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Offline ChristianG

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Re: Saturday Creeking Blanche Thurso
« Reply #32 on: June 09, 2013, 05:57:24 PM »
Hi all.

Thanks Jean-Nicholas and CJ for suggesting this run and for being great guides. You were right: no reason to drive far away, there's this gem right here in our backyard!

The photos posted by J-N and the movies posted by Jaclin should give a good idea of the rapids. It's all pool-drop, with lots of flats to catch your breath and catch on on the latest gossips. There are two mandatory portages (til someone else decides to try those drops again). The portage trail for the second one is almost non-existent, but after the twelve paddlers who walked it yesterday, we can hope that it will start to look like a trail. Let's say that next time, I may not wear a dry suit with fleece
under it: almost got heat stroke pulling my heavy boat.

As I say, all pool-drop. It might look strange the first time as there is a long flat after the put-in, to a drop that has to be portaged. Well, the first half only, the second half is a nice narrow steep creek drop. After that there is a mix of Class II to Class IV, with a beautiful (read: magazine cover beautiful) waterfall, but beautiful like a venus flytrap to a fly. That's where Adam Chapell almost bought it. There the portage trail is bad, as this a very narrow and steep canyon.

There is a dam to portage, but it has a fun seal launch. The river ends with a great double drop, the first part Class IV in my opinion, followed by a Class III slide.

Well worth doing, despite the flats and the hard portage (only one is hard, the others are easy). We should go back!

--C.
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Re: Saturday Creeking Blanche Thurso
« Reply #31 on: June 09, 2013, 12:05:59 AM »
Voici quelques vid?os en souvenir de la sortie de ce matin.

Merci ? tous pour la belle sortie.

Jaclin.
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOaL-cQYgngfphllttlTIHsrEJDcYeK_K

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Re: Saturday Creeking Blanche Thurso
« Reply #30 on: June 08, 2013, 04:44:33 PM »
Awesome time today guys and girls! :) good times!

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Re: Saturday Creeking Blanche Thurso
« Reply #29 on: June 08, 2013, 09:15:01 AM »
Sweet! Looks like well be a good crew! :) will be there in between 10-10:30 so dont pannic im not bailing! As for Du lievre went up a foot and  its alot pushier class v now! Might even be too big today but who knows! Theres a big 20+ footer weve been looking to run, first d, might go today!

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Re: Saturday Creeking Blanche Thurso
« Reply #28 on: June 07, 2013, 09:44:07 PM »
Quelques-uns de Montr?al se joigneront ? moi...

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Re: Saturday Creeking Blanche Thurso
« Reply #27 on: June 07, 2013, 08:44:28 PM »
Awesome!! :)

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Re: Saturday Creeking Blanche Thurso
« Reply #26 on: June 07, 2013, 08:41:42 PM »
Jim, Jacques and I will be at the put-in of the Blanche around 10:00.

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Re: Saturday Creeking Blanche Thurso
« Reply #25 on: June 07, 2013, 05:55:30 PM »
I'm going to have to be giving it a pass this time, but I'm certainly looking forward to it in the future. Have a blast!

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Re: Saturday Creeking Blanche Thurso
« Reply #24 on: June 07, 2013, 11:53:13 AM »
Sounds like a plan! My number 819-210-2533

Du lievre is a great little section but a bit more stacked/continuous. Its a 5-10 minute walk upstream and the rapids are scoutable from the walk up. Nice walk even if you dont plan on running it! :)

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Re: Saturday Creeking Blanche Thurso
« Reply #23 on: June 07, 2013, 11:24:24 AM »
I'll be there, and should have at least one other open boater with me.  There could be as many as 4 of us.

We'll probably come with you to look at the Lievre on the way back, but not likely to run it.

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Re: Saturday Creeking Blanche Thurso
« Reply #22 on: June 07, 2013, 08:44:18 AM »
Du lievre.. du beau 4+ continu pour 800M! Un step up de la Blanche!!

So.. The big day is tomorrow... dont use the rain as an excuse not to paddle or ill kick you! Youll be getting wet anyways!  ;D

Whos in for this... Metting around 10AM in Thurso at the put in? Might be able to give a ride to someone as well.

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Re: Saturday Creeking Blanche Thurso
« Reply #21 on: June 06, 2013, 12:47:54 PM »
Louis, cest sur mes plans... justement nous sommes en train de creer de quoi pour cela! Dici une couple de semaine! :)

Tu aimerais bien! Avec la pluie des prochains jours, ce sera superbe! Ensuite nous allons sur la Du Lievre, ya quelques drops un peu plus techniques a faire si ca tinteresses! ;)

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Re: Saturday Creeking Blanche Thurso
« Reply #20 on: June 06, 2013, 12:17:33 PM »
JC,
tu devrais faire ajouter cette rivi?re a la liste de QWW.

Bon, ca pourrait m'int?resser pour samedi.
Les niveaux ? Qu?bec ne sont pas encourageant en ce moment.

LD

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Re: Saturday Creeking Blanche Thurso
« Reply #19 on: June 05, 2013, 09:31:54 PM »
I'm really happy to read this because, I, too, can't be there Saturday, I have other plans.  I'd be willing next week for an after work run.


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Re: Saturday Creeking Blanche Thurso
« Reply #18 on: June 05, 2013, 03:58:41 PM »
Sounds interesting!