Beginners Discussion Thread
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Topic: Beginners Discussion Thread
Posted By: srikar
Subject: Beginners Discussion Thread
Date Posted: 01 Jun 2010 at 6:42pm
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This is the Beginners discussion thread. Please post any questions below. Remember the actual Trip Details are located on the http://ProfessorPaddle.com/ppages/rte/tripdetails.asp?task=View&TripId=911 - Beginners | Trip Page
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Posted By: RPMMAX
Date Posted: 02 Jun 2010 at 2:00pm
 I think that they closed the put in
for that run? RPMMAX@juno.com  ------------- RPMMAX |
Posted By: jP
Date Posted: 02 Jun 2010 at 3:37pm
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yeah, I thought so too- Srikar -you wanna confirm those details for us if you make it out there? That would be great! ------------- 🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋 |
Posted By: Kelly_C
Date Posted: 03 Jun 2010 at 10:20am
| The upper parking lot is now full of equipment and materials and they are actively working so while the gates were open I don't think they'd be to keen on people walking through. They have also posted a sign at the Tokul bridge stating "no river access beyond" and added more "no parking" signs along the road from Tokul to the top. |
Posted By: JoesKayak
Date Posted: 03 Jun 2010 at 10:42am
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Yeah, its planned to be closed until 2013 when a new put-in will be opened. AW posted about it a couple months back: http://americanwhitewater.org/content/Article/view/articleid/30714/display/full/ - http://americanwhitewater.org/content/Article/view/articleid/30714/display/full/ |
Posted By: dave
Date Posted: 03 Jun 2010 at 11:08am
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I was just up there last week.
Cant park at the upper lot anymore. But, you can paddle up river from the lower takeout parking and hike boat on the river left side all the way up to the falls. It makes for a great workout and some attainment practice.
The powerhouse is not very fun at higher water though, lower flows offer more play and surfing practice. ------------- Nomad |
Posted By: Scott_H
Date Posted: 03 Jun 2010 at 11:28am
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Guess my letter didn't sway them. As a fall back I imagine you could still drop your boats off at the take out just up from the bridge - park somewhere below it and then walk\paddle your way up to the beginning of the run. I assume that's still legit and they haven't closed the river. ------------- “The problem with people who have no vices is that generally you can be pretty sure they're going to have some pretty annoying virtues.” |
Posted By: JoesKayak
Date Posted: 03 Jun 2010 at 11:40am
| ...or just go to the Club Stretch or South Fork. |
Posted By: kartch
Date Posted: 03 Jun 2010 at 1:03pm
| Yes the parking access to powerhouse if closed. As far as running the SF with beginners--it is a great beginner run but there seems to be more wood than usual when I ran it this week All of it is easy to avoid, but I don't know if I'd want to be chasing multiple swimmers at the wrong time. |
Posted By: Scott_H
Date Posted: 03 Jun 2010 at 1:25pm
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Thanks for the heads up on the SF - might take some beginners there in the coming week or two.
The powerhouse for me is all about the super hot summer days when nothing else is running and surfing a couple waves with friends wish'n we had a ww park.
------------- “The problem with people who have no vices is that generally you can be pretty sure they're going to have some pretty annoying virtues.” |