Split Hair

Also known as 'Split Rock Rapid', 'Initiation', 'Left Turn', and 'Governor's Rapid' (after a front page picture of former Governor Weld here). A large midstream rock splits the flow just as the river takes a slight left turn. Just upstream of the rock on river left there is a micro eddy that services a nice dynamic wave. Most boaters choose to run to the left of 'Split Rock' while rafts run to the right although either side is fine. After passing the rock the river takes another slight jog to the right. There is a rather large pourover near the bottom on river left that should be skirted to the right. This rapid has numerous play spots both above and below the split-hair rock.