Paddling East of Yellowstone and Tetons
 

I'd like to do some fla****er east of the above locations. Any suggestions for
the Sept. 15-27 time frame?
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Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)
(121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet

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W. Watson wrote:
I'd like to do some fla****er east of the above locations. Any
suggestions for the Sept. 15-27 time frame?

The Platte upstream of Casper is moderately scenic and very flat. Or,
at least it was 25 years ago, when I lived there. If you're looking for
something in the Sheridan area, I can't help you there. Or did you mean
not so far east?


Todd.

I don't know how "flat" you want flat to be, but there are miles and
miles of Class II whitewater on the N. Fork Shoshone between the Park
and Cody. Just be sure to pick a stretch *up*stream of B.Bill
Reservoir (or the reservoir itself, if you want it *really* flat!);
downstream of the reservoir it's serious whitewater. The Yellowstone
north of the Park and the Stillwater west of Absorakee are also Class
II (though AW over-rates, in my view, parts of the Yellowstone as Class
III).

That time of year, though, I'd look for the biggest river I could find;
smaller ones like the Shoshone and the Stillwater are likely to be
pretty dry, but the Yellowstone will probably run.

If you could go west a bit, the Snake from the Yellowstone entrance
down to Hoback Junction is 60 or more miles of flat water (including
about 20 miles of Jackson Lake) which is probably boatable at that time
of year. You need a permit from GT NP, but the number of permits
issued are not limited, I don't think.

Alternatively, if you could go even farther south of Yellowstone, the
Green downstream of Pinedale might suit yer needs; check with Pinedale
CoC to see if there are any outfitters who can advise you.

I don't know from personal experience, but you might look at the Wind
River downstream of the reservation. That should be pretty flat, but
the flow will be governed by the power generation dam upstream.
Thermopolis might have a visitors' center that could advise you;
Thermopolis looked to me like a wannabe tourist destination to me.

North and a little west of Yellowstone, east of Missoula are miles and
miles of beautiful, easy Blackfoot River which might and Clark Fork
which should have water that late in the season.


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W. Watson wrote:
I'd like to do some fla****er east of the above locations. Any suggestions for
the Sept. 15-27 time frame?

North of Pinedale (southeast of Jackson Hole) is a great camp area on Three
Mile Lake..Jim Bridger Wilderness in the cleft of the Tetons to the left and
Wind River Range to the right. It's glacier fed (the mouth of the Green
River) near the base of Flat Top Mountain which is (I believe) the highest
point in the state of Wyoming. Beautiful! but not as pretty as Jenny Lake
for awesome pictures. The Shoshone River at Cody is almost an urban paddle
including a junk yard and you would absolutely have to shuttle with the
current and rapids (it's not flat water!)..but there are outfitters....for
things to do...don't miss the huge museum in town.
"W. Watson" wrote in message
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I'd like to do some fla****er east of the above locations. Any suggestions
for
the Sept. 15-27 time frame?
--
Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)
(121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet

"It is indeed a feeble light that reaches us from the starry
sky. But what would human thought have achieved if we could
not see the stars?" -- Jean Perrin

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