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Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park to Motels

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April 1, 2023

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Gauge Reading587 cfs at BIG SUR R NR BIG SUR CA
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It finally came up again! Sami, Andy, and I drove down for a weekend; the scenery and water quality made for a delightful paddle. We paddled over the dam and took out at Andrew Molera despite a young, uninformed ranger telling us 'the river is closed.' I really wanted to paddle to the mouth, but with the winter rains and near-zero beta on the conditions beyond Andrew Molera made it stupid to do so – strainers would have been a guarantee, and the trail to/from the SP beach was closed to boot.

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