Daniel Creek

Daniels is fun! The top-down option is pointless since you miss Bear and walk the stairs, then the next falls (a 33'er into 3' of water - might go if high water). Instead, hike up from Bear on the downstream side of Daniels (shortly below Armegeddon on river left)- there is somewhat of a tral (like Cooper) and you'll put in just a couple drops down from the 30'er. While the 10'er below it is fun, there is an unrunnable rapid just below that so I usually put in just below the clearly unrunnable drop when you can see the 10'er and 30'er ahead

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The first drop is a cool crack/falls you'll want to keep your bow right on.

There is also a nice double drop (4' into 5'), a technical 8' boof between rock and a log, some junk, then a cool flume /crack thing that can be snuck right. Super-technical precision boating. Best when Bear is 15+'' or the rain was recent. You'll drop right back into Bear ready for the 'gnars'.

I've got 5 runs in, it's perfect when there's not quite enought time for a second run or you just want some hard, more technical rapids.

Clay

The takeout for this run at Park entrance is now closed and has been for some time. The Park is building a new trail with heavy equipment. Ther area is HEAVILY posted with signs telling visitors they will be ticketed and their cars will be towed if they park at the lower entrance to the Park.

According to Clay Wright, Daniel has some good drops that can be run in conjuction with Bear by hiking up a half mile from the confluence. Sounds like a workout to me.