Oakland Avenue (old post-pile)

As the creek approaches the W.Oakland Avenue bridge, a row of cut off wooden posts jut vertically in the streambed (undoubtedly remnants of the supports for a long defunct horse-and-carriage bridge).

This area is very much subject to strainers and snags. While any rapids here may merit no more than class I-II rating, the high potential for snags and difficult maneuvering suggest a much higher skill-level may be required.

Scout upstream (and down) from the Oakland Avenue bridge before putting onto the creek!

(Downstream of the bridge, private properties flank the stream, making it impossible to walk this stretch to scout for blockages).