Mohawk

First time run by this team after having scouted and interviewed the locals during the week prior to the run. We couldn't find any paddler who had run the entire Soggy Sneaker 4th. Ed. stretch #90 over the past decade. The most recent info available was in Soggy Sneakers 5th Ed. (2016) page 379: 'More than 20 portages for wood in recent runs.' The 4th Edition (2004) run #90 reported more wood 3.5 miles downstream of the put-in, also wires crossing the river in the vicinity of geodesic dome houses. We located a geodesic structure off Mohawk Loop Rd, about 3.5 miles below the put-in, and decided to take out before on public land at a steep bank on Mohawk Loop Rd. close to the river.

We were lucky to hit a beautiful, sunny day -- almost too warm for portaging the three wood blockages we encountered (none of them visible from the road). Two of the three blockages were washed away when running the first 2 miles again in May 2024. The remaining blockage was/is(?) 1.3 miles below the put-in.

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