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First
Upper Cherry Creek



The new gauge on Upper Cherry Creek changed everything this year. Three laps in what was California's worst snowpack on record. The gauge is not as simple as most. Early in the season there seems to be a 60/40 ratio of water on Upper Cherry Creek; 60% from Cherry Creek and 40% from West Cherry. Early in the season 300 is a nice flow. Later in the season West Cherry dries up and the majority of water comes down Cherry Creek, perhaps 80/20 or even 90/10. When this happens 300 is a high flow. Despite technology, UCC retains some mystery. One thing we know for sure, it's a sensitive run, a 20cfs change is noticeable in the tight canyons, and it goes up and down fast.

Part 2.
Finishing our third run of the year it's been a waiting game. Prijon is a sponsor of the Special Olympics in LA and we've been waiting on a container of boats. They came in a bit late but we got them delivered on time with some hassle.

Next up is a surprise trip to Norway, flying out July 4th and back the 24th. As a paddler it looks to be incredible. I'm not sure what to expect as a photographer. When I started in whitewater photography just traveling with a good camera and basic knowledge was enough to produce publishable images. Now that just about everyone is shooting photos with a good camera it's a different story. Personally I am constantly vacillating between ultimate image quality, convenience and cost of equipment. Cost of equipment, it seems like every paddling trip takes some toll. In Switzerland I picked up my unlatched pelican case and dumped the contents on the ground. Good bye to a $100 polarizer, and for a moment it seemed like the rather expensive Sony Zeiss 16-70mm f4 was down, yet it was just a piece of sand in the zoom mechanism that moved on (where?) and has not been an issue. As Norway has big slides, and big slides are not nice on camera gear, I decided to go back to some classics. There is more to a lens that just sharpness, so the setup is lenses that I've owned in the path and liked their look: Nikon 16mm f/3.5, Nikon 28mm f/2, Nikon 105mm f/2.5. No mid range, which is a big change of pace for me as I typically shoot in the mid range a lot. This should be a fun challenge. As an added bonus all these lenses have dropped value over the last few years and were cheaper today than when I last sold them. Often by half, which is quite surprising. $131 for the 28mm f/2 and $65 for the 105mm f/2.5. Let's just hope they are in decent condition and good samples, which by my book they should be since both have seen a lot of use. Pristine legacy lenses are often just bad copies that didn't get used.

Rok Sribar heads into Double Pothole.





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