Blackfoot
Trail Creek Bridge to Cedar Creek (near Aldridge)(Wolverine Canyon)
April 7, 2012
Trip Report
| Reporter | carson king |
I have paddled this stretch several times in the last couple of years and would agree with what Davis wrote, class 4-5. If you don't know what that means than simply stay home. Greg's group did this run in 6 hours with no previous experience, that's not at all bad for a solid run like this.
I consider it one of the best runs in the area and contradicting what others have written I think this run is relatively clean. Yes there is some wood, but not very much considering what most class 5 gathers. Teller Tube is a very straight forward but committing rapid with some wood at the end where you wouldn't want to go even if it was wood free. There are dozens of good drops and only one mandatory walk, that's a rarity on this type of run. Also, it flows late season which is a huge bonus around here!
Important side note, I believe that this gauge was discontinued from USGS. This reading on the AW site is old and not accurate. You can call irrigation at 208-238-0586 for current flows. If somebody knows of a working internet gauge please post it.