Oh, how I miss the whitewater

[jibmaster]

Cache Creek

Not the best summer for whitewater kayaking.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLuylftXoJY&list=TLJR2W8yIyKkxEbbu5nEJWZkJ9o213zy_x

Been trying to pass the time by bikin' everything in sight.

F the drought.

[paul]

Hopefully you'll have a big winter. I'd really like to paddle out there again. We did Cal Salmon, Trinity area, Smith. Lot's of rain at the time so big water.

[jibmaster]

No water is being released into Cache Creek or Russian River this summer.
My two home flows.
They are releasing from Lake Berreyessa down Putah Creek.
Not much of a kayaking destination, but I might have to go back to that.
No partners for the shuttle however...
And, there is rumor of a deadly tree across the river at one point.

:sigh:

Bring on El Nino.

[jellero]

where is this? lots of rubber... j

[jibmaster]

Cache Creek - release from Indian Valley Reservoir and Clear Lake.

http://www.dfg.ca.gov/lands/wa/region2/cachecreek.html

[chamonix]

jibmaster,
don't know if this is the same Cache Creek, but this is pretty funny

I see you paddle a Wavesport X, I have a "Z"

[jibmaster]

Yup - looks like a typical Saturaday on the river. Hundreds of people get washed down that river every weekend.
It's mass chaos. So funny.
I have midweek days off, so during the week it's nice and peaceful.
27 miles of pure fun.

I have four kayaks, but almost always use the 'X'. Great boat.

[gofor311]

I'm missing the whitewater too, not enough time to get out the river lately. Here's a shot from my Grand Canyon 14 day two summers ago. We got rain up here in the northeast, just not quite enough time to chase the water.

[chamonix]

gofor..
Looks like Lava at high water? Ledge hole is almost washed out.
I still have that red mocha water faded into one of my paddling jackets..I have (so far) done 4 kayaking 14 day trips down the Big Ditch.


On the Kennebec a few years ago

[gofor311]

Yep, Lava at higher water. Unbelievably silty on that entire trip. I returned the Overflow I borrowed a nice shade of brown. Jealous you have 3 more trips on me however!

If you're ever up at the Kennebec, shoot me a pm. I'm living in Portland for the next year or so and try to get up there pretty often, it's the closest consistent thing!

Since we're talking Kennebec, Here's a shot of magic from a few years ago at 8k and some surfing in Orono, ME:

[bobs]

Hey jib, we'll have to do that again sometime. Or maybe some rainy season fun on the South Eel or Noyo before then.

This year, it was just a family day on the lower American, and a day on South Fork (it was surprisingly decent at 1300; I once ran it at 10x that). For the most part, it's a lot of biking this summer, and a few good hikes.

[Matt J]

Didn't the Feather release last weekend? I'd like to make that one sometime soon. Looks like the next release is the last weekend of September.