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Sombeech
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| Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2008 11:35 am Post subject: Westwater Aug 08 - Trip Report |
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Alex scored some more Westwater Canyon river permits and was nice enough to invite me again, along with our new friends Jay and Stephanie.
The river was @ 5,000 cfs yesterday on our run. We launched around 10 am, stopped for a quick snack at the Little Hole campground, started into the rapids just before 2 pm, and took out of the river around 5 pm.
Alex's new inflatable canoe did great through the whitewater. We didn't feel unstable or "too small" to run any of the rapids.
Jay had quite the setup on his custom boat, very nice. They fed us a great lunch as well.
Video (for now, I may edit it still)
You can watch the High Quality version from Youtube if you click the link
Here are some stills from the video footage.
Me, once I find out we're really going over it....
Here are some of the photos from the trip. Alex and I both had our helmetcams going :haha: should be some great video. Maybe I can even get it to you today. |
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Sombeech
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| Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2008 4:13 pm Post subject: |
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| another still frame I liked. |
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KapitanSparrow
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| Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2008 4:54 pm Post subject: |
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| Great photos, great time you guys had! I'm guessing video is coming up? |
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Sombeech
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| Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2008 5:03 pm Post subject: |
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KapitanSparrow wrote: Great photos, great time you guys had! I'm guessing video is coming up?
Thx, yes, it was awesome as always. I'm editing the video right now. :2thumbs:
Here's s'more stills i liked |
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safira
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| Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2008 8:04 pm Post subject: |
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| If I become one of your new best friends, can I go too? That looks like so much fun! |
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Sombeech
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| Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 12:58 pm Post subject: |
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safira wrote: If I become one of your new best friends, can I go too? That looks like so much fun!
Sure. Do you know how to work a camera? :lol8:
By the way, I've GOTTA animate some of these into gifs. I keep coming across my favorite moments from the run.
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Alex
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| Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 10:51 pm Post subject: |
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..... WW was awesome, but I just got back from Murtaugh and ..... I am glad I am here writing this, about 6 hours ago I honestly thought I was bye-bye. Murtaugh is a very rough canyon of Snake river. Most rapids were class 4-5 at this level. I broke my oar on the 3rd rapid (15 mins into the 6 hour trip) and had to paddle my canoe all the way down.
I thought I was going to be another news bleep tonight. I never prayed to God this much before....someone sure looked out for me today on the river.
Be careful out there. |
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Sombeech
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| Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 11:31 pm Post subject: |
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Jeez Alex! Good to have you with us.
The video's done. Check out 2:04 where the front of the boat is getting sucked down.
Click the link if you want to see the high res version.
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greyhair biker
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| Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 2:00 pm Post subject: |
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| WOW! how INCREDIBLY cool!! I'm jealous :lol8: :2thumbs: |
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abirken
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| Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 6:54 am Post subject: |
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| You guys rock! AND You are my heros. :2thumbs: I have yet to get on the river this summer. It's coming though! :2thumbs: |
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accadacca
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| Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 3:15 pm Post subject: |
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Friends FOREVER. :lol8:
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safira
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| Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 4:51 pm Post subject: |
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| Wonderful video and photos guys. |
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