Trip Report Gates of Lodore, 2012-06-08

Ran Lodore with family. Second day we had 50-60 mph winds and it was a total bitch!

We had a flip on Triplet rapid, a few broken oars, a lot of bruises and a bad swim. Luckily everyone is ok. Funny thing was it was the same day John Powell flipped on Upper Disaster rapid (just a mile up from Triplet).

I didn't take much pictures/videos, just a few from camp. The water was very low (~1000-1200 cfs through Lodore) and Yampa was at 800-1000 cfs. It was very rocky and technical. I got hung up 5 times through out the trip. One was a bad one through Triplet when I was leading the group. I got hung up and the rookie captain behind me ended up passing me and she didn't know the line and flipped, so partially it was my fault.

A couple of pics from the trip:

My wife is having a tough day on the river :lol8:
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Our costume night (me on the right)
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My friend's gypsy boat is what we call it:

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My kid in the kayak:

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Alex