Trip report written by Will Volpert. The river was around 1650ish CFS @ Kerby when we launched.
On the trip:
Matt Farrow (River Guide profile)
Julie (River Guide profile)
Aaron Stone (River Guide profile)
Nick Ellis (River Guide profile)
Erin Ellis
George White
Will Volpert (River Guide profile)
The Before Shot:
The "before" and "after" shots were taken by professional photographer Jeff Wishard of Active Images Photography in Ashland, Oregon. Check out his site, maybe you'll find yourself on there.
The After Shot:
It was a 9:00 to 5:00 day. Except we weren't at work, there was plentiful beer consumption, and we were on the beautiful Illinois. Launched at 9 AM and took out at 5 PM. We pushed a little in the morning and relaxed in the afternoon to enjoy the canyon.
Stopped at Pine Flat to water the trees, a quick stop at South Bend to determine that, yes, it was snowing and then on to Prelude and Green Wall. We must have done something right because the snow/sleet/rain stuff stopped and the sun broke free long enough to get to the bottom of Green Wall and have a lunch atop a rock with a great view of the beautiful rapid.
Here's a short video of our run down, as well as a few photos:
 Below Green Wall, Illinois River |
 Aaron, Nick, and Erin |
 Lunch below Green Wall |
