Flaming Geyser Pond. Apparently the parking lot at the takeout has developed drainage issues

Clean-up day is already crowded without having part of the parking area flooded

Almost ready to go

On the water at 11:40am

Above Railroad Bridge Drop

Riverside home is apparently still celebrating 4th of July

Below Railroad Bridge Drop

Thomas and Jim thru Ledge Drop 2

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Al and Linda thru Ledge Drop 2

Not everyone sees the correct routes

Watching the stuckee

Action shot verification²

Thomas and Jim thru Nozzle

Photo spot below Nozzle²

Al and Linda thru Nozzle

Hauling out a riverside truck bed

... and a fishing boat

Above Paradise Ledge

Below Paradise Ledge

Hanging out at Hanging Gardens

The race to the takeout 4:18pm²

USGS Flow at 04/30/2011 12:00 PDT 6.85' 1,380 CFS
At Palmer -USGS 12106700 2011-04-30 12:00 PDT 7.05' 1370 CFS, so they weren't even taking any water out below the dam!

Less of a "lake" today at takeout

Even though I parked my vehicle up near the manned headworks, some asshole broke into my vehicle while we were on the river

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Admiring this year's bridge graffitti

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Thru Ledge 2

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Back at the Nozzle

Al...

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Jim...

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Looking back up to Mercury drop

Standard lunch stop

Flying past Franklin Falls

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Lots of water in the feeder streams

Hwy 169 bridge. Are the embankments stable? They are monitored...

USGS Flow at 05/21/2011 12:00 PDT 7.74 1,980 CFS

After last weekend's vandalism, we reverted to the inside the gate put-in

"Help"

The logjam that was right along the putin bank last year is gone now

Al and I start here

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Mark and Karie joined up with us at the previous put-in

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Approach to side channel above Franklin Bridge

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In the left channel

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Franklin Falls

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Kayaker plays in Paradise Ledge

Mark's "triple stack" at the Flaming Geyser takeout included Jim, who made a late start at Kanaskat-Palmer

USGS Flow at 05/30/2011 12:00 PDT 6.62 1,240 CFS

At Flaming Geyser takeout. Forecast is for mostly sunny and high 70's, plus 2000 CFS. Life is good!

Back at putin, ready to launch, it's clouding over...

Al is styling in his river sombrero

Behind Nozzle waiting for Al

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Plenty of room at 2000 CFS...

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Downstream of Nozzle, looking at the Hand of God

USGS Flow at 06/05/2011 12:00 PDT 7.79 1,940 CFS

In the sun at Flaming Geyser

Jim and I got on the water at 11:33am

Less fisherman this week than last

Thru the Nozzle

Enjoying the sunshine

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Franklin Falls

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Still sunny at 3:13pm. Great day on the Green. Other than 2 kayakers we saw no others boats on the river today

USGS Flow at 06/12/2011 12:00 PDT 7.01 1,480 CFS