Mill Creek

My name is Shawn, I'm an instructor for

the University of Montana and an avid

creeker in the Missoula area. I wanted

to mention that a student past away

this spring on Mill Creek. In the 4 or 5

years since Mill Creek was first run

only a very small group of expert

boaters have paddled it and most of

the decents were done in easily

excapable ,creek specific inflatables.

The reason for this is Mill creek was

extremely tight, pinny and full of brush.

Though is not super steep this run is

in no way anything less than a class V.

In the past three years not a single

local that I know of has ran the creek.

There is many reasons for this, an

extensive logging project has made it a

strainer nightmare, there are no quality

clean drops to speak of, and the

fun/hazard ratio is rediculously skewed

toward the harzard end. I would like to

request you take this creek off your

listing entirely. There is no justification

for it being on. Though it was run a few

times years ago, it should no long be

considered a legitamate run for the

Missoula area. Thanks