Put-in 2009 seems to now have an "engineered log jam" in the middle (swept downstream during winter floods)

Al and Jim

More "log jam"

Kayaker invasion after we did the shuttle

Passing the Polish bridge abutments (both on same side)

Pipeline 5 in the distance

Upper stretch verification photo²

Al thru Ledge 2

Jim thru Ledge 2

Eddy below Ledge 2

Jim thru Nozzle

Jim jammed into the eddy with me and shot Al thru Nozzle²

Al above Let's make a Deal

Floating along, enjoying the scenery

Departing from lunch stop

More gorge scenery...

Wildlife

USGS Flow - 04/11/2009 12:00 7.23 1,620 CFS

Sunny, high 60's, 1860 CFS, and no one else is here!

Jim above Railroad Bridge Drop

Surfin' - verification photo #1²

Ledge Drop 1 - verification photo #2²

Below Ledge 1

Canada Goose nesting across from the bottom of Kanaskat-Palmer Park

Jim passes by nest

Upstream from Sunny Beach lunch stop

Passing Franklin Resort falls

Serene and secluded above Paradise Ledge

Short surf at Paradise Ledge²

Jim thru last rapid

Waterfall just below Hwy 169 Bridge (currently closed for repair)

Below Hwy 169 bridge. The float-out to Flaming Geyser starts here...

USGS Flow - 04/19/2009 12:00 7.57 1,860 CFS

Another Sunday on the Green. Colder, lower, but at least no rain or sleet. Lots of yakkers today

roadside runoff

Al thru Ledge 1

Bill surfing into Ledge 1³

Jim below Ledge 1³

Into the Mercury "whiteout"

Sideways below Mercury drop (clipped the entrance rock and was off the seat briefly)³

Nozzle approach

Thru Nozzle³

Jim thru Nozzle

Below Nozzle³

Slide Drop

Slide Drop #2

Entering unnamed chute

Unbeknownst to us, Thomas Guide was spying on us from above at the takeout

USGS Flow - 04/26/2009 12:00 7.16 1,570 CFS

Put-in is still mucked up with the "relocated" jam

Memorial Day weekend on the Green. Sunny and 70! (eventually)

Separate SRT session

Separate SRT session #2

Ray joins Al, Jim, and myself today

Al on the upper stretch

Jim at Paradise Ledge. Taking photo thru cat tubes will have to suffice as "verification" today...

Ray at Paradise Ledge

USGS Flow - 05/24/2009 12:00 7.78 2,010 CFS

Saturday - a 5 boat show makes the put-in eddy crowded. Pete is first off in the "Monte Carlo" start

Sunny, 70's and high water. Hard not to have a good day!

Railroad Bridge Graffiti

Looking upstream at Nozzle from my "notch"

Al is across from my "notch"

Chris below Nozzle

Ray below Nozzle

One of many rapids on the Green

At lunch stop, Pete discovers the water is deeper than expected :)...

Sunday - Matt joins Al, Pete, and myself. Matt needed an oar adjustment stop 60 seconds after launching

On the move again

Al thru Pipeline

Pete thru Pipeline

Matt thru Pipeline

USGS Flow - 05/30/2009 12:00 8.23 2,370 CFS
05/31/2009 12:00 8.24 2,380 CFS