Cool pic from a recent rafting trip...

Lance · 08-25-2005, 08:31 PM

Here's a picture of our rafting crew doing the lower American river @ 5000cfs. Picture is in "Satan's Cesspool".

From the far left (working clockwise) is "whitewater" "woody99" "roundeye" My next door neighbor Smelly Mel, Todd Treat, and then me.

The Jerk · 08-25-2005, 08:41 PM

damn, i miss rafting, i use to go all teh time with my dad. nothing beat our trip down the colorado for 2 days.

nice pic lance. jiMMy

trampas · 08-25-2005, 09:16 PM

Satan's kicks ass @ 5000, but it's very forgiving. Try it at 6500 and you'll see what i mean.

This year was banner whitewater, we did the gorge at 6k / 5k / 4k / and 3k. I kid you not Lance, the cesspool is more hairy at 3,500cfs than it is at 5,000.

We watched a seasoned guide ...in a paddleboat no less, (singleman can navigate those) and his 6 women boaters... tip their shit upside "Hospital Bar" (3 named rapids below cesspool) and do a swim all the way past "Recovery Room" into calmwater. Those gals were something appreciative when we grabbed 'em up by the butts into our Aire.

edit: did you pay the nice young lady at the RiverPhoto place for that posuer shot?

Lance · 08-25-2005, 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by trampas

edit: did you pay the nice young lady at the RiverPhoto place for that posuer shot?

No, I didn't buy it, I think woody99 bought it...

5000cfs kills quite a few of the cool spots like Troublemaker (completely underwater). We went a couple weeks ago it was 1800cfs - we went and picked up a 2 man HySide out of the local Pennysaver paper for $300. That thing is soooo much fun!

LordRatner · 08-25-2005, 09:31 PM

Is that the middle or north fork?

I did the south and north in june, and it was a blast.

I think I'm gunna do the grand canyon trip next summer.

Muddin · 08-25-2005, 09:33 PM

Lance · 08-25-2005, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by LordRatner

Is that the middle or north fork?

I did the south and north in june, and it was a blast.

I think I'm gunna do the grand canyon trip next summer.

South...

Del3030k · 08-25-2005, 09:42 PM

I wish I had a scanner.

I've got some awesome pictures from the Upper Gauley at Pillow Rock.

I've done the Upper Gauley 2x. The full new in a raft more than I can count, and once in a kayak. Did I mention I don't know how to kayak?!!!

We did the Upper Gauley once in a Creature Craft...That was AWESOME. When we got to Pillow, 2 dudes jumped off the top of the rock on to our raft trying to tip it. They thought our group was their buddies. These boats are so rare, they were sure that we were their friends that said that the boat was "untippable". It's supposed to be, if you know what you are doing in it - it was our first time.

It didn't work out.

DAMMIT. I need to get a scan of these pics. I have a series of three, and one of them show this guy, only legs and butt, the rest just consumed buy the froth, where he just took a header off the rock trying to tackle our top tube of this raft. It's awesome photog work, and a great memory. We were the talk of Gauley fest that evening.

Keith

LordRatner · 08-25-2005, 09:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Lance

South...

Lol... Doh!

I love that river. I hope the plans to change it dont go through. I cant remember what the guide said was in the works, but it was going to change the runs.

I hadn't done the north fork till this year. Quite a trip.

trampas · 08-25-2005, 10:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lance

5000cfs kills quite a few of the cool spots like Troublemaker (completely underwater). We went a couple weeks ago it was 1800cfs - we went and picked up a 2 man HySide out of the local Pennysaver paper for $300. That thing is soooo much fun!

Yeah but did you attempt Troublemaker @ 5000?

It can show you some respect nonetheless.

We tipped and lost a few people on TM at 4200.

Oh man i'm jealous... HySide's are quality rigs, and a 2-man would be a blast!

trampas · 08-25-2005, 10:04 PM

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Originally Posted by LordRatner

Lol... Doh!

I love that river. I hope the plans to change it dont go through. I cant remember what the guide said was in the works, but it was going to change the runs.

They're gonna make a new public entry point on the Green___ Creek (can't remember the full name). From that point and when they're done, ElDo will let you cut an hour off the gorge float.

Awesome chops, Lara!

bspencer · 08-25-2005, 10:27 PM

the Gauley kicks ass!

ironpig70 · 08-25-2005, 11:34 PM

what a bunch of pussies

did my swift water rescue and we didn't get rafts it was just us and the water. don't know how fast the water was but i think that would be fun in a wet suit, life jacket and boogie board

Lance · 08-27-2005, 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Muddin

It's me and my buddies!

Whitewater · 08-28-2005, 03:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by trampas

Yeah but did you attempt Troublemaker @ 5000?

It can show you some respect nonetheless.

We tipped and lost a few people on TM at 4200.

Oh man i'm jealous... HySide's are quality rigs, and a 2-man would be a blast!

