Little Sandy Creek

top of last rapid before confluence with Big Sandy

If you make it through the little sandy fine, then run on the Big Sandy to rockville wont be a problem. The first part of the Little Sandy is about 1.5 miles of flat water, then you hit about 3 ledges (first is biggest I think). Then there is one tough slide that pushes you toward a rock on the right, while there is another troublesome rock on the left. Run off the pillow coming off the rock on the right and punch through the holes. If you flip watch your head. At the very bottom of the creek, before reaching the Big Sandy there is a long rapid all the way to the confluence they can be tricky. The first part has a few offset holes that may cause problems, but after that Its mainly just a lot of waves. The whole run down to rockville took about 2 hours at a fairly easy pace.

Some of the ledge holes can be sticky, so be aware. Also, there is one (obvious) ledge that is often portaged.

This is a fun drop and it's not far downstream of the first 3-4' ledge you pass on the trip. It's easier than it looks when you get there and the scenery is wonderful the whole way.

Check out the full-sized version of this picture at http://www.americanwhitewater.org/photos/?photoid=2324.