Devil's Tea Table

This is what it looks like with a reasonable flow

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5CGezFhl8k

A month ago this run looked low and a bit draggy. The flow didn't seem optimal. We were very concerned about the wood stuffed into the left slot 100 yrd downstream of the bridge. The point here is that this creek was very deceptive in its look from the road. Besides being bigger at creek level which I
expected the speed was way faster. If it looks fast it will be a rocket ride. At our lower level the cross over for the 7ft boof was tricky making us worry about taking the tail into the Left slot with wood for a very bad time. The large strainer a few hundred yards downstream is a major hazard with a tight passible river right line. I was told this week that the log guarding the tunnel was shifted by paddlers to open up the entry line into the tunnel.

I just adopted this AW web page to make some changes since the original creater dropped the page (jamie?) Anyway I just wanted to clean it up, add a pictures and correct the gradient from 400 to 500+ which is what our gps said was the deal....FAST RUN @ FLOW. If the creator wants to do something else with it just let me know.

Before the Tohickon releases this year (March 08) I completely removed all the wood from the Hell slot as well as cut a much larger window 'through' the large creek wide strainer. Anyone who belongs on the run should be able to handle it till more wood collects. Its all easily scouted from the road.

I cut out the main branch holding lots of wood. Pulled a load of wood out freeing up much extra breathing room for wider right lines. Note the huge log in the pool and the jagged tooth of a log on the left side of the open area. -wg
Friendly Boof landing for Right Out Of Hell. Note the wood of the left slot.
Hell Slot choked with wood prior to 3-16-2008. Note its easy for wood to collect here. Always check.

Exit tunnel with the once trouble log pushed out of the way clearing the entry.
Cleaned up on 3/8/2008
Under Cuts at no flow. These immediately follow the large extremely fast 'Jersey Devil'
This is one of the fastest rapids you'll get on. You fly skipping down 20 feet of smooth ledges. Note the triangle point rock at the top. Enter river Left at the top.
Very concerning strainer nearly consuming the whole creek. This strainer is about mid way between the Right From Hell and the Jersey Devil. At reasonable flows its pretty easy to get right to run or walk.
Picture of long term wood 100% cut out on 3/15/2008. Note the boof of Right Out Of Hell is pictured on right with wood going through it as it appears to head for the right upper corner of the picture.

Low run, cross over to the boof was sketchy low. This was the only Eddy in the middle of the run. This picture makes this run look 5 times easier than it really is.

I've scouted this monkey from Warsaw Rd. before when I worked in Trenton. My initial beta indicated that this run may be called Cain's Run and/or Warsaw Creek. These names originated from the Revolutionary War. I believe the Devil's Tea Table is a far more appropriate name.
The run certainly looks to be very flashy with a mix of some boulders and mostly bedrock slides and technical drops, probably a great compliment to a follow-up high water run on the Lock, Wick, or Tohickon/Geddes. As of my last check, there were at least two formidable strainers in the steep section which might have to be removed before the spring of 08 runs.

Late day scout when the lock and wick were running but not big.
From a Jan 2008 scouting trip. Pictured is all the lead in you want above the bridge. Above the horizon line of this picture is just ditch boating. Nice warm up slides and small ledge when its at flow. Picture taken from Putin Bridge.
Taken from the Putin Bridge this shows the entry leading to the Hellish Left Slot as well as the entry to 'Right From Hell' 7' boof. The V notch of water shimmer at the Left horizon line is the entry to the Left ugly slot that collects wood.
Just an example of a ledge drop. I think that rock on river Right might be the undercut but I'm not positive. Check it out.

Wood Free Hell Slot after it was 100% cleaned out of wood on 3-15-2008 -wg