Icicle Creek

Although there access points at Ida Creek and Johnny Creek campgrounds, most put in at the RV lot to skip some of the class III warm up. From the RV lot, the river starts as class IV. The first major horizon line, Roadside Attraction, is a series of ledges than can be scouted from the road (mile 9.8). The typical line is to hit the first one on river right and then take the rest straight down the center. From river level, it's an easy scout or portage along river right. Look good for the spectators who will notice you from the road and stop to watch. Just below this drop, the river picks up in intensity for about half a mile of constant class IV+ action. You should be able to boat scout this section. Keep your eyes open for wood hazards and avoid (or crash through) the holes. This section ends where the river tapers off slightly and you come upon a large midstream boulder and an obvious horizon line. Get out to scout one of the bigger drops on this section. This significant rapid, Limbo, can be scouted from the road at mile 9.2. A large chunk of bedrock extends up between the road and the river and there is a little drive that cuts off the main road and loops around it. At river level you can get out on river left and jog down the road for a look. If there are no wood hazards, the typical line is to take the river right chute at the top and then work your way over to the middle of the river (the consequences of staying right will be obvious as the river kind of sieves out over there). The drop often collects wood and there are several pin hazards, but if you hit your lines you'll make it look easy. At the higher range of flows some big hydraulics can develop in this drop. Some people elect to take out below Log Limbo as a short distance below this drop the river tapers off to class II/III for a short while followed by a portage (Bridge Creek Rapid). At the downstream end of Bridge Creek Campground the river squeezes past a large bedrock wall (river right) and som

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