From June 2005
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We’d planned on running South Silver Creek, not the famous section, but a lesser known section below Icehouse Resevoir. Unfortunately upon arrival, we noticed a distinct lack of water. Thinking quickly, we decided to salvage our day and run something on the nearby South Fork American. Some of our group were not comfortable with running Kyburz, so we settled on Riverton to Peavine. This si a fun section, nothing earth shattering, but good paddling and nice scenery. Certainly a viable alternative for a small step up from Chili bar or …
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I’ve been wanting to get on Giant Gap for awhile, although I admit I was a bit intimidated by it’s reputation. but I’ve been paddlign tons, and feeling pretty solid in the kayak. This weekend flows were getting into a decent range, on the high side for a “first run” from what I’d been told, but well below the “That’d be suicide” levels it’s been at. So I was fishing around for something to paddle Saturday, and Albert and I settled on Giant Gap. I drove to his house, we …
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