FITW all afternoon Discussion Thread
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Topic: FITW all afternoon Discussion Thread
Posted By: The OAC
Subject: FITW all afternoon Discussion Thread
Date Posted: 14 May 2007 at 6:26pm
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This is the FITW all afternoon discussion thread. Please post any questions below. Remember the actual Trip Details are located on the FITW all afternoon | Trip Page I'm going to be up there running laps at 2 or earlier. A couple people are planning on being there later in the evening (5ish), so regardless of what time you show up you will have some company. See cars but no people? Wait 15-20 minutes or be a pal and meet at the takeout with a shuttle. Jeff
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Posted By: The OAC
Date Posted: 14 May 2007 at 8:13pm
| Hmmm, I just got today's report. It was medium at 350 cfs (as it should be) but very warm. If you're thinking of heading up wed keep an eye on the thread in case it pops. We'll see what Tuesday's group says... |
Posted By: huckin harms
Date Posted: 15 May 2007 at 9:35am
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most excellent...
jeff,i will see ya up there.
tobin, i plan to try to be there a bit earlier(2ish)
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Posted By: Tobin
Date Posted: 15 May 2007 at 9:45am
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Mike,,, I will see what I can do, maybe around 3
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Posted By: cronar
Date Posted: 15 May 2007 at 10:34am
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Jeff, I'm in for Wednesday action. Stompy level or not. Should be there around 5:30. If the level looks good, I'd like to run the Franklin stretch as well. -N |
Posted By: Rock
Date Posted: 15 May 2007 at 8:06pm
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I'm in as long as you don't mind showing a new guy the lines... ------------- -Erik |
Posted By: The OAC
Date Posted: 16 May 2007 at 9:35am
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I don't mind so long as you don't mind the possibility of getting stomped, it might be crankin.
Nick, I'm probably out for the Franklin section. A couple of young newbies are meeting me around 5:30 to work on runnning just one or two drops so I probably won't have time. I'm pretty sure that you'll be able to find someone to go the distance however.
I should be there as early as 1ish today.
Jeff
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Posted By: Erik
Date Posted: 16 May 2007 at 10:19am
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Should be lots of peeps up there this aft. If Frank's is in, we're in for sure. I'll be up there mid-afternoon, by like 3 or so. ~Schertzl |
Posted By: Rock
Date Posted: 16 May 2007 at 11:43am
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I actually did get stomped the first time I tried to run it with James (think he said it was over 1000). Fearsome Foursome turned into one drop...
Unfortunately, my boss just blackmailed me into playing soccer for our 'work' team this afternoon. Anyone going up friday? -Erik |
Posted By: James
Date Posted: 16 May 2007 at 12:18pm
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heeheh yea it was a little over 1500 that day on the gauge and the
gauge rock was Gizzone... Chocolate Brown and chunky 4 sure! I do
recall giggling like a school girl at the bottom of the Fearsome 4 and
laughing about how it was just one big flume.... Then we proceeded to
get our asses kicked in fishermans! Fun Times.... Lets get the feed back on todays run ... Curious about the flows. ------------- |
Posted By: cronar
Date Posted: 16 May 2007 at 1:01pm
| Yeah we'll see what the level really is up there. Could be stompy and could be fine. Couldn't find the gage rock last time I was up there, so looked at the staff gage on Denny creek which seemed a lot less subjective. See you around 5:30. |
Posted By: PowWrangler
Date Posted: 16 May 2007 at 1:40pm
| The gauge rock was completely covered last night around 5:30. |
Posted By: huckin harms
Date Posted: 16 May 2007 at 1:56pm
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water level dropped about an inch below the peak on guage rock this morning. good to go
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Posted By: PowWrangler
Date Posted: 16 May 2007 at 3:44pm
| Erik, I could meet up Friday around 5:30 for some laps. |
Posted By: The OAC
Date Posted: 16 May 2007 at 9:57pm
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It was a perfect just over medium flow. Water flowing freely in and out of the cup in the gauge rock. Held steady all afternoon, if anything came down slightly.
One interesting thing of note: you can now run the larger drop above the small drop above the seal launch (just below double undercut). This was formerly choked with wood. We ran the left slot of the main drop (thanks John for the probe!), it subs you deep then puts you near (or on) the left headwall above the little drop leading into the seal launch pool. Someone else up there ran the right side and it worked out, but I didn't see it.
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Posted By: Rock
Date Posted: 17 May 2007 at 12:34am
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Looks like I'll be in Alaska this weekend. Only time I'll be able to go is early-ish Thursday ------------- -Erik |
Posted By: cronar
Date Posted: 17 May 2007 at 8:33am
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Flows were good. Slightly higher than a week ago although the staff gage at Denny Creek was reading 3.6-3.7. We took a look at the gage rock on the way out and it had about 2 inches of water going over it. There was some discussion last night about the gage rock looking like it has changed. Might be time to put a staff gage on the rock wall up there. I will say this with the increase in flow some creative lines can be explored and not all of them are boat friendly. May head up there Friday mid morning to afternoon for some more fun if anyone is interested. -N |
Posted By: huckin harms
Date Posted: 17 May 2007 at 9:38am
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I could be down ..,
say around 1pm
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Posted By: Erik
Date Posted: 17 May 2007 at 10:26am
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Franklin Section Update... BAD wood in Z-turn. I mean like kill-you bad. Only one log though. It will most likely need some help in coming out. Wood/big tree in landing zone of second falls (20 ftr.). There's a line (normal line on river-right), but the wood is in play, and doesn't look like it's coming out anytime soon. Annoying wood in lead-in to Superboof. That one will come out at some point, but for now it kind of blocks the lead-in. Hard to reach, but will come out easily. Wood in the middle of the first rapid (longer, manky, boulder rapid). If you hit the normal line, yur fine, but a missed line could prove to be bad. Other than the new wood, this rapid has cleaned-up & improved with a new slide & boof in the entry. Looks fun. Until that wood in Z-turn is gone, takeout above Z-turn. There's a angled log that extends into the river above Z-turn. Looks best to takeout right there. Takeout on river left and hike up the small creek gully. Don't miss that takeout. Def. some new log-jam deposits lurking around. More high-water could bring even more wood into that run. Bummer about all the wood. |
Posted By: dave
Date Posted: 17 May 2007 at 7:45pm
![]("../uploads/bin/2/useruploads/103/1453tn100.jpg") Looks Like you could get down the river left side slot, I'll take pictures if someone wants to try? ------------- Nomad |