Cheat, Laurel Fork

US 33 Bridge to Cheat, Dry Fork (Jenningston)

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April 22, 2013

Trip Report

ReporterFrederic D'Alauro

We did this at 5 inches at the bridge. The stream is full of downed trees . Getting around them required constant maneuvering. We had a very difficult portage around a strainer in a rapid about one mile below the falls. There is also a log in the river just under water at the level we paddled about one mile before the intersection with the dry fork. The portage around the falls is washed out and took a very long time.
This stream is runnable but much more difficult and dangerous since hurricane sandy filled laurel fork with multiple strainers.