3/27/2017, Clear Cr.: Barnett Bridge to Lilly Bridge
With: Juanita Guinn, Kirk Eddlemon, Kim Buttleman, Courtney Caldwell, Ron Knipling, Ed Evangelidi, Doug Willenborg, Jenny Thomas, Fred Dalauro, Jim Walters
We ran Clear Creek from Barnett to Lilly at 400 CFS on the Lilly gauge. This is a Class II run, and I imagine Juanita and Kirk chose it to calibrate the skill levels of all the participants. Clear Creek is a beautiful run; in the past I have put in at Jett bridge, between Barnett and Lilly, and taken out farther downstream at Nemo on the Obed River, so I had the pleasure of seeing a new stretch of river between Barnett and Jett.
Unfortunately, Jenny strained a muscle picking up her boat at the takeout.
After loading up the trailer, we drove less than 1/4-mile to the Lilly Pad Hopyard Brewery, a new micro-brewery, for a tour and sampling of the wares.
A heavy rain thoughtfully waited until we got back to the B&B before beginning to fill up all the creeks and streams for the rest of our week!
1. Doug, Kim, Jenny, Ed, and Ron (l to r)
2. Kim
3. Jenny
4. Ed
5. Doug
6. Juanita
7. Jenny, Kim, and Jim
8. Ed and Courtney
9. Ron and Jim
10. Kim, Doug, and Juanita
11. Fred and Jenny
12. Kim
13. Doug
14. Jenny and Juanita
15. Juanita and Courtney
16. Doug and Ed
17. Courtney; Ed and Fred behind him and Kim way above
18. Fred
19. Ron
20. Doug
21. Jenny
22. Kim
23. Ed and Doug
24. Fred, Courtney, and Jim, with Kim and Jenny way behind
