Bear Creek

This is a lovely stream that is near a road that is usually barely noticeable. When I did it a few years ago, we put in below an obvious concrete bridge that was too low at that level to navigate. There was one tree portage and one or two logs to paddle around. The first scoutable drop was a tight plunge between overhanging branches down a diagonal ramp to the left. The wave at the bottom was intimidating, but not malevolent. The next big drop is a broken ledge adjacent to the elevated patio of a house. Scouting is advised. Below here, the channel is worked by bulldozers and less attractive, but still fun. After an initial cautious run, it's no problem to bomb down in less than an hour, generally when everything else is too high. The streambed is narrow and fast! Great fun!