http://forums.boof.com/ Whitewater forum for California. en Sat, 25 May 2013 12:40:54 GMT vBulletin 60 http://forums.boof.com/images/styles/Modern/misc/rss.png http://forums.boof.com/ http://forums.boof.com/showthread.php?12215-Proposed-permanent-cancellation-of-summer-flows-through-the-Pit-River-Canyon&goto=newpost Fri, 24 May 2013 14:30:28 GMT On Tuesday, June 11th, California's State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) will hold two public meetings about the proposed permanent cancellation of summer flushing/whitewater flows through the Pit River Canyon on the Pit 1 Hydroelectric Project. The public meetings will provide an opportunity to learn more about the proposed changes and process, and allow the public to submit oral and written comments. Boaters come out and be heard! Follow the link below for more information.

https://www.americanwhitewater.org/c...ticleid/31694/ ]]> Boof.com Forum ssmckee http://forums.boof.com/showthread.php?12215-Proposed-permanent-cancellation-of-summer-flows-through-the-Pit-River-Canyon http://forums.boof.com/showthread.php?12209-Sierra-boating-options-this-weekend&goto=newpost Wed, 22 May 2013 21:01:36 GMT A few of us are heading down to Cali (from Oregon) over the weekend for some, cough, cough… boating – it’s obviously a tough water year. We were... A few of us are heading down to Cali (from Oregon) over the weekend for some, cough, cough… boating – it’s obviously a tough water year. We were hoping to hit South Silver on Friday and Saturday, but watching the Kyburz gauge plummet from the cold front, I’m not even sure if it’s worth the effort to stop by there. Any thoughts?

After South Silver, we were planning to head to the Cherry Creek run on the Tuolumne, where it looks like the estimated flow (at Mushroom) will be around ~1,900cfs. My understanding is that this would be on the higher end of the range, but is it still good to go that high?

Any other ideas for IV+/V boating in the Sierras?

Thanks in advance for any info!
-Nate
Wheels & Water ]]> Boof.com Forum Nate Dogg http://forums.boof.com/showthread.php?12209-Sierra-boating-options-this-weekend http://forums.boof.com/showthread.php?12205-Fordyce-Rumors&goto=newpost Tue, 21 May 2013 16:44:09 GMT Saw on Dreamflows that Fordyce jumped to 100 cfs today. The 4x4 forums are saying the put-in road is clearish of snow. Has anyone heard anything... Saw on Dreamflows that Fordyce jumped to 100 cfs today. The 4x4 forums are saying the put-in road is clearish of snow. Has anyone heard anything about when they are going to start boatable flows? Last year it was in May, so it should be soon right? ]]> Boof.com Forum exstreamski http://forums.boof.com/showthread.php?12205-Fordyce-Rumors http://forums.boof.com/showthread.php?12204-Sierra-city-on-the-Yuba-how-low-is-too-low&goto=newpost Tue, 21 May 2013 08:03:50 GMT Hi there

I'm landing in San Fran from New Zealand this coming Thursday and alas, we plan to drive out of sunny California to paddle in Idaho.

Should we run the Sierra City run on the Yuba on Friday before we leave the state? How low is too low?

Any hot tips on what we could paddle on the way to the MF Salmon much appreciated...

Polly ]]> Boof.com Forum pollyboating http://forums.boof.com/showthread.php?12204-Sierra-city-on-the-Yuba-how-low-is-too-low http://forums.boof.com/showthread.php?12191-free-download-of-The-River-Chasers&goto=newpost Tue, 14 May 2013 14:18:53 GMT A free download of The River Chasers (history of whitewater paddling) is now available in a searchable PDF format. Find it at... A free download of The River Chasers (history of whitewater paddling) is now available in a searchable PDF format. Find it at http://www.theriverchasers.com/theriverchasers_007.htm. Now you can find answers to your whitewater history questions. Cheers! ]]> Boof.com Forum sue_taft http://forums.boof.com/showthread.php?12191-free-download-of-The-River-Chasers http://forums.boof.com/showthread.php?12175-N-F-Mokelumne-flows&goto=newpost Tue, 07 May 2013 22:31:05 GMT Curious if anyone has seen or heard anything about Fantasy Falls flows? Curious if anyone has seen or heard anything about Fantasy Falls flows? ]]> Boof.com Forum nstayrookhobbs http://forums.boof.com/showthread.php?12175-N-F-Mokelumne-flows http://forums.boof.com/showthread.php?12168-WADING-IN-CREEK-IS-NOT-TRESPASSING-Ruling&goto=newpost Tue, 07 May 2013 17:54:01 GMT From The State Journal, Frankfort JUDGE: WADING IN CREEK IS NOT TRESPASSING Ruling prompted by court case of homeowner who allegedly shot at... From The State Journal, Frankfort

JUDGE: WADING IN CREEK IS NOT TRESPASSING Ruling prompted by court case of homeowner who allegedly shot at people in Elkhorn By Lindsey Erdody Published: May 3, 2013 10:42AM

People boating, fishing, swimming — and now wading — in Elkhorn Creek are considered to be on private property, but are not trespassing, Franklin Circuit Judge Phillip Shepherd has ruled.

Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Zach Becker filed a motion last month for the judge to rule on the interpretation of the law in regard to a case against 60-year-old David Quarles.

Quarles, who lives on Elkhorn Creek at 4121 Peaks Mill Road, is charged with first-degree wanton endangerment for allegedly shooting four times in the direction of Roseanna Blankenship and two people in canoes.

He also allegedly shot at people in the creek in 2002 and 2004, but was found not guilty in one case and the other was dismissed for lack of probable cause.

Quarles also has allegedly made at least 12 calls to 911 in the past 10 years reporting trespassers on the creek.

The law gives property owners the rights to the center of a stream or river. However, this right is trumped by the public’s use of the water for recreational purposes such as boating, swimming and fishing, and the right for temporary anchorage and incidental use of the river bend.

Becker argued Blankenship was in the creek lawfully because the public’s right to use waterways for navigation is superior to ownership rights.

Attorney Kevin Fox, who is representing Quarles, argued Blankenship was trespassing because she was wading in the creek on Quarles’ property and “at no time operated a canoe, boat or any other means by which she was navigating the creek.”

Fox attached to his argument an email from Assistant Director of the Kentucky Department of Fish

and Wildlife Maj. J. Shane Carrier. He said in the email Kentucky law “states that individuals must have permission from the landowner to wade a stream.”

In his decision filed Tuesday, Shepherd wrote, “the Department of Fish and Wildlife, as an executive branch agency, has no authority to determine criminal or property law.”

Shepherd ruled wading is considered “incidental use” of the creek and therefore is not trespassing.

Shepherd and Becker both noted Quarles does own to the center of the creek, but those rights are secondary to the public’s use of the water.

However, the public must enter the creek at designated access points or have permission from a landowner to enter through someone’s property.

“It’s not for being in the creek, it’s how they got there,” County Attorney Rick Sparks said. “If you’re lawfully in the creek, you cannot be trespassing.”

Quarles is scheduled for a jury trial Tuesday. As part of Shepherd’s ruling, the defense will not be allowed to use the words “trespassing” or “trespassers” in regard to the people who were in the creek.

ELKHORN CREEK

You’re trespassing if

You entered the creek through someone’s property without the owner’s permission

You’re on a property owner’s land

You’re not trespassing if

You’re swimming, boating, fishing or wading in the creek

You’ve temporarily anchored on the creek

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http://www.bluegrasswildwater.org/bw...5547#msg-15547 ]]> Boof.com Forum ihammerhands http://forums.boof.com/showthread.php?12168-WADING-IN-CREEK-IS-NOT-TRESPASSING-Ruling http://forums.boof.com/showthread.php?12165-Reel-Paddling-World-Film-Festival-in-Jackson-on-Sat-June-8&goto=newpost Sun, 05 May 2013 18:23:58 GMT Come paddle the Mokelumne's Electra or Tiger Creek Dam run on Saturday, June 8, then spend the evening at the Foothill Conservancy's showing of the 2013 Reel Paddling Film Festival World Tour. There will be scheduled whitewater releases on Tiger Creek Dam run all that weekend. Tickets to the film festival are on sale now. Beer, wine and other beverages will be available for purchase, and we're working on some great raffle and silent auction prizes you won't want to miss. Proceeds benefit the Foothill Conservancy's Mokelumne River conservation program. ]]> Boof.com Forum kkevatt http://forums.boof.com/showthread.php?12165-Reel-Paddling-World-Film-Festival-in-Jackson-on-Sat-June-8 http://forums.boof.com/showthread.php?12163-Low-level-Burnt-Ranch&goto=newpost Sat, 04 May 2013 16:57:01 GMT Found the release schedule for BRG this year. http://www.trrp.net/?page_id=150. Was wondering what is a minimum FUN flow level for BRG? ... Found the release schedule for BRG this year.

http://www.trrp.net/?page_id=150.

Was wondering what is a minimum FUN flow level for BRG?

