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just duckied Northgate Sunday for the first time,the flow was 1260 or possibly up a little.There is one easy 3 about 1/2 mile in then it,s 1-2 for 5- 6 miles,pretty canyon.Cowpie rapid is where the action picks up to 3-3+it'smostly rolly wave trains with a few widely spaced boulders.This is followed up by more 3 leading to Narrow Falls 3+/4- just after the horizon line is asteep short stretch of big offset waves,we didn't scout I bombed down the meat and flipped,easily self rescued,my friend took a more conservative line with no problem.I don't think this would flip a raft unless you were totally inept,the run out pushes you towards a cliff on the left maybe a little dangerous but not terrifying or anything., after this it mellows briefly before tootsie roll and stovepipe both long 3's consisting of long non technical wave trains at the bottom of stovepipe is an island stay left if you want to takeout at 6 mile gap,a short but steep trail leads up to the parking area we saw some rafters carrying up as ateam effort 4-6 people semi strenuous hope that helps
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