Dearborn
1) Upper (carry up 4 miles from end of Dearborn Canyon Road)
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1500 cfs
Since there is no Sun River section I thought I would post these here since its pretty close to the Dearborn. This is the finally on a great section of unknown water. The exit makes this a very dangerous rapid. It is hard to see in the pics but there is a nasty rock in the middle of the exit drop.
You can see the drop leading into Devils Glen, a twisting/curling double tiered compression falls.
4 mile hike in. Once you get out of the trees the canyon walls are beautiful
Ben Whaley, IPA, goes over the edge on First Drop. This rapid is preceeded by small drops on the left and right with a rock in the center of the creek. Scout on left.
Will Peete, IPA, goes wild on the first move of Double Drop. This is a quick left-left drop that looks gnarly but paddles clean. Scout on river left or right.
Chi-town Ben, IPA, Making his way towards Devil's Glen. There is a nice eddy between these rapids and the big drop.
Committed to the Glen. Joe Booth, IPA, makes the first 5 ft drop. This is immediately followed by a 10 ft twisting falls into a grnaly eddy on river right.
Chi-town Ben, IPA, cleans it right down the center on Devil\'s glen.
Joe Booth, IPA, goes deep at the bottom of Devil's Glen.
Will Peete, IPA, puts down a solid brace as he gets cycled through the eddy at the bottom of the drop. This can be a very sticky spot and may be extremely hard to get out of at higher flows.
If you want to have the best view of one of your buddies dropping Devil's Glen, run it first and sit in this pool. You can really get a feel of the size and steepness of the falls.
Beautiful place. Fun Rapids. Be carful to scout the last canyon.
F to B: Ian Shinn, Steve 'Junkshow' Rodgers, Joe Booth, Ben Clack, Ben?(chicago), Will Peete, Pat?(colorado), Ben Whaley, Brian Bartkowiak
Joe Booth, IPA, gets er done on Double Drop at low flow