Just to keep up with the hate train and squash all the positive vibe on the last couple posts cause I'm up changing diapers with a crying baby... to agree with Gary, this whole Box Elder thing has gotten way way out of hand V+ blah blah blah ... I mean hopefully I'm going to be able to ditch the wife and the kid and come up and run that thing soon but please if you're going to name these rapids come up with at least one original tag. So far the three names I've heard already have a place on other rivers and creeks of note: 1. Balls to the Wall - a little canyon up in the northern parts of the state you're claiming, I believe it is the Clarks Fork Box, has a drop with a similar... or exactly the same name. 2. Hairy Beaver - up sorry already taken again, named after the late Charlie Beavers on the North Fork of Fish Creek. 3. Electric Slide - and once again hmmm, taken by a funky slide on Cross Creek near Vail.
All in jest, but seriously, respect the history, and get creative with it Casper, you're giving the young bucks a bad rep.
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Man that drop was nuts my first time. It was running just shy of 18 inches and when I got to the put-in, I realized that my skirt had falled out! I hiked back up, ran a mile down the ridge and found it. When I got back, my group was already starting to run Headless. So, I ferried across, went around Anaconda to save time, and said..."hey Ted...what's this?" He said "Headless Horseman...Just clear the hole and drive to the right"...I said... "Is it bad? Think I should scout it?"
Right then he looked at me, lost paper, rock, scissors, and went. All I saw was him getting backendered and surfed in the hole. Once he cleared out, my Sniper flew over that hole and under the rock.
Sooooooooo fun. I'm moving back to GA in July and I can't wait to get on that run again.
"You're not gonna like this one", and "liquid drano", "Eclipse", Tingle balls, Energizer, stairway to heaven. Man GA, you have me wanting to get back there.
Great east coast line from Harjes as were heading to the Green at a high 200%--When you've ran gorilla, it's was a mad chimpanzie, right now it's an angry, silver back gorilla. LOL! That was a great day. Hammer factor was scary also.
heh thats a whole 3 you guys named and i am so bummed you won't be joining....... by the way the crew hasn't walked out till half way both times and the second through snow who's the pussies? dungball, grind, wild turkey pretty much all original. luke was there the second time when we bombed down the electric slide sorry for using the name we boat scouted and hit it and it was great since its actually the portage routte around a massive nasty 30 cascade into pretty much seives and verticle pins. except the portage was covered up. when a drop has multiple seives in the entrance and after the crux move and all around i count that as must make moves class V+ if you haven't run it or seen the country how do you fucking know? the possiblities of hiking out are there but very unlikely from several places unless you have lots of climbing gear in the back of your boat plus ticks and a abundance of rattle snakes makes portaging very unlikely.
sorry ill keep the runs to myself. i should've known that greenies wouldn't have any part. it makes the crux of bluegrass look like preschool..............
by the way how can you call aarons trip report full? he hiked out and missed over half the action. where it's steep to the beginning of the tight he missed and only got the paddle in. you can all kiss my ass. class V+ from multiple kayakers besides yourself. the paddle in is easy 3 and 4
you don't know the region. lime disease is carried by ticks and having many of them i don't think you want to be checking your buddies ass hole after everyrun do you? you can believe me or not about the snakes but don't say i didn't warn you this is central wyoming not colorado.
Mike, I've held off on this for long enough. You and your big mouth drive me crazy and if you don't shut up I am gonna call Pat and have him shut that mouth of yours permanently. You are the mouthiest, idiot I have ever heard speak which isn't a surprise since you are from Casper, which has a reputation for dipsticks. Go play in your one hole whitewater park do some meth and shut the hell up you are getting on everyones nerves.
Casper, you're great man! You sound off the hook SIK! Snow, ticks, snakes, 5+++++, my knees are wobbling as I type. Wait--snow, snakes, ticks? SNOW, snakes, ticks? Then throw lime disease into the mix, shit, you're pushing the limits man.
Now back to Aarons trip report. On another post about the dangerous and unforgiving box elder, you posted, you and Aaron got through the steepest part? Where you wrong? Dude you're scrambling and it's not looking good, so please explain.
You want to see some real 5++++, head up to Boise this weekend and put on the NF at 3500. Introduce yourself and I'll show you the way. When I hop out at jakes you can show us "pussies" how it's done.
Just curious, what other 5+ runs have you done? Like post above, i'm curious where you come up with such a stiff rating?
I just started to love this post.
Poudre kills it, also. Great river! When is it gonna have water? LOL!
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