Blackwater

A few things to update from several runs in 2011.

In the lead in to Rock and Roll, the current bounces off a boulder and turns right. There are a few annoying F-U rocks in there, especially below 400cfs, and they can put you sideways into an inconvenient hole.

As for Rock and Roll itself, two main lines I've run. All the way down the right is fairly straight-forward, and then the left line involves a series of tight turns. At low flows, its a narrow line with lots of piton/head impact risk, but in the 4-450 range its a really fun line.

Left out of Mark's description is a rapid in between Rock and Roll and the Slide that deserves a look your first time down. You'll run an easier rapid after rock and roll, and then there will be a BIG boulder on the right with the current channeling left. Its essentially a broken off-angle drop in an L shape. The right side falls off early into a crease, and the left side lands on a junky rock ledge. About 20yds downstream is a pretty nasty pocket hole on the left that is easy to avoid on the right when you are upright. A boater who flips in the top ledge almost always ends up in that hole though, which can be tough to surf out of. I've run it all 3 ways, and finding the middle line to be ideal ideal, but the left side is definitely the junkiest of the routes, especially in the 3-400cfs range.

As for wood, there is one log that is probably the same spot as Nori mentioned in 2006. It's about a mile after the Slide in one of the many boulder garden rapids. You can see it early enough to avoid it to the left. There is also a tree on the far left at the Waterfall, but, its not really in the way of the left line. The center line is more fun anyway.