A blog of my past, future, and present adventures. I dabble with a lot of activities, Whitewater Kayaking, Scuba Diving, Lightweight/Ultralight Backpacking, Snowboarding, Dirt biking/ATV Riding, 4wheeling, and all the goodies in between.
Showing posts with label Whitewater Kayaking. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Whitewater Kayaking. Show all posts
Sunday, July 1, 2012
June Fun on the Wenatchee River!!!
Me Getting owned on Turkey Shoot!
Getting Owned on the Wenatchee from Jared on Vimeo.
A couple different runs in June nothing like a little bit of big water fun on the Wenatchee River! I had to retire one helmet on the second video...
5/20/2012
Wenatchee River 5/20/2012 9120cfs from Jared on Vimeo.
5/28/2012
This one I chipped a kevlar helmet and had to retire it at the end of the day...
Wenatchee River 5/28/2012 ~8200cfs from Jared on Vimeo.
Getting Owned on the Wenatchee from Jared on Vimeo.
A couple different runs in June nothing like a little bit of big water fun on the Wenatchee River! I had to retire one helmet on the second video...
5/20/2012
Wenatchee River 5/20/2012 9120cfs from Jared on Vimeo.
5/28/2012
This one I chipped a kevlar helmet and had to retire it at the end of the day...
Wenatchee River 5/28/2012 ~8200cfs from Jared on Vimeo.
Upper Green River Gorge! May 2012
The most epic day I've ever had on the river so far! This class III/IV gorge is awesome!
Jule and Conor did an awesome job leading the trip.
UKC Green River Upper Gorge from Jared on Vimeo.
UKC Green River Upper Gorge from Jared on Vimeo.
Sunday, January 15, 2012
Big Eddy 1/7/2012
The Big Eddy at ~4400cfs, and Kesley's first trip at higher water. It was my first opportunity to paddle in a new Stomper 90, and even though it was an easier river that I was safety boating for at high water, it was a blast to paddle! Easy to turn, holds a line pretty well, and plowed through whatever you lined it up to. I'm certainly looking forward to getting another chance to paddle a Stomper on something harder.
Friday, December 30, 2011
Nisqually River Mckenna to Yelm 12/29/2011
Nisqually River
Mckenna to Yelm
class II-III
~2000cfs
How I love that slightly nervous feeling of not exactly knowing what's around the bend as you embark on a new adventure. I could live without the not knowing if you can see the wood in the river or not through with all the muddy water... Overall it was a fun adventure, nothing hard by any means, but I'll definitely go back for all the surfing now that I know what the river is like. Kahuna at 2000cfs had plenty of spots to play, and you could easily hike back up and play for a few hours.
So I have this list of random beginner runs I really want to explore, and this is the second river to check off. The Nisqually is a class II-III, really it's only a II+ overall with one class III. But there is wood here and there to be aware of, and at 2k there was some in play, but nothing a beginner can't avoid if you know a little bit of boat control and water reading.
After a few hiccups, we finally made it to the take-out around 11am to see a sign on the gate that appeared to say closes at 3pm, while down below it says 8pm... By far this was one of the easiest river take outs ever, you are greeted with a nice paved boat launch. So knowing that we had 7 miles to paddle with a few flat water stretches we took the gamble that we would be done in about 3 hours and parked the car down below. If we didn't park below it was a decent uphill hike to the gate that we didn't want to hike with gear for only some beginner fun. So we rushed down the road to the put-in and again greeted by a nice boat ramp with a grassy knoll alongside it to put on the river. After putting on we paddled the muddy water across the first ~mile of flat water to the first II+ rapid. From here on the river weaved between some nice class II for a few miles before the river took a sharp left and the easy lead in to Kahuna began. At the 2000cfs flow Kahuna was actually starting to look like a class III- rapid. After that there was a really short rapid, Little Kahuna, and then the river continues meandering through class II in a beautiful little canyon like setting before hitting another long stretch of mostly flat water before the takeout.
