Big Creek

Chris Gorman videos Peter Horne as he runs The Dunkin' Hole. It is a fairly powerful 'V' ledge hole, formed by a rock wall on river left and 5 foot ledge on river right. It doesn't look like much in the photo, but a swim would be very eventful! If you have trouble here, it would be best to hike back to the put-in.
Milt Aitken runs The Dunkin' Hole. It is a fairly powerful 'V' ledge hole, formed by a rock wall on river left and 5 foot ledge on river right. It doesn't look like much in the photo, but a swim would be very eventful! If you have trouble here, it would be best to hike back to the put-in.
Sean Thompson demonstrating how not to run The Dunkin' Hole. This hole will recirculate and hold anything that it can grab. It is a fairly powerful 'V' ledge hole, formed by a rock wall on river left and 5 foot ledge on river right. It doesn't look like much in the photo, but a swim would be very eventful! If you have trouble here, it would be best to hike back to the put-in.
Peter Horne takes the next drop below The Dunkin' Hole as Milt Aitken takes a moment to admire the botanical wonders found along Big Creek.
There is a fair amount of wood on Big Creek. And since the creek is prone to flashing it moves around a lot. So, be careful!
Chris Gorman running a Class III eddie hop rapid somewhere above the 1st gorge.
This is the first gorge on Big Creek. Look closely in the background and you will see Milt Aitken running the entrance rapid while Sean Thompson, in the forground, makes The Slot look easy.
Milt Aitken grabbing an eddy on river right below The Slot. As you can see, river left is a tree sieve cluster. Just below the center island is 'Scream Like A Little Girl' a 10 foot water fall with a very sticky hole.
Scout 'Scream Like A Little Girl' on river left. Unfortunatly, the eddies along the river banks are few, so you'll probably have to park on one of the mid stream rocks and wade to shore.
Peter Horne aces the drop at Scream Like A Little Girl. Scream is the 3rd drop in the 1st gorge. It is a 10 foot waterfall with a very sticky hole at the bottom. The river right side of the drop is the sieve-cave of death, which is easily avoided. You can see a view of this rapid from below in the photo 'Big Creek 1G 3D'.
Sean Thompson aces the drop at Scream Like A Little Girl. Scream is the 3rd drop in the 1st gorge. It is a 10 foot waterfall with a very sticky hole at the bottom. The river right side of the drop is the sieve-cave of death, which is easily avoided. You can see a view of this rapid from below in the photo 'Big Creek 1G 3D'.
Milt Aitken, before and after, discovering how sticky the bottom hole is at Scream Like A Little Girl. Scream is the 3rd drop in the 1st gorge. It is a 10 foot waterfall with a very sticky hole at the bottom. The river right side of the drop is the sieve-cave of death, which is easily avoided. You can see a view of this rapid from below in the photo 'Big Creek 1G 3D'.
Sean Thompson watches Peter Horne do the auto-boof at Big Bottom. Big Bottom is the 3rd rapid in the second gorge. It is a clean 6 foot drop with a launch pad. To see a photo of it from below, look at 'Big Creek 2nd Gorge'.