Dinkey Creek

Jeff and I met up with Geno from Isabella and 3 fellows from San Diego for a fun low water trip on the Cherry Bomb Falls section of Dinkey. The painted gauge on the bridge was at 2 at 11:00 AM and about an inch lower at the end of the day.

We were hitting rocks frequently in the shallows but usually not hanging up. The bedrock drops were fun. Hydraulics were generally easy to overpower. Cherry Bomb Falls had a big log and a smaller log in it. We portaged high on the left. Lots of work. Would have been easier to send a climber down on right to set safety and get boaters into the eddy at the lip of the falls. That portage is only a few feet long.