Green River Gorge (WA) - April 9, 2017

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Dropping Jim's truck at Flaming Geyser State Park


Back at the headworks launch, looking downstream


Gettin ready to launch


Kayakers using a lower access point


Railroad Bridge. Beautiful day on the Green


Verification photo #12


Jim below Railroad Bridge Drop


Below Ledge Drop 1


Unnamed rapid


YouTube HD movies along the way: Ledge Drop 1 OR Mercury and Nozzle OR Franklin Falls3


Looking back at Nozzle. For me, this was run #121 thru here. Always exciting


Below Nozzle


Nozzle #2 (wasn't sure if 1st was focused)


Looking back at Mercury


Lunch stop at Sunny Beach


Looking downstream to Paradise Ledge


In the Paradise corridor


Along the canyon wall


Verification photo #2. Thanks Jim2


USGS Flow at 04/09/2017 12:00 PDT 7.25' 1,650 CFS
Was 1,790 CFS until the USGS revised the last shift data on 4/17


Green River Gorge (WA) - April 30, 2017

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Some morning sun as we drop a vehicle at Flaming Geyser SP


Back at the headworks launch


On the water at 11:47am


Ledge 1. Skies are getting darker


Across from Ledge 1


Eddy out at the bottom of Kanaskat-Palmer Park


Ledge 2


Pipeline whiteout!


Below Nozzle. a bit higher than last time. More pillow on the right hand side. For me, run #122. Always the pucker factor


Jim ran thru first to take movies


Fuzzy shot at Let's Make a Deal. Rest of the day was on and off rain and colder. No more pictures


USGS Flow at 04/30/2017 12:00 PDT 7.42' 1,770 CFS


Green River Gorge (WA) - May 21, 2017

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Beautiful day on the Green. Al joins us today to make it a 3 boat show. Almost ready to launch 11:16am


Floating along on the upper stretch


Approach to Pipeline. Jim is pretty close to Al, and is on the faster inside track!


Both go over the drop at the same time


Jim thru Nozzle


Al thru Nozzle


Franklin Falls resort


Jim surfs Paradise Ledge in front of an audience


USGS Flow at 05/21/2017 12:00 PDT 7.19' 1,610 CFS


    Credits:
  1. U.O.N., Olympus Stylus 770SW Digital Photography by William F. Smith (7.1 MP, 3072x2304 HQ, 3X optical 38-114mm)
  2. Olympus Stylus 725SW Digital Photography by Jim McCool (7.1 MP, 3X optical 38-114mm)
  3. Midland XTC 280 HD Videos by Jim McCool

Last Update 21-May-17