Fordyce Creek IV-V

Fordyce Creek, in the Northern Sierras, is a truly classic California creek. Its mix of challenging bedrock rapids, good gradient, and beautiful alpine scenery makes for one sweet little creek. According to Stanley and Holbeck, who we all know are very familiar with California, Fordyce creek is the best warm-up for the bigger, more well known, high Sierras runs. Unfortunately, Fordyce creek is released from Fordyce lake at insufficient flows for kayaking most of the year, except on special release occasions. The rest of the year, the creek is kept flowing at minimal amounts, to make way for the hordes of off-roaders that descend on the area, determined to crawl over bigger, badder rocks. To help get more water in Fordyce, please fill out the boater survey at http://www.americanwhitewater.org/content/River_detail_id_199_. We should work to get more releases throughout the summer, and potentially more flow.

The crew before the put-in drive.

Dustin in the first rapid, Eraserhead.

Orion, about to get his erased on Eraserhead.

Our first portage. "Insanity Falls". Insane? Maybe. Rocky? Definitely.

Looking back up at Insanity.

Will McBoofingham. Doing his thing.

Dustin Stoenner, about to get some on Roatator Cuff.

You mean, you forgot the coffee?

Martin Belden, throwing his dyce on Fordyce Falls.

Orion Meredith, Fordizzle.

Dustin Stoenner signature wall grind.

Seth Dow, melting like butter. Split Falls.

Will Parham on Split Falls.

write up coming soon...