Looking Glass Creek

Along Highway 276(2nd bridge up from LGF to 1st bridge up from LGF)

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March 14, 2006

Trip Report

ReporterRick Ianniello

Me and a friend checked this out a week ago. As far as 'Super sliding rock' goes, I'm pretty sure its a bit over rated. Just below Sliding Rock, there is a big slide, but its kind of wide and shallow, and not particularly steep. Most of the water goes right over what I guess is the 4 foot boof (probably more like 5 or six) onto a long slide. This would be cool if it were not for the rhododendron bushes that make it if not impossible, at least really dumb and painful to go that way. Below that was a cool little drop with another strainer on the funner looking line just after a good boof on the left. It looked like you could avoid it, but we just went to the right.

About a mile or two further up is a series of three drops, two slides, and then one probably ten footer through a narrow little shoot. We weren't sure how deep the pool was on the landing, the creek was kind of low and we were in playboats, but it looked like fun.



Also, I've heard sliding rock is illegal. I wouldn't run it if there's a lifeguard posted there. Should be fine in the winter, or really if there's enough water out to be running it.

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