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Westwater March 2012 <2,000 cfs
Had another great run on Westwater this weekend. It was the lowest level that anybody in our party had seen, under 2,000 cfs, a lot of new rocks and obstacles, skinny spots to get through.
We camped at Miner's Cabin on Saturday night before the rapids. We caught a bit of the meteor shower Friday and Saturday night.
Skull Rapid was interesting. @Alex went left, but 3 other boats went on the right side of the skull rock and had a bit of trouble. Nobody flipped but everybody who went right surfed the rapid until somebody knocked them out of there, a boat got sideways, driver lost the oars and a passenger got whacked in the head with it (no helmet) but no serious injuries.
And of course the flat water at the end, what is it, 6 miles? Very flat, and the wind would keep us still or even blow us back upstream if we weren't rowing. We barged the boats all together, and being the only sober adult on the trip, I did most of the rowing.
Our buddy Jim who was with us on Lodore was the Ranger, and we ran into more people we've rafted with at the take out in Cisco. :cool2:
And here's the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwImGaMgN2c
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