March 2008
March 9, 2008
Snake River: Bliss Wave @ ?cfs
-Mike Leeds
-Micha Kniedl
March 21, 2008
Main Payette: Gutter Wave @ 2,300cfs
-Marc Cecchini
March 23, 2008
North Fork of Payette: Lower 5 @ 1,100-1,200 cfs
-Jeff Shelton
March 25, 2008
North Fork of Payette: Lower 5 @ 1,000-1,200 cfs-1st run
-Preston Woods
-Mike Leeds
-Wes Cook
-2nd run
-Shane Trapp
March 27, 2008*
North Fork of Payette: Lower 5 @ 1,200 cfs
- Preston Woods
- Jeff Shelton
*First NF Thursday of 2008*
March 30, 2008
North Fork of Payette: Lower 5 @ 1,000-1,200
-Kristen Sprague
-Preston Woods
Started to flurry on us at Juicer and was a blizzard by Crunch. We could barely see because the snow was coming down so hard.
March 31, 2008
North Fork of Payette: Lower 5 @ 1,000-1,200
-Wes Cook
April 2008
April 1, 2008North Fork of Payette: Lower 5 @ 1,000-1,200 cfs
-Preston Woods
Houndstooth to Banks in 45 minutes 12 seconds
April 3, 2008*
North Fork of Payette: Lower 5 @ 1,200+ cfs
-Preston Woods
-Scott Wootten
April 10-12, 2008
Lower Owyhee: Rome to Birch Creek @ 1,900-2,200 cfs
-Matt Fuxan
-Shannon Lewis
-Tom Kuhar
-Mark Hankerson
..and Bronx...
I oar-rigged 48 miles -1st time on the sticks. Tom and Mark took duckies, this is a trip I would do every year if possible.
April 17, 2008*
North Fork of Payette: Lower 5 @ 2,300 cfs
-Wes Cook
My first time above 2,200 cfs
Main Payette: Gutter Wave @ 4,700 cfs
First Hometown Throwdown
- I took 2nd in freestyle and 1st in "downriver" comp
April 19, 2008
North Fork of Payette: Lower 3 @ 2,500+ cfs
-Jeff Shelton
April 21, 2008
North Fork of Payette: Lower 7 @ 2,300 cfs
-Brent Pederson
Brent's first 2008 North ForkApril 22, 2008
North Fork of Payette: Lower 5 @ 2,000-2,200 cfs
-Preston Woods
April 25, 2008*
North Fork of Payette: Lower 3 @ 2,000-2,200 cfs
-Jeff Shelton
April 26, 2008
North Fork of Payette: Lower 3 @ 2,000-2,200 cfs
-Marc Cecchini
Went from Bottom bridge in Otter Slide bridge to Banks in 13 min. 30 sec.
April 27, 2008
North Fork of Payette: Lower 3 @ 2,000- cfs
Soul session
19 minutes from top bridge at Otter Slide to Banks
April 29, 2008
North Fork of Payette: Lower 5 @ 2,800-3,000
-Preston Woods
North Fork of Payette: Lower 5
-Mike McKee
May 2008
May 1, 2008*
South Fork of the Payette: Stair Case @ 4,000 cfs?
-Preston Woods
-Bryan Moll
-Brent Pederson
-Mike Leeds
North Fork of Payette: Lower 5 @ 2,500 cfs
-Preston Woods
-Brent Pederson
-Bryan Moll
Only made it as far as Juicer before Bryan's '04 Subaru launched itself into the river.
*see people who were there for details*
May 5, 2008
South Fork of Payette: Stair Case @ 4,000-4,300 cfs
-Mike Leeds
-Preston Woods
-Wes Cookie
North Fork of Payette: Lower 5 @ 2,700 cfs
-Mike McKee
North Fork of Payette: Lower 5 @ 2,700 cfs
-Mike KcKee
-Jeff Shelton
May 8, 2008
Main Payette: Bennett's hole @ ?
