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Date: May 19 2008, 12:47 GMT
From: DonVitoCorleone

	Well I guess I can attest that LRC does indeed run down low. Got up yesterday at 7am for the drive down to LRC.  Takes 3 hours but we were stalled here and there.  Finally got on the suicide section about 12:30 central for a run down to powell trail at -2 or so on the gauge.  Surprisingly all rapids run at that level, although some were mighty tight. Some of the highlights were: Dropping off the second drop of cable falls sideways so as to land in a 2 foot wide slot with a face high rock made of a combination of barnacles and 50 grit heavy abrasive sandpaper on your left.  Stupid move, but very do-able.  The left hand entrance slot is nasty as well.  Spout don't run that low. GP and crew moved some wood out of the left line at Mammoth.  Its open for bidness now but its a tight line, scout first so you know where that wood is. Looking at (and passing on) the "line" at a low water avalanche.  I'll pass thank you. Running terminal eddy at low water.  Disgusting rapid as proved by SB.  I've never seen anyone do tumbling cartwheels on a dry line before. Even at low water, humpty dumpty is good fun.  One of the best rapids I've ever run. Roadblock is real tight down low, but becomes an autoboof And finally, down on the chairlift section there are some decent rapids.  Bottleneck is a lot of fun and there were some good slotty moves.  Very surprising.  Powell trail is a great spot to take out.  Trail is way easier than that retarded chairlift hikeout. Back home at 11:15 pm and asleep by 11:17pm Couldn't imagine a much better sunday, well unless there was more water in the river.  Don't know that I'll ever make the day trip for -2 again but if I lived nearby I'd be there everytime.

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that about sums it up. <NT> granolapaddler New

As always, it was great paddling with you Adam DonVitoCorleone New

Glad you made it down this way again.  LRC is so different at different levels, keeps things interesting granolapaddler New

got over there saturday, awsome day out, great weather, sweet place, one of my favorite runs for sure. <NT> alexkayaks23 New

Thanks for the TR, that's such a beautiful run. Only did it once but it's one of the prettiest places I ever paddled. GRITS New

First time I've done it with leaves and flowers DonVitoCorleone New

Only time I did it was dead of winter (although the day was incredibly warm.) I bet it's unbelievable in spring. <NT> GRITS New

You should try that tumbling dry rock line on Terminal Eddy. It's sweet! slimerboy New

I was trying to score your playboating moves DonVitoCorleone New

But I ended up in the water... And right side up at that! <NT> slimerboy New

you had me worried there granolapaddler New

I just wished I'd known it was a dry rock...I might have taken the other dry line (bank line). slimerboy New

Ran it at -2 on saturday, the lowest I have ran it, and we ran the left line at cable falls for the first time ,blind... MaseSF New

most folks don't boof over the crack, we boof right to avoid it. <NT> granolapaddler New

wish i knew that before <NT> alexkayaks23 New

pic Philcanoe New

nice angle on that pic <NT> granolapaddler New

about ten times uglier in person DonVitoCorleone New

Ya, I really liked it at that low water, but I guess its because I got lucky and boofed over the sieve thing. <NT> MaseSF New

I kinda prefer the low water lines at both drops of cable... much more skill involved than the high water lines <NT> granolapaddler New

and most likely you'll still tag that big rock (2nd pic) Philcanoe New

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