We made it with time to spare, shuttled cars and went on our way to deal with I-5 traffic back to Seattle. So here's the video now that you are tired of reading my ramblings!
Mckenna to Yelm
class II-III
~2000cfs
How I love that slightly nervous feeling of not exactly knowing what's around the bend as you embark on a new adventure. I could live without the not knowing if you can see the wood in the river or not through with all the muddy water... Overall it was a fun adventure, nothing hard by any means, but I'll definitely go back for all the surfing now that I know what the river is like. Kahuna at 2000cfs had plenty of spots to play, and you could easily hike back up and play for a few hours.
So I have this list of random beginner runs I really want to explore, and this is the second river to check off. The Nisqually is a class II-III, really it's only a II+ overall with one class III. But there is wood here and there to be aware of, and at 2k there was some in play, but nothing a beginner can't avoid if you know a little bit of boat control and water reading.
After a few hiccups, we finally made it to the take-out around 11am to see a sign on the gate that appeared to say closes at 3pm, while down below it says 8pm... By far this was one of the easiest river take outs ever, you are greeted with a nice paved boat launch. So knowing that we had 7 miles to paddle with a few flat water stretches we took the gamble that we would be done in about 3 hours and parked the car down below. If we didn't park below it was a decent uphill hike to the gate that we didn't want to hike with gear for only some beginner fun. So we rushed down the road to the put-in and again greeted by a nice boat ramp with a grassy knoll alongside it to put on the river. After putting on we paddled the muddy water across the first ~mile of flat water to the first II+ rapid. From here on the river weaved between some nice class II for a few miles before the river took a sharp left and the easy lead in to Kahuna began. At the 2000cfs flow Kahuna was actually starting to look like a class III- rapid. After that there was a really short rapid, Little Kahuna, and then the river continues meandering through class II in a beautiful little canyon like setting before hitting another long stretch of mostly flat water before the takeout.
We made it with time to spare, shuttled cars and went on our way to deal with I-5 traffic back to Seattle. So here's the video now that you are tired of reading my ramblings!
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Sunday, November 27, 2011
Main Sky 11/25/2011 at 6000cfs!
We put in at Index on the N.F. Skykomish river and ran the really fun section that lies between Index and the confluence! Too bad I had a memory card error, and didn't get it corrected until I was portaging Boulder Drop... So here's the video from the Sky at 6000cfs!
11/11/11 Sky Run
Main Sky run with a bunch of UKC officers, former officers and some friends, I finally decided to try Boulder Drop (IV), and made one not so great mistake and went for a swim!
Big Eddy
Big Eddy
University Kayak Club Sky/Big Eddy trip 8/21/2011
Main Sky section ~2000cfs
The beginner Big Eddy Section
The beginner Big Eddy Section
Exploring the Lower section of the Sultan River 8/20/2011 (Class II)
Josh and I went to explore the class II section of the Sultan river that is listed in the Bennett book. It listed it as a good beginner training ground, I could definitely see it as a good first river as long as the levels aren't too high since it is dam released. Levels were at 1270 cfs.
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Kayaking on the Skykomish River. Day 1, 8/19/2011
Finals are over and I decided to begin a 3 day kayakathon... Day one Daril, Dan and I hit up the run below Boulder Drop to Split Rock and then continued on through the Big Eddy Section. Here's the 2 videos.
Boulder Drop to Split Rock
Railroad Bridge to Big Eddy.
Boulder Drop to Split Rock
Railroad Bridge to Big Eddy.
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
WKC Trip, Big Eddy Section of the Skykomish River at 5000cfs
WKC Trip, Big Eddy Section of the Skykomish River at 5000cfs
UKC Middle Middle Run on the Middle Fork Snoqualmie 7/15/2011
UKC Middle Middle Run on the Middle Fork Snoqualmie 7/15/2011 at 1800cfs.
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