-Preston Woods
-Marc Cecchini
North Fork of Payette: Playboat run between Disneyland and S-turn @ 2,800 cfs
-Marc Cecchini
-Preston Woods
-Mike Leeds
North Fork of Payette: Upper to Jake's @ 2,800 cfs
-Dave Simonitis
-Marc Cecchini
-Mike McKee
*First time to Upper this season. Ran Nutcracker, walked Jake's.*
May 11, 2008
Main Salmon: Chair Creek @ 27,000 cfs
-Marc Cecchini
-Preston Woods
-Kate Beaver
May 12, 2008
Hazard Creek: 1st mile @ 600 cfs
-Preston Woods
-Marc Cecchini
Little Salmon: Hazard Creek/Little Salmon confluence @ 2,300-2,600 cfs
-Preston Woods
-Marc Cecchini
* forgot my spray skirt; hitched a ride from a forest service man on a motorcycle with a mullet*
May 15, 2008
North Fork of Payette: Upper and Middle @ 2,600-2,800 cfs
-Dave Simonitis
-Mike McKee
-Brett Gleason
May 16, 2008
Boise River: 36th St. Wave @ 4,000? cfs
May 17, 2008
Boise River: 36th St. Wave @ 4,000? cfs
Surfed at lunch -and after work - and at 11:00 pm
-Caleb from Sun Valley
May 18, 2008
Boise River: 36th St. Wave @ 6,200 cfs
May 19-20, 2008
Middle Fork of Payette & SilverforkWhitewater Rescue Course
Hosted by Sierra Rescue (Julie Munter, Abi Polsby, Nate Ostis)
May 22, 2008
Boise River: Below Barber Park
-Preston Woods
-Marc Cecchini
-Will Parham
Main Payette: Bladder Wave @ 10,000 cfs
-Same folks + Gleason, Skip, Ty
May 23, 2008
Boise River: Below Barber Park
Solo mission
May 24, 2008
Main Payette River: Bladder Wave @ 10,000 cfs
-Everyone and their dogs - 5 to be exact
May 26, 2008
South Fork of Payette: Staircase @ 6,500 cfs
-Bear Valley training trip
North Fork of Payette: Lower 5 @ 2,800 cfs
-Aaron Swisher
Main Payette: Bladder Wave @ 10,000 cfs
-Tyler Allyn
May 29, 2008
North Fork of Payette: Lower 5 @ 3,000+
-Tyler Allyn
May 30, 2008
North Fork of Payette River: Otter Slide @ 2,800 cfs
PBR Kayak Slalom race
- tied for 12th
May 31, 2008
South Fork of Payette: Staircase @ 7,000 cfs
Boater-X 5th placeSouth Fork of Payette: Kayak Downriver Race 4th place
June 2008
June 1, 2008
North Fork of Payette: Lower 3 @ 2,800
Boater-X 5th place
North Fork of Payette: All 15 miles "Top to Bottom" @ 2,800 cfs
-Austin Rathman
-Ryan Casey
-Fred Corriel
-Eric Boomer
-John Grace
-Dave Simonitis
-Shane Benedict
-Henry Munter
-Adriene Levenecht
*Ran Middle lead-in at Nutcracker. John, Eric, and I ran Jakes*
June 5, 2008*
North Fork of the Payette: Upper to Jakes @ 3,800 cfs
-Dave Simonitis
-Fred Corriel
-Tristan McClearen
-Henry Munter
-Marc Cecchini
-Dan Simenc "Skippy"
*Ran Middle lead-in at Nutcracker, everyone walked Jakes*
June 8, 2008
North Fork of the Payette: Upper to Jakes @ 4,000 cfs
-Dave Simonitis
-Mike McKee
*Ran Jakes*
June 9, 2008
South Fork of Payette: Staircase @ 5,600 cfs
-Preston Woods
-Mellisa Newell
North Fork of Payette: Lower 5 @ 4,000 cfs
-Mellisa Newell
-James McLoud
North Fork of Payette: Upper 5 @ 4,000 cfs
-James McLoud
-Brent Pederson
June 12, 2008
South Fork of Payette: Staircase @ 2,800 cfs
-Mike Mckee
North Fork of Payette: Lower 5 @ 4,3000 cfs
-Mike Mckee
-Dave Simonitis
-Tyler Allyn
-Will Parham
-Marc Cecchini
North Fork of Payette: Lower 5 @ 4,3000 cfs
-Marc Cecchini
-Dave Simonitis
June 14, 2008
North Fork of Payette: Lower 5 @ 4,3000 cfs
-Soul Boat
*In Preston's Riot Mag 72*
June 15, 2008
