This is an update from our trip out west during the '08 season! Amy and I spent a month out west last year for our honeymoon. Three weeks were spent in Cali! Once arriving in CA we met up with Kyle and Tracy to do some boating. We did the Chamberlain Falls section of the North Fork of the American River, the South Fork of the American River (Kyburz & the gorge), South Silver Creek, the Nordi run on the Cal-Salmon River, and the South Fork of the Salmon River while we were there. California was absolute kayaking nirvana! White granite, huge drops, huge trees, and gorgeous mountain scenery. The American River runs were filled with boulder style rapids and South Silver Creek was a granite creeking wonderland dropping some 700 feet in around a mile! The Salmon River is in the far Northwest corner of CA and had an entirely different look and feel than the Sierra's. The Salmon's drops were solid bigwater style rapids and the South Fork of the Salmon had several intimidating gorges with a big water, yet slightly creeky feel. The Salmon River area was simply breathtaking and felt really isolated from everthing, a perfect place to end our Cali trip. We stopped in CO for a few runs on the way through as well. In CO we got on OBJ,Browns Canyon, and the Numbers of the Arkansas. Video of South Silver Creek is located to the right on the video bar. Enjoy the huge photo dump below!
Posts
10 years ago
No comments:
Post a Comment