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Celebrating Wilderness Rivers Conservation • Access • Events • Adventure • Safety BY BOATERS FOR BOATERS Sept/Oct 2011 CELEBRATING WILDERNESS RIVERS IMAGINING A FREE KLAMATH HOW THE RIVER WILL LOOK ONCE FOUR OBSOLETE DAMS HAVE BEEN REMOVED A VOLUNTEER PUBLICATION PROMOTING RIVER CONSERVATION, ACCESS AND SAFETY American Whitewater Journal Sept/Oct 2011 – Volume 51 – Issue 5 COLUMNS 5 The Journey Ahead by Mark Singleton 16 Paddler Fitness by John Amtmann and Meaghen Randall STEWARDSHIP 6 Resurrecting the Klamath: A Gift to be Claimed by Bill Cross 15 Condit Dam to Be Removed! by Thomas O’Keefe 15 Elwha Dam Removal Underway! by Thomas O’Keefe WILDERNESS RIVERS 20 A Night on the Michimahuida by Bob Daffe 23 Detour on the Talkeetna by Mike Good 27 BackIKPacking: Adding New Dimension to Wilderness Exploration by Nick Borelli 29 iWilderness: Worry and Wisdom in the Depths of a Wild Canyon by Brian Vogt 32 First Successful Descent of the Upper Middle Fork Eel River by Dan Menten 38 Riding Out the Storm: Meadow Creek, Idaho by Scott Sills 45 Chattooga by Bruce A. Hare AW’s Pacific Northwest Stewardship Director Thomas O’Keefe in the canyon at the base of Glines Canyon Dam, site Publication Title: American Whitewater of the nation’s largest dam removal and Issue Date: Sept/Oct 2011 Statement of Frequency: Published Bimonthly river restoration project, which is Authorized Organization’s Name and Address: now underway. American Whitewater P.O. Box 1540 Photo by Jeff Paine Cullowhee, NC 28723 PURPOSE RIVER STEWARDSHIP: processes, grassroots advocacy, coalition building, whitewater rivers, as well as river recreation, empowerment of volunteers, public outreach and conservation, access, and safety. This is accomplished AN INTEGRATED APPROACH education, and, when necessary, legal action. through our bimonthly AW Jour nal, a monthly e-news, americanwhitewater.org, paddling events, educational RIVER ACCESS: To assure public access to whitewater Our mission: “To conserve and restore America’s events, and through direct communication with rivers pursuant to the guidelines published in its whitewater resources and to enhance opportunities the press. to enjoy them safely,” is actively pursued through official Access Policy, AW arranges for river access our conservation, access, safety and education efforts through private lands by negotiation or purchase, Together, AW staff, members, volunteers, and affiliate under the umbrella of River Stewardship. The only seeks to protect the right of public passage on all rivers clubs can achieve our goals of conserving, protecting national organization representing the interest of and streams navigable by kayak or canoe, encourages and restoring America’s whitewater resources all whitewater paddlers, American Whitewater is the equitable and responsible management of whitewater and enhancing opportunities to safely enjoy these national voice for thousands of individual whitewater rivers on public lands, and works with government wonderful rivers. agencies and other river users to achieve these goals. enthusiasts, as well as over 100 local paddling AW was incorporated under Missouri nonprofit club affiliates. SAFETY: AW promotes paddling safely, publishes corporation laws in 1961 and maintains its principal AW’s River Stewardship program adheres to the four reports on whitewater accidents, maintains a uniform mailing address at PO Box 1540, Cullowhee, NC 28723; tenets of our mission statement: national ranking system for whitewater rivers (the phone 1-866-BOAT-4-AW (1-866-262-8429). AW is International Scale of Whitewater Difficulty) and tax exempt under Section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal CONSERVATION: AW’s professional staff works publishes and disseminates the internationally- Revenue Service. closely with volunteers and partner organizations recognized American Whitewater Safety Code. to protect the ecological and scenic values of all whitewater rivers. These goals are accomplished EDUCATION: AW shares information with the through direct participation in public decision-making general public and the paddling community regarding American Whitewater Journal Staff Board of Directors & Staff BOARD OF DIRECTORS Eric Nies Megan Hooker Editor Ambrose Tuscano [email protected] Stewardship Assistant Chris Bell P.O. Box 913, Soda Springs, California 95728 New Paltz, NY Portland, OR e-mail: [email protected] [email protected] megan@americanwhitewater. Asheville, NC Norwood Scott Graphic Design/Production/Photo Editor Megan Seifert org [email protected] Rich Bowers Assistant Editors Erica J. Seifert, Barry Tuscano San Francisco, CA Jay Loschert [email protected] Contributing Writers Dolores River Stewardship Bellingham, WA Charlie