Python

Python consists of the long rapid on the right side of the island downstream of Bear Creek Falls. A classic s-turn from right to middle and through a flushy hole leads through more boogie and into a double ledge, the larger and second of which is perhaps the most hazardous spot on the river. The hole, backed up by a rock, is very retentive and almost impossible to set safety for. Paddlers are on their own in here, but it still helps to keep an eye on each other. Eddies on the left bank below the s-turn allow a more measured descent, with even a back-door exit out of the third eddy to avoid the double ledge all together. Scout from the road and understand that 3 people have lost their lives in this rapid, all very skilled paddlers.