Deer Creek

very scenic class II trip, I enjoy combining this run with a cass to cloverlick greenbrier run since there is not a good piblic takeout at Cass. If you put in on the north fork of deer (the bridge near a church on outskirts of greenbank) you will encounter an agricultural valley that has two cattle fences and a low head ford road, so figure 3 portages in the first mile. If you put in off of 66 (road to Cass) you miss those portages but will still have one portage (below hardware/cement store) where the creek splits and enters a grove of hemlocks. This is due to downed trees. I think the next time I float I'm going to try the left channel because the portage looks easier although the right is not difficult but does involve wading with the boat.