Tye, North Fork

I recently ran the North Fork of the Tye for the first time with Scott Anderson and Billy Armstrong. It was a bit below the recommended low. Paksaw is an extremely tight line at low water, a bit of a guard hole forms in front of one of the undercuts on Entrance, and the rapid below Glide, 'Boof Right', presented its case with a close call, a near sideways pin. It seems important to get a good boof exactly on line to thread the two boulders below the boof. It might be a good idea to set safety at lower water, in case of a pin. The weather was perfect for taking pictures. We kept a low profile and stayed in the confines of the riverbed.

Packsaw has changed: the big rock that made the right bank at the final step of the rapid has fallen into the flow. It now splits the current and makes the move A LOT harder and tighter, especially at low flows.

This Creek Kicks A$$
This is the 1st major rapid on the NF of the Tye.

An eddy somewhere on the N. Fork Tye
A short film (65 sec).

This is typical of the delightful gradient on this stream.
The water pounds down 'Marble', sluices through 'Thumb',
and falls over 'Monkey' in a dozen or so breaths.