Piedra

02. 1st Fork Bridge to Lower Piedra CG(First Box Canyon)

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April 15, 2005

Trip Report

ReporterJohn Wade

Hi everybody, I was just looking at the site and found a couple of the rapids named incorrectly.

The rapid in the pictures above that is named Eye of the Needle is one of the first drops of the lower (first) box and could be First Mudslide Rapid or Little Eye.

The drop that is labeled Mudslide is actually the Second Mudslide Rapid or Eye of the Needle. When you look at the picture you can see that the left line looks pretty bad and has caused alot of swims over the years. It has lead to alot of bad situations because the runout below, if you go left, is a pretty technical boulder garden (V) that I sometimes consider harder than the right move around 'pillow rock.'

Just wanted to help out, John