Saturday, December 19, 2009

Big Eddy Again

Friday it was nice and sunny and the river was at a moderate level so it was hard to avoid paddling again.
We were able to sneak Big Eddy at this stage, passing to the right of the big rocks on the right, and then moving back right of center. What looked like a like reversal on the scout was a significant hump of water seen from the river. I went just to the right of it and got right on line. I think this hump is formed by the rock that you want to cut left above when the water is lower. This day the WASW1 gauge read 6.57 feet.
The little wave below the Mt. Norway Bridge was good for front surfing, but not very retentive. I couldn't manage a 360. There weren't any other good play features. The day before, with the level at 7.57', the wave at MP 6 was great!
All three of us caught the eddy on the right before ferrying across and running left past the entrance to Cougar Creek Rapid. It was a bit of a challenge to make the ferry.

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