Puyallup Gorge?
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Topic: Puyallup Gorge?
Posted By: fiddleyak
Subject: Puyallup Gorge?
Date Posted: 11 Jan 2011 at 1:43pm
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Before I spend much time digging around I figured I'd ask if anyone's got the basic beta: -How far would you have to hike from a locked gate to reach putin (and takeout?) -Anyone done this in recent memory? http://professorpaddle.com/rivers/riverdetails.asp?riverid=541 https://americanwhitewater.org/content/River/detail/id/3881/ |
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Posted By: James
Date Posted: 11 Jan 2011 at 2:14pm
| I called the timber company once to see if I could get in there legally and the answer was no. She told me not to even hike past the gate. I put the details in the river description. I would be interested to hear about the gorge too since I live close even if the hike were legal I would check it out. |
Posted By: fiddleyak
Date Posted: 11 Jan 2011 at 2:38pm
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Using gmaps/earth it appears to be ~4 miles from the bridge at Orville
Rd near Lake Kaposin to the river a little past the powerhouse. The it
would be 3-4 miles right up the river. I just called and was told it was illegal to hike also. Annual pass is $175 but they are sold out. The same company allows walk-in access on the Snoq but not the Puyallup, pretty lame. ------------- |
Posted By: Ellingferd
Date Posted: 11 Jan 2011 at 2:43pm
| Hike in at night, camp at the put-in? |
Posted By: water wacko
Date Posted: 11 Jan 2011 at 3:25pm
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I know some folks who did it years ago from the park side, coming in on one of the tribs... ------------- "Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and go do that, because what the world needs is people who have come alive." ~Howard Thurman |
Posted By: Jed Hawkes
Date Posted: 11 Jan 2011 at 4:17pm
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It's been on my hit list for awhile. Rumor has it that you could put-in upstream of the company property but it would be a long day. ------------- The line will become apparent 978-273-7723 |
Posted By: Jed Hawkes
Date Posted: 11 Jan 2011 at 4:28pm
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I've been looking for but can't find a map of the cambell group land surrounding the gorge to figure out exactly how much land they manage out there. If anyone has any luck let me know. ------------- The line will become apparent 978-273-7723 |
Posted By: fiddleyak
Date Posted: 11 Jan 2011 at 4:31pm
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Yeah, that's the solution. Take Carbon River Rd (165) to the NW Park entrance. As far as I can tell it's about 2 miles of hiking on the road then a mile or so or pain getting down to the river. The only issue then is how much flow is in the Mowich River. Looks pretty flat and braided. I'd guess you'd want the Puyallup on the upper end of the recommended flows. Hard to resist a description that compares the river to the Carbon Gorge. ------------- |
Posted By: Jed Hawkes
Date Posted: 11 Jan 2011 at 6:03pm
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hmmm, I'm intrigued. ------------- The line will become apparent 978-273-7723 |
Posted By: water wacko
Date Posted: 11 Jan 2011 at 7:22pm
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I've been wanting to get in here for years. And the fact that it used to be $16 to get in... ------------- "Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and go do that, because what the world needs is people who have come alive." ~Howard Thurman |
Posted By: Ellingferd
Date Posted: 11 Jan 2011 at 10:13pm
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Ben,
If you want to make a go this weekend, I'm in. |
Posted By: fiddleyak
Date Posted: 12 Jan 2011 at 11:13am
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I'd be down for a 1dayer this weekend. 6 am meeting at takeout. The Puyallup at Orting prediction doesn't make me optimistic that it will be low enough by Sunday, but it's too early to make that call. ------------- |
Posted By: fiddleyak
Date Posted: 03 Feb 2011 at 8:47pm
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Ran the Puyallup last weekend. It was a great run and I will definitely go back. There is a hole that is worth being aware of if you plan on doing the run. At our flow I got stuck, but it was possible to get out. It is a fairly straightforward move but could become harder with higher water. See the video below: ------------- |
Posted By: PowWrangler
Date Posted: 03 Feb 2011 at 11:19pm
| Damn, that is some ramped up backwash. |
Posted By: Scott_H
Date Posted: 04 Feb 2011 at 9:17am
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Wow - crazy looking.
Thanks for posting the video.
The advances in helmet cam technology have made for some great viewings this last year on the forum. ------------- “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: jP
Date Posted: 04 Feb 2011 at 3:08pm
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right on, Ben- now when i want beta (I've also wanted to go in there for quite some time) I can get it straight from the fiddler's mouth. ------------- 🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋 |
Posted By: James
Date Posted: 04 Feb 2011 at 3:19pm
| 4 sho ... thanks for sharing ben, I liked the colorful commentary! |
Posted By: Blair
Date Posted: 05 Feb 2011 at 10:44pm
f*ckin scary!  ------------- |
Posted By: water wacko
Date Posted: 06 Feb 2011 at 1:24pm
That's the name of this one... fu*kin' Rick'a!!!  ------------- "Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and go do that, because what the world needs is people who have come alive." ~Howard Thurman |
Posted By: huckin harms
Date Posted: 07 Feb 2011 at 1:42pm
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thanks for sharing Ben...
crazy about McEwan just showing up to WA and then getting on one of the most unrun runs in the neighborhood. ------------- |