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| Scouting Lava Falls, December 1, 2013 (Photo by Greg Casto) |
Bert Loper described: "And while I've been doing this - on and off - for more than fifty years that is my first capsize so I should not feel bad and it makes me feel quite proud of the old boat. But while Don was following me he never knew - until I told him - that I had been up-side down."
Don Harris made a small note on the edge of his journal: "As we started on from Gate-way Rapid Bert yelled back to it, 'Kiss my %&$.'"
An hour later they were on shore, scouting Lava Falls. As far as they knew it had only been run once, by Buzz Holstrom the year before.
"After looking it over from both sides, we decided that we could run it," stated Loper, "and did so." As it turned out, that was a good year to run Lava Falls, 1939. Less than two months later a gigantic debris flow thundered down Prospect Canyon, choking the rapid into a steeper, more difficult cataract.
"Although I had my first up-set of my whole career," journaled Loper that evening, "after running lava falls I feel very satisfied - so ends the day-"
A year ago yesterday, December 1, 2013, we ran Lava Falls.
Check out video:
Lava Falls Part I:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PofLGz_AGaA
Lava Falls Part II:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paKolMe0AZc&list=UUBsZrRnUEzQZ674dghdNQqA
Happy Birthday Mark, our son, brother and stalwart companion!
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