Currently 49.8˚F and overcast. Got out on the Paddle Cat with Michael Kirkpatrick yesterday- First float for me!! Floated Steven’s to BTO and only found one hazard (thus far).

WARNING- we found two significant issues yesterday. In Tunnel Rapid, at the very top, river left- right in the line for most boaters- there is a log jammed in the rocks pointing straight up. It ‘s about 3″ diameter and looks like a ripper.

the other is on the Filter Plant and reported earlier. The branches at the top of Mad Dog are gone. But the cottonwood tree river right between the bridge and Mad Dog has become more of a hazard.

Enjoy. Today’s expected Wx: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. West wind 5 to 7 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.
Tonight A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 9 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

Pine View at 1.1 this morning. Currently 36˚F and mostly sunny. We’re sitting on 69″ at Joe Wright with a snow water equivalency of 23.0″. Today’s Wx: A 10 percent chance of showers after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. Light and variable wind becoming east southeast 6 to 11 mph in the morning.

As was mentioned yesterday, there’s wood in pine view. There was also a log noticed in the filter plant run right at Mad Dog. Don’t know status today.

Colorado Marathon is Sunday- expect thousands of runners and congested traffic until about noon. Boat/Angle safe

Maybe 0.9 if optimistic.

Watch out for a log in Disney parallel to the current if you run Pine View. And just watch for wood in general.

Note the ditch at the mouth is flowing strong so the gauge will read low.

Also watch out for runners in the canyon Sunday 6am to noon for the Colorado Marathon.

Heads up for wood in the Middle Narrows. Three logs (the two visible in the picture, plus a small one at river level in the middle channel) are currently blocking the right and center channels of the river in the stretch immediately above the s-turn section, above the play wave, half-way down the middle narrows. These logs could shift and get lodged further downstream as the water rises.

Joe Wright: Medium-High
Big South: High (top line on the rock). Long draw road is still closed.
Spencer Heights: Medium-High (2.75-3ft on the new Spencer Heights gauge)

Joe Wright Creek Update
As Marty mentioned in his earlier post, Carnito Canyon has changed. The old flake boof move is history, and at this weekend’s levels the rapid is generally more challenging. See photos below for a visual.

Big South Wood Update
1) Heads up for wood around the second bend after Double Trouble – we snuck it far right without issues
2) Stay left after Pin Cushion to avoid the barely submerged log. At this weekend’s flow the log was 3″ under water and is sure to come into play as levels drop.
3) As always, watch for random wood placement as flows drop

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