Town Creek

Main drop at the Blockage. Very technical at this level. The pinning rock is exposed at the bottom of drop. Portage for us.

One of the many solid class lll rapids on Town Creek. We call this one Crow’s nest.

Looking back upstream at the rapid immediately before Blockage.

One of the many Class III rapids

One of the many class IIIs on Town Creek

Matthew Todhunter hit the line at Blockage when Town was running ~600 CFS

Akira Fujino runs Blockage near 600 cfs

Mat Todhunter runs Blockage in an OC-1

Helmet Cam view of Blockage from the top

So where is the additional takeout?

From Bo Eakens on RBP circa 1997:

High Falls on Town Creek is around 40 feet. It has a verticle on the

right that

can only be run with good water and the left side is a 70 to 75 degree

bump and grind all the way down. The Blockage and High Falls have been

run by to many to name here. I believe John Regan was the first to run

the Blockage (at flood) back in 1978 in a 13'2' Sauna. I was right

behind him giving chase in a Slipper. If anyone ran before this I am

unaware of it. Several of us ran the left side of High Falls in early

80's and later the right side, but am quite sure it had been run before

this.

The put-in is a little downstream of High Falls. However, if there's enough water (1000cfs) you can run High Falls on river left. (Let your health insurance be your guide)
Who put this class 5 rapid on a class 3 run????

Milt Aitken scouting the far right line at High Falls. Actually, he's wishing he had a victim... er... um ... a volunteer to run it while he videos the carnage ... oops ... I mean run. The normal line is the ramp left of center.
Brian McAnnally running one of the 20 or so Class III rapids on Town Creek.
Milt Aitken running one of the 20 or so Class III rapids on Town Creek.
Milt Aitken running one of the 20 or so Class III rapids on Town Creek.
Brian McAnnally running one of the 20 or so Class III rapids on Town Creek.
Milt Aitken running one of the 20 or so Class III rapids on Town Creek.
Milt Aitken running one of the 20 or so Class III rapids on Town Creek.
Milt Aitken running one of the 20 or so Class III rapids on Town Creek.
Brian McAnnally and Milt Aitken running one of the 20 or so Class III rapids on Town Creek.
Milt Aitken running the last of the rapids before the 1.5 mile lake paddle and the 0.5 mile uphill hike out. Yipeee!

Blockage is usually portaged due to its high danger factor. There are undercuts on both sides of the drop, and pinning rocks in the drop. In the early '90s a paddler pinned and drowned here.