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Originally Posted by pearen
Damn. That is a pretty impressive piece of work! I'm glad everyone was ok. Did folks go over or under that log? Also, how did you get her out of there? Did you move the log or pull her the rest of the way under? Did someone have to walk the plank to get a rope on the boat? I just can't get over how nasty that flip-pin-wrap-strainer looks.
I know there are lots more carnage pics from this spring on Marsh, let's see em...
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One person went over and one went under. Luckily most of the logs on the Salmon don't have a lot of branches (the 2nd or 3rd log following you through Dagger was an exception) We had a saw and the plan was to either use another piece of wood to lever the log off, or cut it. Right after I took the close up pic the rising river took care of things and raft and log floated free and headed down river. A few of us gave chase in kayaks, I got on the raft and was able to roll the log off. The first line to shore blew out the rope it was attached to on the raft but the second attempt held and after a mile or two we had the raft and log tied to the bank. Unloaded the raft and re-inflated whatever was still holding air on it and rowed the remains to Dagger where it was unceremoniously laid to rest. Days like that leave you thinking that whitewater rodeos are missing something.