Ball Trips
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Printed Date: 26 Sep 2025 at 8:15pm
Topic: Ball Trips
Posted By: BrianP
Subject: Ball Trips
Date Posted: 07 Jun 2012 at 10:47am
| So I'll be at the ball with my wife and baby, but without a group to paddle with. Is there a general area where people convene to hook up to run stuff? I haven't paddled anything over there but I know I'm looking for the wenatchee and peshastin, etc. |
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Posted By: Mark47n
Date Posted: 07 Jun 2012 at 11:23am
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I also don't have a group to paddle with and I'll be leaving wife and kid in Seattle.
------------- You mean I'm supposed to wear something UNDER my spray skirt? Where's the fun in that? |
Posted By: BrianP
Date Posted: 07 Jun 2012 at 11:37am
| Cool, I know Nelson is coming groupless also, it'd just be nice to tag along with someone who knows the runs, especially peshastin. |
Posted By: dave
Date Posted: 07 Jun 2012 at 11:42am
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Should be no problem guys. I will be at the camping area at the Apple orchard on Friday afternoon and we can get together for some runs. There will be lots of peeps with different skill levels and desired runs to go with. I am thinking about a possble Pashasten run on Friday afternoon.
I think the rally point will the be the Apple Orchard camp area. Directions are on the PP ball thread and everyone is welcome as there is plenty of room. ------------- Nomad |
Posted By: Jed Hawkes
Date Posted: 07 Jun 2012 at 12:05pm
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there will be ample opportunity to hook up with a variety of paddlers if your camping at the Ball.
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Posted By: BrianP
Date Posted: 07 Jun 2012 at 12:32pm
| Excellent, unfortunately we're staying in a motel in cashmere since we'll have a six week old baby with us, but I'll definitely make my way to the orchard. |
Posted By: James
Date Posted: 07 Jun 2012 at 1:26pm
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I plan on getting some icicle laps in on friday. Would be nice to have a shuttle with folks but not a requirement. Also I hear ya on the Baby.... last year some fools were up till like 4am singing on the PA system which is pretty dang rude and would be a nightmare for families. As a family man myself I will be the self appointed night watchman to ensure no nonsense goes down like that again. I will be keeping a solid eye out for the perps from last year ..... |
Posted By: James
Date Posted: 07 Jun 2012 at 1:29pm
| Oh and FYI , I have a full size raft that I will be taking trips down river with. if you have a family member that wants to raft we will get them on the water and you can kayak down with them. Just look for the black van. |
Posted By: dave
Date Posted: 07 Jun 2012 at 1:31pm
You mean, no naked JP this year.  ------------- Nomad |
Posted By: Blair
Date Posted: 07 Jun 2012 at 2:46pm
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Originally posted by dave
You mean, no naked JP this year. Dave...homosexual thoughts much? Geez! ------------- |
Posted By: dave
Date Posted: 07 Jun 2012 at 3:49pm
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Hey, I just appreciate a good naked rant once in a while, maybe a girl will do it this year? ------------- Nomad |
Posted By: jP
Date Posted: 07 Jun 2012 at 4:13pm
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Originally posted by James
last year some fools were up till like 4am singing on the PA system...I will be keeping a solid eye out for the perps from last year ..... So, you bringing one of them nifty inventions with a sheet of glass backed w/ silver? If not perhaps a similarly reflective surface such as the river will do? 
Oooh Davey! I didn't know you cared  ------------- 🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋 |
Posted By: jP
Date Posted: 07 Jun 2012 at 4:27pm
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Regarding Peshastin: its a visual guage. Wenatchee is droppin like a rock last I checked. Likely Peshastin creek will not be in, even for you Elfers who like to scrape a few extra hundred trips off of the hulls of your boats. I won't go into the "Peshastin Creek is the kinda run you want to cover all the rocks with water lecture" (think I did earlier this week on another thtead).
But ya never know: it actually could dip up and remain in the vicinity of an acceptable low flow. I am trying to get Obi Van Kenobi to turn off the Seattle tractor beam so I can escape the Imperial Clones. Once I hit the road I plan to issue a Cupdate and a visual guage report on Peshastin when I get down off of Blewett (early tonight). So stay tuned. ------------- 🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋 |
Posted By: osmelendez
Date Posted: 07 Jun 2012 at 4:59pm
| BrianP, I'm not sure I still have your number, but it would be great to partner up with you and paddle. PM me your phone number. I'm considering Peshastin as well, but jP is right, flows not looking good. It'll be easy to partner up with you (and a lot of other folks) for the Wenatchee play run. Do you have a creek boat? Is Icicle something you're considering? The first time I went to Icicle I scouted it for a few hours and then decided that I wasn't ready. I'm going to take another look again. This time I'll have a fair amount of support by other boaters that know the run. |
Posted By: flipside
Date Posted: 07 Jun 2012 at 7:08pm
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My brother will also have a raft and gear for people who would like to join all invited.He will be camping with the group of VW VANAGONS so if your interested you can find us.Excited for this weekend and will be happy to see people I have not seen for a while.
See ya friday Gunnar |
Posted By: Mark47n
Date Posted: 07 Jun 2012 at 7:19pm
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I will be there in VW Westfalia, though with a couple of Big Dogs.
------------- You mean I'm supposed to wear something UNDER my spray skirt? Where's the fun in that? |
Posted By: huckin harms
Date Posted: 07 Jun 2012 at 8:48pm
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Hey James>>> i'll be over early Friday for some of those ice laps. I'll give u a shout in the morning for confirmation ------------- |
Posted By: osmelendez
Date Posted: 07 Jun 2012 at 10:45pm
| Mark47n and BrianP, here is my number, feel free to call me Saturday for a run down Wenatchee play run. Can't wait to do some surfing. 206.910.2599 |
Posted By: Mr.Grinch
Date Posted: 07 Jun 2012 at 11:35pm
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Being one who speaks reversely, this thread had nothing to do with what I thought it might. ------------- nnln. |