South Platte

We put in at Veteran's Park.

About 1/2 mile down the river there is an potential Class III fall. The fall has a couple of big boulders in the middle of the fall that would make going down it very dangerous. The direct middle looks safe but upon closer inspection we saw a rock that we would definatly have hit straight on. We portaged around and would advice just hiking to past that point and putting in instead.

Water conditions are very low so be wary of staying along the deep side of the river.

At the damn (2nd fall) it is impossible to raft because there are a number of fallen trees and hazards. We checked out both sides of the river and the left side is the better side to portage. Its a bit tricky to get on land but there is a walk way that lets you walk over the dam and then a few paths that make it pretty easy to put back in.

Portions of the raft is through farm areas so you can definatly smell the fertelizer. There is also a long of pumping activity happening to dump water into the river because they are building some buildings on the right side.

Total distance was actually 9.5 miles. The water in some places are pretty smelly so avoid getting into it.

Good opportunity to get miles of experience close to the city but not particularly beautiful. Did see a few bald eagles though!