Doe, Laurel Fork

Ran it 4-18-03

Lots of Fun, Fist biggie is a blind 10 footer, just run down the middle and boof.

Next is some Class 4 boogie, then a ledge parralel to streamflow of about 6 feet. just side boof and then wash out the flume. Next is the tough one if you ask me( I swam it). Its a fade and boof right to avoid landing in a front pin. watch the f.u. rock in the washout as it tends to flip you over and backwards right in time for a 5 foot pourover with a meaty recirculative alcove on river left. Its hard to walk it or set up safety but I advise doing one or both. Then there is some troughy Doe riveresque scrape rapids. Next is alefthad turn 7 foot slide/falls with a tree backing up the hyrdo. Take a look. around the corner and down is a big double drop you cant boat scout. it goes over a pencilsharpner like ledgy entrance and then you go far left and slide completely sideways pointing to the right to avoid t-boning a boulder. one drop and another double falls later you will be eddying out on the right to walk Laurel Fork Falls, a 45 footer that Tao might think about. After that it is beaver dams and shoals to Hampton. We ran it when Doe was at 1500. This was a nice padded level though the nasty pourover alcove spot is rather menacing. Its a blast. The hike out if you choose is the worst in the history of the world.

I did the cartographic analysis and From the AT/laurel Falls trailhead to the takeout at the trailhead on 321 it is 4.63 miles long

Avg gradient- 132 ft/mile

Max gradient- 290 ft/mile in the second mile of the run.