On the way to the put-in, Clear Creek blends with the muddy Sauk

Looking up Clear Creek

Jim unfurls his new 14' SOTAR

High water mark rock stacking next to my cataraft

Put-in activity

Looking toward Whitechuck confluence

Jim's ready for the maiden voyage²

Chris and Matt below a clouded Mt. Pugh²

In what looks like a riffle in the distance, Bill almost flipped his cataraft²

Al below Alligator

Chris and Matt above Alligator

Chris and Matt below Alligator

Jim above Jaws #1

Jim above Jaws #2

Chris and Matt thru Jaws #1

Chris and Matt thru Jaws #2

Chris and Matt thru Jaws #3

Chris and Matt thru Jaws #4

Chris and Matt thru Jaws #5

Jim below Jaws #1²

Chris and Matt approach Jaws #1²

Chris and Matt approach Jaws #2²

Bill approaches Jaws #1²

Bill approaches Jaws #2²

Bill below Jaws²

Lunch stop below Whirlpool (which looks like it is now gone)

Looking upstream from lunch stop

Al at Double-Trouble #1

Al at Double-Trouble #2

Jim at Double-Trouble

Chris and Matt at Double-Trouble

USGS Flow - 03/18/2007 12:00 6.54 10,200 CFS

Memorial Day weekend and we are the only boats at the Whitechuck put-in³

Thru Showtime²

Whitechuck Mtn. in the distance²

Log debris below Alligator³

AL thru Jaws³

Looking back at Mt. Pugh³

Al thru Whirlpool channel #1³

Al thru Whirlpool channel #2³

WMV Movie - Below Popeye²

Some riffle...²

Old Jumping Rock below 3 channels area³

Part 2 - Rigging at Backman Park for the overnighter³

Results of Nov. 2006 flooding along Clear Creek Road³

More braiding and channels splits³

Bill clear log hazard below sawmill²

Below sawmill, current pulls boats into log hazard³

Margaritaville - revised The flooding rearranged our private island. Main channel is now river right³ Compare to 2002 picture

Taking out contacts and changing into hiking boots²

Al does his shovel cooking. Steak cubes, potatoes, carrots, onions, and peppers, covered with several dollops of Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ sauce and a bit of Coors beer, wrapped in tinfoil. Cooked over charcoal for ~45 minutes, turning several times³

Evening fire, with my tent in the background. Glad I had it. Winds started early morning, and then the colder intermittent rains showers followed. Quite pleasant³

Al's tarp is buffeted by early morning winds²

Morning jaunt to look at what was the river left channel access³

Departing at 12:30pm³

Decided to wear full paddle gear, even though no rapids²

Eagle sighting³

Al 'scouts' the float out to the take-out³

Decides a Coors and cigar is appropriate³

The fancy USFS takeout below the Rt. 530 highway bridge³

USGS Flow - 05/26/2007 12:00 5.69 7,050 CFS
05/27/2007 12:00 5.91 7,890 CFS

USGS Daily median flows (max. hourly much higher during floods) - Note Oct. 2003 and Nov. 2006 flood periods

Crowded Whitechuck put-in³

Al, Linda and Sable in Jaws #1³

Al, Linda and Sable in Jaws #2³

Jim in Jaws #1³

Jim in Jaws #2³

Lunch break at sheltered beach below Popeye³

Looking upstream at fog shroud below Jumping Rock. Sure doesn't look like mid-June...³

Parked below boulder sieve that used to be the main channel at Clear Creek rapid³

Another group is trying to free a broached IK (Inflatable Kayak)³

We decided to wait to see how it played out. Couldn't do much from the left bank³

Not having sucess in pulling it off, another IKer tries to paddle out to it³

What happens if I lean upstream and pull on the IK?³

Oh well....³

They did finally get it off³

Sunday - more water (though not as much as loudly believed by others) - Jim in Jaws #1³

Jim in Jaws #2³

Al, Linda and Sable in Jaws #1³

Al, Linda and Sable in Jaws #2³

Sun tries to poke it's head out at the lunch stop³

Sable patrols the beach³

USGS Flow - 06/09/2007 12:00 5.42 6,100 CFS
06/10/2007 12:00 5.94 7,990 CFS