Yes we floated down TM @5K. Gunsight was well submerged and the rock wall between double trouble and troublemaker is a straight shot down. There were two catarafts in front of us and one of them flipped. That trip was a blast. When we going again?
Fowlers Rock was the scary one that day, especially in our state of being

hit that thing head on and your going over, once over you better have a big gulp of air because you could be stuck on that rock under water for awhile.

trampas · 08-28-2005, 04:01 PM

Oh Fowlers is definitely worthy of being the first in the gorge, every time.

Try portaging for a beer on leftbank before Bouncing Rock, then traversing the current hard to the right, only to be encountered by the strong throw up the high side of that bitch. People be swimmin' on that particular occasion... and 2 of em came up a little bloody on the knees.

The absolute best time to hit the gorge is when Folsom is low... no matter the cfs, cuz you get to hit Hospital Bar / Recovery Room / Upper Haystack Canyon / Lower Haystack Canyon right in a row for some seriously fun holes!

We went @ 6.5k in early May this year just to catch the lake at low levels.

Do it early in the season before the temps are up and the lake too...

08-25-2005, 08:31 PM	#1
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08-25-2005, 09:16 PM	#3
trampas i think not Join Date: Jun 2001 Member # 5433 Location: San Mexico, Ca. Posts: 6,829	Satan's kicks ass @ 5000, but it's very forgiving. Try it at 6500 and you'll see what i mean. This year was banner whitewater, we did the gorge at 6k / 5k / 4k / and 3k. I kid you not Lance, the cesspool is more hairy at 3,500cfs than it is at 5,000. We watched a seasoned guide ...in a paddleboat no less, (singleman can navigate those) and his 6 women boaters... tip their shit upside "Hospital Bar" (3 named rapids below cesspool) and do a swim all the way past "Recovery Room" into calmwater. Those gals were something appreciative when we grabbed 'em up by the butts into our Aire. edit: did you pay the nice young lady at the RiverPhoto place for that posuer shot? __________________ What are we supposed to do with nature... just look at it? Last edited by trampas; 08-25-2005 at 09:17 PM.

08-25-2005, 09:31 PM	#5
LordRatner Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Member # 10053 Location: USAF Academy, CO Posts: 1,805	Is that the middle or north fork? I did the south and north in june, and it was a blast. I think I'm gunna do the grand canyon trip next summer. __________________ Disclaimer: If you take the above post seriously, Seth Ratner is not responsible for mental anguish. Subsequent posts are not guaranteed to express views of Seth Ratner, esp. if taking a false standpoint is likely to ruffle the feathers of members who choose to ignore this disclaimer

08-25-2005, 09:42 PM	#8
Del3030k Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Member # 19739 Location: Covington, KY Posts: 107	I wish I had a scanner. I've got some awesome pictures from the Upper Gauley at Pillow Rock. I've done the Upper Gauley 2x. The full new in a raft more than I can count, and once in a kayak. Did I mention I don't know how to kayak?!!! We did the Upper Gauley once in a Creature Craft...That was AWESOME. When we got to Pillow, 2 dudes jumped off the top of the rock on to our raft trying to tip it. They thought our group was their buddies. These boats are so rare, they were sure that we were their friends that said that the boat was "untippable". It's supposed to be, if you know what you are doing in it - it was our first time. It didn't work out. DAMMIT. I need to get a scan of these pics. I have a series of three, and one of them show this guy, only legs and butt, the rest just consumed buy the froth, where he just took a header off the rock trying to tackle our top tube of this raft. It's awesome photog work, and a great memory. We were the talk of Gauley fest that evening. Keith __________________ [QUOTE=Father Guido Sarducci]Beauty is truely in the Eye of the [COLOR=DarkOrange]Tiger[/COLOR].[/QUOTE]

08-25-2005, 10:27 PM	#12
bspencer Rock God Join Date: Apr 2003 Member # 18675 Location: Summersville WV Posts: 1,406	the Gauley kicks ass! __________________ Mountaineer Off Road myspace Facebook All you got to do is use your instincts. How do you think a lion knows to tackle a gazelle? It's written, it's a code written in his DNA, says, "tackle the gazelle." And believe it or not, in every man there's a code written that says, "tackle drunk bitches."

08-25-2005, 11:34 PM	#13
ironpig70 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2001 Member # 6957 Posts: 4,189	what a bunch of pussies did my swift water rescue and we didn't get rafts it was just us and the water. don't know how fast the water was but i think that would be fun in a wet suit, life jacket and boogie board

08-28-2005, 04:01 PM	#16
trampas i think not Join Date: Jun 2001 Member # 5433 Location: San Mexico, Ca. Posts: 6,829	Oh Fowlers is definitely worthy of being the first in the gorge, every time. Try portaging for a beer on leftbank before Bouncing Rock, then traversing the current hard to the right, only to be encountered by the strong throw up the high side of that bitch. People be swimmin' on that particular occasion... and 2 of em came up a little bloody on the knees. The absolute best time to hit the gorge is when Folsom is low... no matter the cfs, cuz you get to hit Hospital Bar / Recovery Room / Upper Haystack Canyon / Lower Haystack Canyon right in a row for some seriously fun holes! We went @ 6.5k in early May this year just to catch the lake at low levels. Do it early in the season before the temps are up and the lake too... __________________ What are we supposed to do with nature... just look at it?

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