Boulder Flat to Horseshoe Bend: second run.
Beth arrived last night and she is going to boat with us today. We were originally thinking that we would do the next section down on the North Umpqua, but Michael said he would be more comfortable waiting until Friday to do that section because we will have more support then when Carl and Joanne come. I was okay with that, I wanted another chance at Boulder Hole and The Wall! Since we now have two vehicles, we won't have to wait two hours for hitchhiking.
I swam the Boulder Hole rapid again AND I swam The Wall today! Even though I swam twice today I still feel like a did a better job overall. I felt like I was more in control, I missed my line in Boulder Hole but I could see it today. In The Wall I didn't have enough forward momentum and I bounced on the eddy fence and drifted down the eddy before getting some forward momentum going and trying the ferry again. The second time I tried to hold the ferry angle with my paddle on the off-side of my boat and it flipped me pretty quick! Luckily I had ferried most of the way across before flipping and even upside down if the boat is at the correct angle to the current it will ferry so it was just a kick or two to get into the eddy. I almost made it!
The rest of the day was beautiful! I did go over the weir at Weird Weir, a nice smooth three to four foot drop and my boat is long enough to easily span the small reversal at the bottom. Fun, fun, fun!
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