Is it summer yet ??

[LennyR]

Where did you launch Len ?

Just under the bridge on the hiway at Canal Flats. But if a pain but not bad.

 

[NoBrakes!]

Edmonton ???? Red Deer is open, Saunders is open come on man.

haha you know where I launch... 50th street or where we met up....

no windshield, no heater.... Id be out in my Helly Hansens still lol

but I'd be FLYIN' in this cool dense air!

 

[catalac]

Was at the RD dam this week to test its LOW... would have to be skinny water boat if you wanted to go down stream.

 

[The Kickass One]

Great trip , saw not one other boat the whole day ! Beautiful river , not sure why it’s not run more . Put in the Kootenay at Canal Flats , went up for few hours to this waterfall in a narrow little canyon. Easy to go further but we spent t to much time playing in the many sand beach’s !

Run it lots and pretty cool formations. Can only go to Park Boundary just past Cross River

 

[neilsleder]

Great trip , saw not one other boat the whole day ! Beautiful river , not sure why it’s not run more . Put in the Kootenay at Canal Flats , went up for few hours to this waterfall in a narrow little canyon. Easy to go further but we spent t to much time playing in the many sand beach’s !

Tried doing that last year at canal flats. Water was high and washed the water away to get down to the river on the north side. We went and put in at Wardner then went up stream there. But water was high and dirty.

 

[LennyR]

Run it lots and pretty cool formations. Can only go to Park Boundary just past Cross River

Yeah we didn’t realize there were limitations when we went, and actually am not sure we didn’t violate the restricted area. We certainly wouldn’t have knowingly done that , and realize ignorance is no defence.

 

[LennyR]

Tried doing that last year at canal flats. Water was high and washed the water away to get down to the river on the north side. We went and put in at Wardner then went up stream there. But water was high and dirty.

We went I think middle ish of August , got lucky water was very clear and low enough there were a lot of nice beach areas .

 

[The Kickass One]

Yeah we didn’t realize there were limitations when we went, and actually am not sure we didn’t violate the restricted area. We certainly wouldn’t have knowingly done that , and realize ignorance is no defence.

At the waterfalls you still a fair distance to get to the Park Boundary. Did you notice the drill stems in the river along your way?

Gonna have to hit the river here soon, been sledding a lot.

 

[174mcx]

I went there in 2015, went above the falls until we came to a bridge which I believed to be just down stream of the Cross river. I didn't see the drill stems though! good excuse to go back.

 

[LennyR]

At the waterfalls you still a fair distance to get to the Park Boundary. Did you notice the drill stems in the river along your way?

Gonna have to hit the river here soon, been sledding a lot.

Didn’t see them , did see the remnants of the old bridge .

 

[neilsleder]

Chris canal flats this year!

 

[LennyR]

Chris canal flats this year!

Neil, a trip you guys should make is from hiway 40 kakwa bridge up to the lower falls. Awesome run ,about 80 miles one way , lots of everything from tuff little uphills to quick downs in some pretty tricky chutes to easy cruising over big wide pea gravel bars. We’ve gone when water was 1.2 with little boats and twice with bigger boats once at 1.6 and once at 1.9 . You guys would enjoy the 1 to 1.4 water I would think. It’s a beautiful area up there but remote as hell.

 

[The Kickass One]

I went there in 2015, went above the falls until we came to a bridge which I believed to be just down stream of the Cross river. I didn't see the drill stems though! good excuse to go back.
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Yes, that’s Settlers Road bridge and just downstream of Cross River

 

[neilsleder]

Neil, a trip you guys should make is from hiway 40 kakwa bridge up to the lower falls. Awesome run ,about 80 miles one way , lots of everything from tuff little uphills to quick downs in some pretty tricky chutes to easy cruising over big wide pea gravel bars. We’ve gone when water was 1.2 with little boats and twice with bigger boats once at 1.6 and once at 1.9 . You guys would enjoy the 1 to 1.4 water I would think. It’s a beautiful area up there but remote as hell.

Might have to do that!

 

[06 Dragon]

Sounds like some pretty challenging water, not for the faint of heart.

 

[Dragonalain]

Boats coming along pretty good. Should be ready well before the mountain water Gets here in July. I’ll be finishing the paint this weekend. Next week I’ll install the floor panels, gauges, stereo, wires and the steering components. The week after I’ll try and fasten the two sheets of Uhmw. Engine builder says my 557 should be built and broke in mid April.

 

[06 Dragon]

Looks goods

 

[NoBrakes!]

Please, Tell us more of this 557 mill.

 

[pfi572]

Please, Tell us more of this 557 mill.

Isn’t 557 a stroked Ford 460 ? But yes fill us in on the build pls ?

 

[neilsleder]

Interested in the build to. Looks good! Never seen that hull before