All right, so Trout Creek is pumpin' and you need to get out there! This is one of the creeks on my top ten Montana Creeks, definitely a sweet run, especially for the Missoula crew.
TO GET THERE:
-Take I-90 to Superior and get off on the Superior exit, and go South to Trout Creek Road; take a left and follow this road up into the canyon. You'll come upon the creek and drive up it until you reach a turnoff for Verde Windfall. There is a bridge a little bit further on the road, and this is your takeout.
The putin is two miles back on the main road (Trout Creek Rd.), and there should be a clearing on the left hand side of the road that leads down to the creek.
THE RUN:
-Starts out as boulder-choked class 2, and then there is a log jam; portage left.
-After the log jam there are a bunch of bigger slides, and a left-banking slide that goes into a 10fter.
-Below the 10fter, eddy-out left, and scout Steal Your Face, a double-drop consisting of two 10fters. and a slide connecting them. Very fun drop!
-Immediately below Steal Your Face is a boulder garden/slide, which may have wood in it, SCOUT CAREFULLY!
-It continues steadily, with a bunch of slides, and then takes a hard right and then there is Cathedral, a 10fter that you will want to boof river-right (left is a strainer/gnar) then you duck under some logs and ride on down to you car.
This is a great run and i recommend it if you're in the area.
---\> Definitely pick up a copy of
_Montana Surf_
, the guidebook, for a more detailed description of the creek and surrounding runs. Beautiful guidebook, which you shouldn't be without.
-CODY HOWARD
_Lat/longitude coordinates are approximate, from online maps; they should get you into the ballpark._