Trip Discussion's: Sat., easy Nisqually play run

Sat., easy Nisqually play run

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Topic: Sat., easy Nisqually play run

Posted By: dave
Subject: Sat., easy Nisqually play run
Date Posted: 28 Feb 2006 at 4:19pm

Would like to run the Nisqually Saturday morning. Should be at a good play level with the rain this week. It will be a good workout anyway. Plus I need to get some photos of the rapids.

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Nomad

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Posted By: jP
Date Posted: 28 Feb 2006 at 5:45pm

Gosh Dang it I can't go saturday. i have to work my ass off instead so i can paddle in the future. If you go out there again in the next few weeks i ought to be able to go.

Hey what's the deal with Lagrand canyon? you said it was "off limits" on that other Nissqually thread.

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Posted By: Butchv
Date Posted: 28 Feb 2006 at 5:46pm

Oh man. I was looking forward to trying something different. Unfortunately, I will be in Vancouver all weekend. Can we plan this for another weekend as well?

Butch

Posted By: dave
Date Posted: 28 Feb 2006 at 7:50pm

The LaGrand gorge on the Nisqually is a couple of miles of class V that has impossible access (unless you like to repel and break federal laws), but has had some planned and permitted releases in the past with the AWA (see thier website for a possible description). I have been in the canyon before, actually alot when I was younger, on foot but never boated it. 450 foot shear rock walls, it's very impressive. As far as the Class III Nisqually run, I will be doing it again and will always enjoy running this stretch of river so guys watch for my posts or post a trip and I'll try and be there.

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Nomad

Posted By: ascendescend
Date Posted: 01 Mar 2006 at 12:55pm

I'll be out of town this weekend too, but I will catch up on this one next time...
eric

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Posted By: tradguy2
Date Posted: 01 Mar 2006 at 5:06pm

Dave. I think you mean rappel not repel. :)

Posted By: dave
Date Posted: 01 Mar 2006 at 9:40pm

Well, you may need use deodorant to REPEL the smell of sweat after standing on the edge of one of those 450ft cliff walls and then rappeling down.

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Nomad

Posted By: jP
Date Posted: 02 Mar 2006 at 8:33pm

yes indeed. you may also need deoderant after fleeing the FEDS at the take out.
well enough of this fantasy--back to the legal class III stuff:

Dave, MIRACULOUSLY my work schedule changed, and now I'm paddling Saturday.
so I may be into the Nisqually. are you going regardless? I'm torn because I'd like to maybe checkout the E Frk of the Lewis, or Canyon Creek of said river. I don't know what I'm doing yet. Feel free to call me

206.755.2336
jp

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Posted By: dave
Date Posted: 02 Mar 2006 at 10:22pm

I'm going alone or with company, @ 10am Mckenna river park putin near Stewarts meats. Can't miss it, big boat launch area with parking and swingsets. Hope the river stays up!

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Nomad

Posted By: Scott_H
Date Posted: 03 Mar 2006 at 9:08am

Coolio - see you at the river park at 10am.

Is there a good breakfast place near there? We will probably be there around 8ish and need to kill some time with a big pile of flapjacks.

Scott

206.660.8469

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Posted By: dave
Date Posted: 03 Mar 2006 at 2:18pm

Yelm is just down the street from the puttin and there is plenty of resuraunts there. I think there is one on the way in Roy too.

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Nomad

Posted By: dave
Date Posted: 03 Mar 2006 at 2:20pm

Oh well the river dropped down to a low level. It's always runnable at any level, but the 3.2 ft level is the best, it will be a well needed workout anyway.

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Nomad

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