First Drop

After the "Upper Roaring" mile, you come to a very brief break in the boulder-bed rapids. As the boulder-bed resumes, the river bends to the left and ...

You'll see a power line crossing overhead, which is your signal that "First Drop" is imminent! The river bends back to the right and the horizon line comes into view.

Beginner/Intermediate boaters will probably want to scout the drop (eddy out river-left). More experienced boaters will be able to boat-scout and hit their line. Note that the local landowner has expressed trespass concerns on river left at this location.

At higher flows, a 'curler' in this drop flips rafters by the droves. Many folks carry up to re-run this drop, and (again, at moderate-to-high flows) some folks will just walk up, walk into the river and 'body surf' the drop, getting 'stuffed' by the curler, to pop up well downstream.

Be aware that there are some large boulders in the outrun!  At least a few boaters have gotten black eyes after flipping while surfing the bottom hole and (literally) coming face to face with one of these boulders (or even if heads-up, thus avoiding that fate, getting a wallet-sized bruise on their butt or other body parts).