Rogue River (OR) - Sep. 27 - Oct. 2, 2009

Rogue River (OR) - Sep. 27 - Oct. 2, 2009 - 38 Miles

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Trip Itinerary:
Day 	Camp 			Bank 	'04 Miles	'93 Miles 
Put-in	Almeda Bar 		Left	0.0		0.0
1	Wildcat 		Left	8.9		8.9
2	Horseshoe Bend		Right	14.5		14.3
3,4	Lower Mule Creek	Right	23.7		23.3 (layover day...)
5	Upper Half Moon Bar	Right	28.3		28.1 (aka Lower Paradise Bar)
Takeout	Foster Bar		Right	38.3		38.0

I guess it shouldn't come as a surprise that gov. agencies change numbers with time. I've always used the miles from the psuedo-waterproof 1993 river guide I carry on trips. The 2004 version (also online), shows the entire trip got 0.3 miles longer, and Mule Creek is 0.4 miles further downstream! Note that they also failed math during the update. Many of the "From Grave Creek" distances are wrong. Should be RM - 27.0

Day 1 - Picking up permit at Smullin ranger station

Rigging at Almeda Bar

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Grave Creek bridge

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Joleen and Grace

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Lower Grave Creek rapid

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Taking pictures while stuck in the Dory Chute at Rainie Falls

Stuck again...

Below Rainie Falls

Into Tyee Rapid. Our preferred campsite was taken

Day 2 - Wildcat camp

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Across from Wildcat camp

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Conversing with a solo rafter at Howard Creek that we saw several times on the way down

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Bambis..

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Lower Black Bar Falls

Al thru Lower Black Bar Falls

Joleen thru Lower Black Bar Falls

Glen thru Lower Black Bar Falls

Norm thru Lower Black Bar Falls

Randy thru Lower Black Bar Falls

Jim thru Lower Black Bar Falls

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Horseshoe Bend

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Day 3 - Al checks out Lower Horseshoe for future use

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After the rain stopped

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Outhouse on the Mule Creek plateau

Lower Mule Creek camp from plateau

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Day 4 - Construction to restore BLM access road

Marial Lodge about a mile downstream of camp

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Drive in access...

Only view of river during hike

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Norm pitched his tent at the mouth of Mule Creek, near his boat

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Day 5 - Departing Mule Creek

Mule Creek Canyon

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Standard Blossom Bar scout

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Day 6 - Lower Paradise Bar camp (aka Upper Half Moon Bar)

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Into the Clay Hill Still

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Bank slide deposits tree

Foster Bar takeout. Derig and head home

Coast above Gold Beach on the way to overnight stay in Bandon, OR. Drove back home next day

USGS Flow at Grants Pass - 09/27/2009 12:00 0.91' 1,180cfs 14.8C
10/02/2009 11:30 2.36' 2,460cfs 11.1C
Savage Rapids Dam Removal Good thing they didn't spike it while we were at Horseshoe Bend again :)...

USGS Flow at Agness - 09/27/2009 12:00 2.32' 1,420cfs 17.6C
10/02/2009 12:00 2.54' 1,680cfs 14.2C

Rogue shuttle map. The "cheap" rate is $110 per vehicle over Bear Camp (FS 23 - when open)

In case you were wondering who did the vehicle shuttle for us:
The Galice Resort
11744 Galice Road
Merlin, OR 97532
541-476-3818 or fax: 541-471-0188
E-Mail:fun@galice.com

Credits:
U.O.N., Olympus Stylus 770SW Digital Photography by William F. Smith (7.1 MP, 2304x1728 SQ1, 3X optical 38-114mm)

Last Update 4-Oct-09