Elwha R Dam Removals
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Topic: Elwha R Dam Removals
Posted By: wday
Subject: Elwha R Dam Removals
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2011 at 1:05pm
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Posted By: Camrun
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2011 at 1:41pm
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http://vimeo.com/30552915
Blasting at lower dam |
Posted By: wday
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2011 at 6:02pm
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Nice, radio chat & countdown drew me right in...
http://www.idahostatesman.com/2011/10/08/1830793/business-is-boomingfor-dam-blasting.html - http://www.idahostatesman.com/2011/10/08/1830793/business-is-boomingfor-dam-blasting.html |
Posted By: Chelsea
Date Posted: 15 Oct 2011 at 8:12pm
| Is the Elwha still good to go during the dam removal? What's that run like? |
Posted By: BRoss
Date Posted: 17 Oct 2011 at 2:41pm
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Originally posted by Chelsea
Is the Elwha still good to go during the dam removal? What's that run like? It sounds like the road is closed upstream of Altair Campground. http://www.nps.gov/olym/planyourvisit/wilderness-trail-conditions.htm - Current access The run down is pretty interesting class 2-2+ with occasional wood depending on the year. Scenery and wildlife are great - I've seen lots of harlequin ducks on this stretch, which are beautiful birds. There's a nice rapid upstream from Altair that drops you into flat water in a pretty little 100yard long canyon, but I don't think you can access it now until the road opens back up. ------------- "That boated a lot better than it looked." "It always does until it doesn't." |