Red Creek

1. Red Creek Recreation Area to North Branch Bridge(Upper Red)

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June 29, 2006

Trip Report

ReporterStewart Caldwell

John Warner and I ran this on June 27th. The strainers in the warmup section are still there. The steep section is pretty clean until you get to the 2nd rapid above Mood Ring (Devil's Cauldron). There is a bad tree coming out from the left bank. With good water it can be avoided on the far right, but it is a sketchy line. We talked to a group who ran it on the 26th at low water and they said there was no way to avoid it at that level. One of the members of the group swam under the tree. In the paddle out there are two staggered trees back to back a little ways below one of the Stonecoal Runs (I'm not sure if it's Big or Little) These have been here for a while and can be run starting far left to miss the first one and driving hard right to miss the second one.