Weber

This is in response to Aldo's report below, to fill in the blanks on the 2 upstream diversion dams they couldn't scout.

1st diversion- This diversion structure is boulders racked with large pieces of wood, which appears right after a sharp left bend in the river. River left along the bank had a clear 8 ft wide chute with minimal drop we easily went down without any scouting. It seems like a prime area for wood to rack up in the future, and there is a large eddy/backwater river right at the bend to assess if needed.

2nd diversion- This diversion structure is evenly-spaced large boulders. We pulled to the left bank to scout, clamber up the bank of loose rocks to the road and you can easily see everything or even use to portage. The far left side is easiest, which you can't see until you are almost on top of the dam. Our double IK had a little trouble making the turn to do the drop straight on, because of it's length but we all had fun doing the drop itself (about 3 ft). It may be possible to drop other sections but they seemed to have less water/bigger drops/less safe hydraulics.

The rest of the section was quite pleasant, almost all class 1 with a few wave trains and no people or hwy. The thick riparian buffer was pretty, but also provided many strainers/sweepers, none that couldn't be avoided if you stayed alert and have a paddle. We parked/took out at the Morgan pickleball courts.

We did this section as a continuation of hen-tag in several IK's and a SUP (but would recommend more advanced SUPping skills). This section took us about 2 hours from Taggarts, but the head-wind was brutal the day we went and we took about 20 minutes to scout the 2nd diversion/watch each other. We had a lot of fun doing the diversion structures, but the hydraulics can be dangerous and wood can rack up so stay wary!