| Description: | SCOUT on Left. You'll definitely hear the roar of this rapid before seeing the drop. It is the most notable rapid on this section. The scouting trail gives you a great view of the first section of the rapid, but be sure to scout below the bigger part of the drops, as the run gets rocky and the action in the drops happens really fast. The first part of this drop brought the most carnage for our duckies on this trip, 5 of 9 taking a swim on this one. The rafts had exciting runs as they all washed up on Lucifer, the pillow rock after the first drop. When rowing, I found little time to make any move between the first drop and Lucifer. It seems to be a good idea to intentionally ride the pillow rather than to try and avoid it. After Lucifer, the deepest channel was on the left; we know that now after two rafts got hung up on the center rocks in the lower half mile. At even lower water levels, Lucifer is quite mischevious. An OARS guide said that at 600cfs he got his rig pinned there there three hours. Have fun! | |||
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| Author: | April Lewandowski | Location: | Green, CO | |
| Subject: | The first 1/4 of the half mile | Rapid: | Hell's Half Mile | |
| Date: | 07/15/07 | Level: | 845cfs | |
| Size: | 863.64KB | Format: | jpeg | |
| AW Photo ID: | 18941 | AW Reach ID: |
Green [CO]
2- Lodore to Echo Park II-IV
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