THANKS. ]]> Boof.com Forum surfs14 http://forums.boof.com/showthread.php?12163-Low-level-Burnt-Ranch http://forums.boof.com/showthread.php?12161-Burnt-Ranch-Release-Schedule-in-June&goto=newpost Fri, 03 May 2013 17:32:48 GMT Anybody know what the release schedule is for Lewiston Dam in June? Thanks Anybody know what the release schedule is for Lewiston Dam in June?
Thanks ]]> Boof.com Forum surfs14 http://forums.boof.com/showthread.php?12161-Burnt-Ranch-Release-Schedule-in-June http://forums.boof.com/showthread.php?12153-Mammoth-Pool-Spilling&goto=newpost Thu, 02 May 2013 16:50:50 GMT I just noticed that Mammoth Pool Res on the San Joaquin is spilling; it is a great class 4-5 run if you can get it. I'm not sure if the roads are all open, but there is no reason they shouldn't be. Maybe Paul has some more info on how long this will go?

FYI there are a couple of bigger class 5's on the run, one that is easily portaged and one that will likely require a rappel if you don't want to run it, so bring a rappel device or practice your munter hitch... ]]> Boof.com Forum Guido http://forums.boof.com/showthread.php?12153-Mammoth-Pool-Spilling http://forums.boof.com/showthread.php?12144-Serious-Class-V-kayakers-cominng-town&goto=newpost Mon, 29 Apr 2013 01:33:25 GMT Hello Kayakers - I have one of our guides coming to visit from Peru - His name is Santiago and he is a legitimate class V kayaker coming to run some... Hello Kayakers - I have one of our guides coming to visit from Peru - His name is Santiago and he is a legitimate class V kayaker coming to run some hard Cali Whitewater. I have warned him that its a record low water year, but his tickets have been purchased for months. Does anyone need a wing man for some hard stuff? (Sadly to say i am still 49 - bridgeport guy but not much harder) So if anyone has any beta on the high sierra runs, like royal gorge, s, merced, upper cherry etc, please let us know your plans. Best thing of all he is good and safe!
Saludos
Marc ]]> Boof.com Forum h2omarc http://forums.boof.com/showthread.php?12144-Serious-Class-V-kayakers-cominng-town http://forums.boof.com/showthread.php?12132-Any-predictions-for-North-Fork-American-flows&goto=newpost Fri, 26 Apr 2013 01:51:19 GMT So I just started running class IV fairly recently and I got 10 chamberlain laps so far. I have heard a couple people saying that it's gone for the season. I know this is a low water spring there is not much snow pack. I was thinking that there still has to be some snow up there that has not already melted. I was hoping to get many more laps on chambys and was thinking about doing giant gap at the end of the season. Hope the end didn't already pass! Let me know what your thoughts are. I am also trying to check out some more class IV that is flowing this spring or will be soon. Let me know of any suggestions. Thanks!


Matt Phillips ]]> Boof.com Forum gratefulwater http://forums.boof.com/showthread.php?12132-Any-predictions-for-North-Fork-American-flows http://forums.boof.com/showthread.php?12130-Three-Rivers-Music-Festival-May-4&goto=newpost Thu, 25 Apr 2013 21:56:17 GMT If the Cal-Salmon is too far and you dont wanna get a tick bite doing a mongo hike, head for 3rivs next weekend. These guys are... If the Cal-Salmon is too far and you dont wanna get a tick bite doing a mongo hike, head for 3rivs next weekend.

These guys are headlining-http://www.thegoodluckthriftstoreoutfit.com/news.html

My guess is the east fork and Hrock will be low but in, over 500, and the class iv from just inside the park down towards town will be close, needs over 600, that stretch is my personal fave.

Nel ]]> Boof.com Forum jrn http://forums.boof.com/showthread.php?12130-Three-Rivers-Music-Festival-May-4 http://forums.boof.com/showthread.php?12129-Lymey-ticks-near-the-North-Fork-American&goto=newpost Thu, 25 Apr 2013 19:24:12 GMT I paddled Giant Gap on April 14th and got hit by a tick either on the Euchre Bar trail or near take out on Iowa Hill Rd. The bite got infected, and... I paddled Giant Gap on April 14th and got hit by a tick either on the Euchre Bar trail or near take out on Iowa Hill Rd. The bite got infected, and it is very likely that I contracted Lyme Disease from this tick. I am now on a serious course of antibiotics for the next 6 weeks and am hoping that does the trick.

I know the NFA is pretty much over for the year already, but wanted to give other paddlers a heads up to be cautious about lyme-carrying ticks in this area. A recent article highlights the risk of lyme along the river corridor:
http://www.mdjunction.com/forums/lym...n-auburn-calif

Have fun paddling, and watch out for those blood sucking parasites...

JT ]]> Boof.com Forum tuolumne thomas http://forums.boof.com/showthread.php?12129-Lymey-ticks-near-the-North-Fork-American