Just downstream of the airplane turn drop the creek widens and most of the water goes left at medium flows. gets busy just downstream at the airplane boof. This is the best strategy because the eddies are small and tight so it can really slow things down if every single person looks at every single drop.
Generally, we only have one person scout each drop for wood and direct traffic on Panther Creek. Immediately downstream is a fun airplane boof move, it is also a little challenging to scout this one but you can do it with some tight eddy-hopping down the right side. At high water ( above 30 inches on the bridge gauge ) lines open up down the left side. At medium flows the right side is usually best, just try to stay off the right wall. Generally, you can get out on the right and peer downstream, or just go for it. The next drop is a steep boulder-choker that is hard to scout, especially when the creek is high.
PATHER CREEK SERIES
The creek never slows down after this.īelow Raychel's the creek starts rolling through a non-stop series of rapids. Move three of three at Raychel's: A photo of the author taking a photo of Jesse, running the bottom part of Raychel's. Move two of three at Raychel's: Jesse Coombs punches the hole below the slot-drop in Raychel's.
PATHER CREEK PRO
Move one of three at Raychel's: Local pro Jesse Coombs runs the slot-drop at the top of Raychel's. A mistake here would be the opposite of fun. The slot feeds into a hole, and then fast water leads to another steep slide into a hole with more rapids immediately downstream. The left side of Raychel's is a very violent slot drop that requires precise handling to avoid a broken boat or end-to-end pin. There are three doors at the top of Raychel's, and the far left side is the only line I've seen run. Below Raychel's the creek jumps one level of difficulty and never really lets up until it reaches the Wind, far below. If you are having trouble on the stuff above Raychel's, hike out now. There are a couple of bigger drops, but nothing too serious, easing you into things as you move downstream.Ībout a quarter of a mile below the put in the tone abruptly changes when you reach a large horizon line marking Raychel's Drop. Not that the Lower Wind isn't fun, but it would be more fun to do laps on Panther!īelow the put in the creek eases you into things with some easy class two-three eddy hopping and bouldery drops. The only downside of this run is that you can't take out at the bottom and have to run the Lower Wind every time.
The road to Panther is always plowed, so access is easy. Panther is another run in the Columbia Gorge that recently went online with an internet gauge, making flow prediction and planning much easier. Keep that in mind when this creek is running high! Even though the creek isn't that far from Carson, once you drop into the steep section you feel like you are a million miles away from civilization ( and given the steepness of the canyon walls, you might as well be ). Panther is packed with rowdy rapids at medium flows which become a single giant rapid at high water. This creek cuts through the three hundred foot canyon wall that lines the Wind River near High Bridge. Panther Creek is a another Columbia Gorge classic and one of my all-time favorite runs. Permission of the Oregon Kayaking Webmaster. No part of this page may be reproduced, linked, or copied without the Distance: 1.25 miles on Panther Creek, then the entire lower WindĬharacter: A mad dash down to the Wind River with non-stop boulder gardens that become one giant rapid at high water.
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