Cheat, Shavers Fork

An upstream view of the first significant rapid on the Shavers Fork.
This picture shows an upstream view of the bottom of the first class 4 rapid below High Falls. The big ledge in the picture is best run on river right; however, the line is complicated upstream by several ledges and boulder drops which push left.
This is a downstream view into what is probably the hardest rapid that is not regularly portaged. The best route is to work towards river left, cutting in behind the large undercut halfway down the rapid- missing this move pushes the boater into a junky boulder pile or a nasty pinning rock. The strainer that was at the bottom of this rapid was flushed out by the high water last week.
This drop is located a couple bends above the railroad bridges and consists of a steep approach over a 5 foot ledge. Fun drop.
This succession of class 3 ledges (and the beautiful scenery around them) is characteristic of most of this run.