Walbridge, Honorary Mark Singleton, Bill Cross, Thomas O’Keefe, John Amtmann, Assistant Meaghen Randall, Bob Daffe, Mike Good, Nick Borelli, Brian Vogt, [email protected] Dave Cernicek Dolores, CO Dan Menten, Scott Sills, Bruce Hare Bruceton Mills, WV [email protected] [email protected] Photo Contributors Jackson, WY BOARD OFFICERS Jeff Paine, Bill Cross, Marsh Chamberlain, PacifiCorp, Klamath Carla Miner County Museum, Kokopelli River Guides, Klamath-Salmon Media Adam Cramer President: Norwood Scott Membership Manager Collaborative, John Amtmann, Meaghen Randall, Theresa [email protected] Landman, Mike Good, Nick Borelli, Brian Vogt, Dan Menten, Vice President: Chris Bell West Valley City, UT Scott Sills, Don Kinser Bethesda, MD [email protected] Secretary: Jennie Goldberg Events / Advertising Coordinator Jeff Paine Leland Davis Jeff Paine P.O. Box 1540, Cullowhee, NC 28723 Treasurer: Don Kinser phone 828-398-0321 leland@ Outreach Director e-mail: [email protected] brushmountainpublishing.com At Large: Kent Ford and Asheville, NC Swannanoa, NC Safety Editor Charlie Walbridge Evie Locke [email protected] Route 1, Box 329F, Bruceton Mills, WV 26525 Kent Ford Thomas O’Keefe e-mail: [email protected] AW STAFF kent2003@performancevideo. Pacific NW Stewardship Director Stewardship Reports Editor com Laura Blalock Seattle, WA Kevin Colburn, [email protected] Durango, CO Finance Manager [email protected] Missing Copies and Address Changes Cullowhee, NC Carla Miner, [email protected] Jennie Goldberg [email protected] Mark Singleton American Whitewater is printed by Boyd Brothers Printing, Panama City, Florida. [email protected] Executive Director All rights reserved. Seattle, WA Kevin Colburn Cullowhee, NC National Stewardship Director [email protected] Chris Hest Missoula, MT [email protected] [email protected] Dave Steindorf San Francisco, CA California Stewardship Director Nathan Fey Don Kinser Chico, CA Colorado Stewardship Director [email protected] EDITORIAL DISCLAIMER [email protected] Longmont, CO The opinions expressed in the features and Marietta, GA nathan@americanwhitewater. editorials of American Whitewater are those of org the individual authors. They do not necessarily Evie Locke [email protected] represent those of the Directors of American Whitewater or the editors of this publication. Charlemont, MA On occasion, American Whitewater publishes TOLL FREE NUMBER official organizational policy statements drafted 1-866-262-8429 and approved by the Board of Directors. These policy statements will be clearly identified. 4 americanwhitewater.org THE jourNEY AHEAD elcome to the September/ national stewardship work. Festival dates family to enjoy the Feather River. Events October issue of the American are September 16-18, as usual, the third off the water are sure to inspire too—the Whitewater Journal. After weekend in September. National Paddling Film Festival will kick off Wan epic summer of flows in the west, the Feather Fest on Friday night. weather is becoming a touch chillier and the The National Park Service recently leaves are starting to pop. In West Virginia, purchased critical public access to the After the big water summer of the century, the Gauley River has become synonymous Gauley River at Woods Ferry and Mason’s either of these two events is a great way with fall boating. Thanks to the drawdown Branch. The site at Woods Ferry established to celebrate an extraordinary season of of Summersville Lake by the U.S. Army a new public take-out for the upper/ river running! Corps of Engineers, water in the Gauley is middle reach and a put-in for the lower scheduled and predictable. Dropping more reach. American Whitewater will again See you on the river, than 668 feet through over 26 miles of be leasing the Mason’s Branch field at the rugged terrain, the Gauley River’s energetic top of the hill for boater parking from the rapids and scenic quality combine to make local landowner (there is not enough room it a classic eastern whitewater run. on NPS lands to accommodate parking demand). The leasing of this field is made Mark Singleton In California, the Feather River is scheduled possible through proceeds from the French Executive Director, American Whitewater for fall releases. Ten years ago, the first Broad Music Festival which avidly supports recreational releases took place on the American Whitewater stewardship efforts. North Fork Feather as a requirement of a new hydroelectric power license that was Demonstrating that what’s good for the being applied for by the utility. The staff and river and boating can also be good for volunteers of American Whitewater, Chico the local economy, Gauley Festival is PaddleHeads and Shasta Paddlers spent responsible
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