Rigged and ready to shuttle - 9:23am at the new Headworks put-in. Al where are you?

After a bit of confusion and a lot of miles, getting underway at 12:13pm

Clearing the first engineered logjam (salmon spawning)

Another "ELJ" is just below

Bewtween the legs - the Green is clear and cold today...

Passing under the railroad bridge

Thru Railroad Bridge Drop

Towards Bob's Hole²

Unnamed stretch below Bob's Hole²

Al thru Pipeline

Bill takes Door #2 at Let's Make a Deal²

Sun reflections on the lower gorge scenery

Just above Paradise Ledge 3:08pm and still another 90 minutes to the take-out

Looking back towards Franklin Bridge

USGS Flow - 02/17/2008 12:00 6.47 1,160 CFS

Quiet Sunday morning at the Flaming Geyser take-out, ready to shuttle

Looking back at the headworks put-in

Crazy Lab swimming along side my cataraft, and practicing river crossings

Below Railraod Bridge Drop

Al under the cedars

Approaching Ledge 2²

Thru Ledge 2

Bill thru Mercury²

Eddy out at Al's picture spot²

Stuck on moss on right side of Nozzle²

Finally sliding thru...²

Low water downstream view of the Nozzle. The right (river left) is the one you are supposed to go thru

Nozzle close-up

Al slides thru cleanly. I had gotten stuck briefly on the moss

Skirting a downed log hazard

Approaching Franklin Bridge

Below Rec Wrap rapid

USGS Flow - 03/09/2008 12:00 6.25 1,040 CFS

Flaming Geyser take-out. Looking like a good day to be on the Green!

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Dropping over Railraod Bridge Drop²

Surfing on the upper stretch²

Surfing below Ledge 1²

Surfing below Ledge 1 #2

Boating at low water levels starts to show the rock formation oddities

Thru Bob's Hole

Nozzle (after the ramming incident)²

Below Nozzle²

Franklin Resort Falls

Franklin Resort Falls #2

Franklin Resort Falls #3

Approaching Paradise Ledge

Gorge wall

At low flows, Al spots the remains of the submerged ore car (a lot of early mining history in this area)²

USGS Flow - 04/26/2008 12:00 6.16 990 CFS

Safety talk at the put-in

First eddy stop where I decided it was way too cold to NOT be wearing my paddle jacket

Al's boat drops over Railroad Bridge Drop

Chris's boat drops over Railroad Bridge Drop

Pert Boating #1

Pert Boating #2 (above Ledge #2)

Downstream River Runners passes us above Mercury

Other boaters taking pictures below Nozzle #1

Al's boat thru Nozzle #1

Al's boat thru Nozzle #2

Al's boat thru Nozzle #3

Chris's boat thru Nozzle #1

Chris's boat thru Nozzle #2

Chris's boat thru Nozzle #3

Congestion across from lunch stop. We later heard that the 23rd annual Green River Cleanup had at least 171 participants - a record high

USGS Flow - 05/03/2008 12:00 6.87 1,390 CFS

Jim and I have the rare chance for a mid June run on the Green

Even rarer on the Green is good weather!

Above Ledge #2, a reminder to novices

Above Ledge #2

Jim thru Ledge #2

Above Pipeline

The only other boats we saw today was the "Wheels Dude"

At 2020 CFS the Nozzle has plenty of room

WA 169 highway bridge

Falls just below bridge

USGS Flow - 06/15/2008 12:00 7.80 2,020 CFS

A July run on the Green, launching from Kanaskat-Palmer State Park. The last time the Green had 1100 CFS or more during July was in 1983. My first run down the Green was 1987

Dennis, John & Terri on upper stretch

Verification picture thru Pipeline³

Below Let's Make Deal

Verification picture #2 at Franklin Resort Falls³

Casey inflates dry suit prior to body surfing at Paradise Ledge

Lower stretch

A little July fog towards the end of the trip

USGS Flow - 07/05/2008 12:00 6.63 1,250 CFS