Payette, N. Fork
5. Smiths Ferry to Banks(The North Fork)
September 1, 2005
Trip Report
| Reporter | Henry Munter |
At normal summer flows, I feel Juicer is not a IV+, but rather a reasonable V. It is harder an more dangerous than Crunch--as stated by the last commenter, many people underestimate Juicer. I've seen paddlers pin, swim, and or get hurt in Juicer, in various orders. Don't let the rating here fool you if you're a first timer on the NF. If you want to rate Juicer IV+ go for it, but call Disneyland, S-turn, Crunch and others the same.
If you're a first timer up top, be careful. It's a definite step up from the bottom.
Otherwise the NF is pretty much the best action within a thousand miles Mid-July through the end of August. Come from far away and enjoy, but use a good spray skirt and don't flip over.