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2. Gorge: Bear Cage Road (Blevins Bridge) to Highway 19E bridge at Hampton High School
November 24, 2003
Trip Report
| Reporter | Chuck Hunley |
Made the run on November 22, 2003 @ 400cfs with a couple of friends. Here is the wood report:
Bear Cage: There is a large tree(1ft in diameter) across the entrance on river right. At this level we were able to limbo underneath. Another 6in or so of water and it will be impossible.
Body Snatcher: There is small log jutting out to river right from under the large boulder in the center. It's blocking the slot on river right. At higher water it might be covered. At this level we saw no clear safe passage around the boulder, so we haul boats up on the boulder and seal launched into the pool below. The rest of Body Snatcher was clear.
Flagpole/Escalator: There is a log/tree(9in diameter) blocking the last ledge/drop on the river left channel. It's wedged in between trees on the island, so it's not going anywhere anytime soon. You cannot see it from the top of the rapid. We ran the river right channel after shore scouting.
I'd still suggest scouting the drops. This was our first time running it, so we might not have run the traditional lines and missed something.