Typical Golden Canyon scenery
Coyote Falls
Upper Chuck Rollins, looking upstream
and looking downstream
Lower Chuck Rollins
Lower Rollins' nasty hole
Upper Fish Jump
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Welcome to Montana Eddy Hop
An informational site about Montana area rivers and whitewater recreational opportunities. Our blog space contains information about various area rivers and experiences we've had exploring Montana and surrounding area whitewater. The links to the left lead to blogs on some of our favorite area rivers and we'll be adding more throughout the seasons (click on the river names in green to access descriptions of the runs). We hope you'll explore our site and let us know what you think by leaving comments. If you don't find the river or creek you are looking for, keep scrolling down or check the blog archive below on the right hand side. Most of all, have fun out there and remember, safety first! For more detailed information about Montana area rivers, check out www.americanwhitewater.org, and consider joining this great organization dedicated to the protection of America's whitewater resources. The Montana Surf guidebook is another great resource for Montana area paddling as well.
3 comments:
I know it's been a good paddling season, because every weekend I keep saying to my crew, "this is the best water i've ever paddled!" And the Golden Canyon is a top notch stretch of whitewater that deserves nothing short of thanks and praises.
This run is stellar. The gradient and volume make for a wild ride that you won't soon forget. Similar to the North Fork Payette, this run stomps down almost non-stop class IV whitewater with class V drops thrown in the mix from time to time. Even if you take a bit of a beating, it will make you grin from ear to ear - just ask probey one and the CFS. In all seriousness, bring your A-game for this one.
There is a bit of slack water separating two long, consistent series of boulder gardens and ledge drops, but expect constant action and the sun in your eyes if you run in the afternoon. And be sure to watch out for the hoards of fishermen gathered at the big drops. This is an absolute gem of a run - a must do if you're up for it and in the Clearwater area.
Golden Canyon logistics: Class V (IV+ at really low flows; below 1000 cfs). The put in is located farther up from the Mickey Mouse section at Coyote Falls (see the Mickey Mouse post for details). This run is roadside, so take out anywhere you want, although most seem to take out just after Fish Jump where the action backs off.
Maybe if probey one had just probed that last drop instead of running it third he would have punched through the edge of that hole. Or maybe probey just loves disappearing from the team for a minute or so to take a long side surf at the bottom of the pile. He probably just loves perfecting the frantic crawl stroke just yards above a class five boulder garden... thats it... yeehaw!
Hell yeah its been a good paddling season Sparky! Can't wait to go back to Golden Canyon and the Mickey Mouse again.
That's my boy! You're the man Con-lo!
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