Kayaking

Tumwater Canyon - 7/28/07

On Saturday a large group of paddlers met up to run Tumwater Canyon of the Wenatchee River. This is a classic stretch of big water Class IV-V whitewater that I've been wanting to paddle ever since my first trip to Leavenworth. Driving to or from Leavenworth...

Published Tue, Jul 07 2007 11:36 PM by crakins

Filed under: Tumwater Canyon

Sky, Cooper, FITW, MM, Sauk EDIT

**EDIT** I added some more videos to this post **EDIT** I was doing a great job tracking all of my trips but got a little lazy lately posting each of them. Now I've lost count of what river and when. However, I know for a fact I took trips down the...

Published Wed, Jul 07 2007 4:12 AM by crakins

Filed under: FITW, Cooper River

FITW - 5/29/07

Colorado Dave and I met up after work and rallied to FITW for some laps. It had been not been too warm the past few days and the gauge was showing a decline to a good medium flow. We decided with it warm today and forecasted to be 85 on Wednesday this...

Published Tue, May 05 2007 9:04 PM by crakins

Filed under: FITW, Erik S, Colorado Dave

Cle Elum River - Play Run @ ~2000cfs - 5/28/07

Despite dragging my creek boat along all Memorial Day weekend it didn't look like I was going to put it to use. Disappointing but we got on the river none the less. We did the play run stretch of the Cle Elum again. It was a bit lower so the run wasn't...

Published Mon, May 05 2007 5:34 PM by crakins

Filed under: Kayaking, Memorial Day Wknd 2007, Leif, John M, Dirk, James, Ccle Elum River

Cle Elum River - Play Run @ ~2600crs - 5/27/07

I ran the play run of the Cle Elum River on Sunday 5/27/07. This is an easy Class II stretch of river that was a LOT of fun. There is some really good surf waves and holes that are not intimidating and lots of fun. This is a perfect beginner stretch....

Published Sun, May 05 2007 5:17 PM by crakins

Filed under: Kayaking, Memorial Day Wknd 2007, Sarah, Cle Elum River, Erik, Leif, John M

Sauk River @ 7000 cfs - 5/26/07

I ran the Sauk River for the first time on Saturday 5/26/07. This was day one of the Memorial Day weekend. I've heard that this is a fun run that is a step up from the Middle Middle but easier than the Sky. I think this is an appropriate description...

Published Sat, May 05 2007 5:21 PM by crakins

Filed under: Kayaking, Sauk, Memorial Day Wknd 2007

FITW - 5/23/07

Yesterday after work there was a HUGE group of paddlers that were up at Fall in the Wall (FITW). I think there were 10 in our group and probably 30 or more people were there through the day. It was a low to medium low flow which means low consequenses...

Published Thu, May 05 2007 12:47 PM by crakins

Filed under: Kayaking, FITW

Weekend in Leavenworth

I headed to the Leavenworth area for a weekend of kayaking. The Professor Paddle Ball was this weekend and was a huge success. There were easily 50 people or more that showed. People were kayaking everything from Lower Icicle, Upper Tumwater, Peshastin...

Published Mon, May 05 2007 9:00 PM by crakins

Filed under: Kayaking, Wenatchee River, Ingles Creek, PPBall2007, Peshastin Creek

Saturday MM @ 1600 cfs

Leif and I met up with a guy named Kirk that I paddled with about a year ago on Saturday. He has since had the same shoulder surgery and rehab as I from the same surgeon and Physical Therapist. I recommended my surgeon, Dr. Watt, when we paddled together...

Published Mon, May 05 2007 11:50 AM by crakins

Filed under: Middle Middle, Kayaking

Afterwork MM Run @ 1600 cfs - 5/10/07

Got on the Middle Middle again yesterday after work. There were about 10 of us and was a good time. Not near as fun as Tuesday since it was at 1600 cfs instead of ~2000 but hit all the hardest lines and waves I could. Jeff had a run in with a pretty big...

Published Fri, May 05 2007 10:54 AM by crakins

Filed under: Middle Middle, Kayaking

Middle Middle Run Tuesday night

This kayaking blog has been quiet for a while lately but I have been on the river quite a bit. After 2 weeks or so of no boating I got on the middle section of the middle fork of the Snoqualmie River, cleverly nicknamed the 'Middle Middle'. It's...

Published Thu, May 05 2007 2:54 PM by crakins

Filed under: Middle Middle, Kayaking

Great Kayaking Video

A buddy of mine put together a great kayaking video of some creeking in the greater Seattle area. I'm in there once! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxZ3-KzY6fE

Published Fri, Dec 12 2006 1:55 PM by crakins

Kayaker survives raging Skykomish ...nice JP

There is a large kayaking community in the Seattle area and with all of the rivers flooding there is bound to be some crazy guy eyeing his next accoplishment in kayaking. Yesterday, a kayaking buddy of mine did just that. Attempting the mighty Skykomish...

Published Wed, Nov 11 2006 12:43 PM by crakins

Skykomish Flooding

Here is a picture of the Skykomish river flooding yesterday. I'm not 100% sure where it is but it's really scary.

Published Tue, Nov 11 2006 3:58 PM by crakins

Flood Lust!

It has been raining really hard for the last few days. The rivers around the Seattle area are flooding like crazy. The local favorite Skykomish River is generally never run above 15,000 cfs (cubic feet per second). Today it spiked to 106,000 cfs!! Incredible...

Published Mon, Nov 11 2006 8:00 PM by crakins

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Tumwater Canyon - 7/28/07

Sky, Cooper, FITW, MM, Sauk EDIT

FITW - 5/29/07

Cle Elum River - Play Run @ ~2000cfs - 5/28/07

Cle Elum River - Play Run @ ~2600crs - 5/27/07

Sauk River @ 7000 cfs - 5/26/07

FITW - 5/23/07

Weekend in Leavenworth

Saturday MM @ 1600 cfs

Afterwork MM Run @ 1600 cfs - 5/10/07

Middle Middle Run Tuesday night

Great Kayaking Video

Kayaker survives raging Skykomish ...nice JP

Skykomish Flooding

Flood Lust!