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... for sale, have one for sale (or donation!) please let me know. Aerobat (preferably low cut) Any Noah boat designed as a C1 rec boat (Atlantis, Lava, Scimitar, etc...) Shaggy Jedi Perception Sage (I have one but it is no longer floats) I'm "missing" a Meltdown and Ceemweaver too, but finances ...

For me the biggest advantage of C-boats over kayaks is that you can see where you are going. (Well, not ALL the time -- try looking down Lava from the start eddy -- but most of it). The second advantage is that you have a MUCH more powerful brace & thank-God stroke ( that being the situation ...

... as best she could. Got us through w/o beaching on the island. We were trying to sneak the right to catch Lower Crystal camp. Count me lucky! Lava for us that day was line up on a small wave at the top of the rapid which would push the boat right straight toward the M-wave without slinging ...

There are a few GC rapids without clean lines especially for oarboats. Hance, Horn, and Lava come to mind. House Rock is the first test for a boatman in a big boat and you usually get to it on day two. It’s a tight line to miss the big hole. I’ve seen that hole flip ...

Get with the times! ..these boys use lava rock bulkheads.

... that gave him a chance to empty some of the water. I've seen video of the entire run and it's absolutely amazing. It's like running four miles of Lava rapid in the Grand Canyon. I assume he ran most of it filled. I think it's the most amazing run because he couldn't go to the river bank and dump ...

... roll it along. Because the center of gravity is below the surface of the water it's the most stable boat for running rapids like Granite, Hermit, Lava, etc. I've never gotten flipped in it. It's also great for surfing holes. Jim

Watching that video I'm suprised to note that the mythical "Lava Falls" is actually somewhat smaller than Silverback or Ithanda on the Nile

... lake crossings are fine if they buy access to something remote and gorgeous. Proximity to Vancouver/Whistler is desirable. Chilko+Chilcotin (minus Lava Canyon) and Lillooet are on the short list so far.

... little known "first" for Tyler Bradt, happened on the Grand Canyon last May. I was on a trip with him and other Montana friends. The night before Lava, the 6 kayakers on the trip decided to have a duckie derby at Lava. It was a SOLO duckie and each 'yaker would run his own boat through, then carry ...

... of the set belt style buckles is how much easier it is to get back in the boat tightly and quickly after scouting. I flipped at the bottom of Lava Dam on the White Salmon last weekend after hopping out to scout. I had a really good boof the day before and I planned on doing it again. But i ...

It was as if Lava said: "Pump THIS, canoe boy!"

That's too funny!

Looking forward to your TR.

KNeal

... obey it but it gave me a good strating point. Short version of the trip: super weather, great group, I flipped 5 times and rolled 3, swam 2. LAVA was the big swim. The othert one was just getting stuck in some shallows. LAVA was too funny. I went in thinking "ok Lava here I come and my pump ...

... put 'em all up. Included in the lot is a slideshow that Jim Michaud made of my first Grand Canyon trip. That slideshow includes pics of me running Lava Falls in an innertube. Let me know if you want a full size copy of any pic or have any questions. Talk soon, David

... comforting deck keeping me dry I didnt watch that closely. Somewhere I'm sure I have videotape of one guy rolling successfully midway through Lava at a pretty decent level. . not bad for the boats of the mid-eighties. Must dig it out & look.. Then, of course, in deep water there is always ...