Piney Cascades

etharris · Post by **etharris** » Thu Jan 24, 2013 7:42 pm

After a lower than ideal run on the Upper Piney, a few folks headed upstream to see what the Cascades were doing. I stopped back by a few days later while heading back into town.

Enjoy:)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dh9Z5xeqykI

hydrophilic · Post by **hydrophilic** » Fri Jan 25, 2013 6:51 pm

Nice. What's the tune?

etharris · Post by **etharris** » Sun Jan 27, 2013 11:38 am

"Sweet and Dandy" by the Toots and the Mytals.

One of the pioneers of modern reggae music.

GDalton · Post by **GDalton** » Tue Feb 05, 2013 11:36 am

Glad you guys got some Cascading, Ethan!

Great watershed there.

The 1st drop is called "Switchblade" by the way.

Good lines,
GD

etharris · Post by **etharris** » Wed Feb 06, 2013 7:33 pm

Gordon,

Thanks for the beta! Do you know if the entrance to switchblade has changed in the last few years? I don't remember being able to so easily put in just above the drop. I recall from previous scouting that I thought you had to run the tricky entrance drop just above the main drop.

What were you able to get on with the recent rains?

Cheers,
Ethan

GDalton · Post by **GDalton** » Thu Feb 07, 2013 7:56 am

Ethan,
I haven't noticed a change at Switchblade, but I didn't get on it in the last flow either. We did move a lot of wood out of that entrance rapid a year or so ago though. We got on both Tye forks, Statons, and some other stuff recently. Think rain!

etharris · Post by **etharris** » Thu Feb 07, 2013 12:57 pm

How is the wood situation on Staton's?

GDalton · Post by **GDalton** » Thu Feb 07, 2013 1:25 pm

Terrain Park (last rapid) was a walk, but the rest had some way to get past/under/over any wood in the way - at Fridays level (200 cfs Pedlar ga). At higher water there'd be more walking.

etharris · Post by **etharris** » Thu Feb 07, 2013 7:17 pm

Terrain Park is one of my favorite drops on the run:(