 07 Dec 2007 at 6:07am |
Anyone still considering the MM on Sat? Id be interested in running it. The Green is still above my level.
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Posted: 07 Dec 2007 at 10:12am |
Well, the main reason I'm heading back west this weekend is to take my dad to the game on sunday, and he lives in Olympia. The nisqually is a lot less driving for me than going through seattle, down to oly, then back up to seattle.
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Posted: 07 Dec 2007 at 11:22am |
Just spoke to the regulators at Howard Hanson. Flow is being set to 1200 for the weekend and should start dropping to that flow shortly. May be dropped additionally sat night.
I'd like to get in there tomorrow, it's lower than I like, but still best weekend flow in some time.
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Posted: 07 Dec 2007 at 11:30am |
Originally posted by BoulderBoyAnyone still considering the MM on Sat? Id be interested in running it. The Green is still above my level. That may be a back up plan for our group, as it looks like creekin isn't going to come together. Alternatively, if you'd like to run the Headworks of the green with us (II-III) or the lower gorge with a brief hike in (also II-III) you'd be welcome to join us. I'd say if you can handle House Rocks at 2000 on the MM, you can handle the green gorge at 1200 with a good crew. If you would like to step up, this a good flow to do so and you'd be welcome to join our group.
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Posted: 07 Dec 2007 at 12:27pm |
I'm up for a 1200 cfs run, so I'm in. Unless it drops more, then the MM is a god backup plan.
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Posted: 07 Dec 2007 at 12:29pm |
I too am interested in *finally* running the Upper Gorge. Tomorrow could be the day if the dam operators decide to be nice. And, Dave, even though Deborah is out of town, I have a limited supply of baked goods!
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Posted: 07 Dec 2007 at 1:15pm |
Looks like they ramped her up. If Robe goes below 5ft, I'll probably meet up for this.
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Posted: 07 Dec 2007 at 3:07pm |
Well, my friend I was gonna boat with in the south sound backed out, I'm back in for this trip!
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Posted: 07 Dec 2007 at 3:13pm |
us wacky inflatable boaters are meeting a FGSP at 10:00. Welcome to join us, or we'll keep an eye out for y'all on the river.
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Posted: 07 Dec 2007 at 3:18pm |
I'll be at the Paradise takeout probably around 11:00. 10 is a little early since I've gotta drive out from Kennewick.
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Posted: 07 Dec 2007 at 3:36pm |
Are you just running the upper gorge? If so, we may see you. I think we might opt for the whole headworks to flaming geyser run.
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Posted: 07 Dec 2007 at 3:40pm |
So is the meeting time 11 or 11:30?? Ryan - are you just indicating that you are going to try to get to the take-out by 11 but there is no change to the meeting time? Anytime is fine by me - just want to get there on time
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Posted: 07 Dec 2007 at 3:43pm |
Hello All
I just got off the phone with the folks up at headworks dam. The flow for tomorrow will be around 1100cfs. Sunday will be around 1150cfs. Just FYI...pretty meager. Not sure what I plan to do yet. Just trying to decide.
Paddle Safe Ty
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Posted: 07 Dec 2007 at 4:12pm |
I might just park and play at paradise if it ends up that low.
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Posted: 07 Dec 2007 at 4:14pm |
I plan on meeting at 11:30 at the paradise takeout and am only running the upper gorge section and will run it if it's at 1100cfs, kinda like a big creek run at that level and still pretty in the gorge, also a good non-pushy level for your first time down Arno. Did you say cookies?
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Posted: 07 Dec 2007 at 4:16pm |
Ya, Paradise will be good at that level, but I still want to do the gorge run, haven't been in there for a year or so and miss it.
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