Photo

Photo courtesy of American Whitewater

Description

This is the most difficult rapid on the river. It is a difficult Class III at low water, and a pushy Class IV+ at higher levels. There is a river wide horseshoe shaped ledge across the left 3/4 of the river. Run the chute on the right, and after you drop in, start working left along the base of the ledge. There is a big hole on the river right at the bottom, you will have to break through the diagonal that feeds it. The hole is pretty meaty at big levels, but fun play at lower water. The ledge was originally called Big Daddy I believe, but we have always called it horseshoe, so now we have named the ledge Big Daddy, and the play hole Horseshoe.