South Fork of Payette: Staircase @ 2,700 cfs
-Jason Mellor
June 17, 2008
North Fork of Payette: Lower 5 @ 3,800 cfs
- Chuck Bewley
*Chucks first time down*
North Fork of Payette Lower 5 @ 3,800 cfs
-Brent Peterson
June 18, 2008
South Fork of Payette: Staircase @ 3,500 cfs
-Chuck Bewley
North Fork of Payette: Lower 5 @ 2,700 cfs
-Chuck Bewley
-Preston Woods
-TJ Kauth
June 19, 2008*
North Fork of Payette: Lower 3 @ 2,000 cfs
-Chuck Bewley
North Fork of Payette: Upper 5 @ 2,000 cfs
-Chuck Bewley
*Chuck flipped at Steepness and hit his head about 4 times, rolled up, but tweaked his shoulder when he rolled. Took out above Nutcracker, went home*
Every date that has an (*) by it is a North Fork Thursday
July 2008
July 13, 2008
North Fork of Payette: Put in below Nutcracker to Jakes @ 2,600 cfs
-Mellisa Newell
-Dave Simo
*This was Melisa's first time on the Middle this high*
July 17, 2008*North Fork of Payette: Top to Bottom @ 2200 cfs
-Preston Woods (Took out @ Jakes, then got his boat and helmet lifted)
-Brent Pederson
-Brian Fletcher
July 22, 2008
North Fork of Payette: Bottom to Top to Bottom @ 2300 cfs
-James McLoud
-Brent Pederson
-Brian Fletcher
-Mark Cecchini
*I hiked from Banks to Smith Ferry 7hrs, paddle top to bottom in 3 hrs, so mission complete 11hrs 3min. First ever North Fork bottom to top to bottom.*
July 24, 2008*
North Fork of Payette: Lower 7 @ 2,400
-Brent Peterson
-Melissa Newell
-Mark Cecchini
*Houndstooth threw Otter Slide with hand paddles*
July 26, 2008
North Fork of Payette: Top to Bottom @ 2,300 cfs
-Fred Corriel
-Brian Fletcher
-Shane Trapp
-Melissa Newell
-Jarred Alexande
-Tristan McClearen*Hand paddled the lower 5*
August 2008
August 6, 2008
North Fork of Payette: Top to Bottom @ 2,000
Fred's last day on the NF
August 7, 2008
80's Rodeo on the South Fork of Payette
*Placed 2nd*
August 8, 2008
North Fork of Payette: Bridge to Bridge @ 2,000 cfs
-Mark Cecchini
-Brian Fletcher
*Jakes in the Dark*
August 9, 2008
1st: North Fork of Payette: Bridge to Bridge @ 2,000 cfs-Marc Cecchini
*Dawn patrol
*2nd: North Fork of Payette: Top to Hounds @ 2,000 cfs-
Brian Fletcher
-Ryan Casey
-Zach (Kiwi)
-Dave from CA
*I had a skirt implosion at Nowhere to Run, then walked out*
August 14, 2008
North Fork of Payette: Top to Bottom 2,000
-Preston Woods
-Brent Peterson
-Mike Mckee
August 19, 2008
South Fork of Payette: Staircase @ 1,200
-Jake Thomas
-Jeff ?
-Jason
August 21, 2008
1st: North Fork of Payette: Below Nutcracker threw Jakes 1,800
-Preston Woods
2nd: North Fork of Payette: Lower 7
-Jakes Thomas
*1st Lower 5 ever*
-C-1er
August 26, 2008
Deadwood River: All 26 miles
-Preston Wood
-Jake Thomas
-Jeff ?
September 2008
Hand paddle lower 5 @ 1,200-Preston WoodsSeptember 26
Deep Creek @ 1.9
-Preston Woods
-Mark Cecchini
-Kyle-Zach
*Used hand paddles, also personal 1st D* *Also paddled up the Snake River and ran Kanaka rapid*
October 2008
October 19,2008
South Fork of Payette: Canyon @ 450 cfs
-Preston Woods
-Ty Bequette
-Mike Leeds
-Stacy Thompson
-Micah Kneid
l-Graham Wright
-Jeff Shelton
*Big Falls swimvitational
December 2008
December 28,2008
Richland Creek: Upper Richland @ 8"+ and in flash flood-Mike O*Hiked up and ran Twin Devils Falls HUGE!!
December 29,2008
Richland Creek: Upper Richland @3"-Boggie-Tracy Tate-and others
