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MI DNR campground to Horserace Rapids (1.5 miles)
September 30, 2005
Trip Report
| Reporter | Adam Hicks |
An addendum to Nate's comment: Both Ben Bursack and I came to the same conclusion, that running from river left toward river right and through the center gap in the rocky teeth is the best and most attainable line. Running the left gap was near impossible for both of us. However, a word of caution as there is a current here that wants to push you towards the left gap, but the force pushing you through the center gap dictates that the center is the way to go. Due to this sideways swirl action, though, it is easy that if one did not 'gas' it they could still pin very easily. The best bet is to be aggressive in telling your boat you want to go through the center.
Even so, I did this and the sideways current still knocked my stern up on the left tooth, which I slid off of and into the pool instead of off the pourover proper.