After a big rain in the south,almost everything was too high,and with wallace in Chile and stallings in class i needed a solo mission that was at a sane level.After finding the gate closed at the santeetlah,i decided my best bet was to hike in to the upper snowbird to find the 4 falls i have heard about up there.I arrived to find a stout brown flow,but i knew i would be hiking for a while, and it was already dropping ,so off i went.The hike was a gentle 3 miles or so with great scenery and good views of the water for scouting.When the trail got steeper and went away from the creek, i knew this must be the where the falls are.I had heard tell of a 25er and 2 or 3 slides from the web and talking to local boaters,but no for sure info,so here it is. The first slide was a low angle, ledgy affair that led into a 12foot sloping falls.Next was a small ledge right above the biggest rapid-a 25 foot slide thing with a cool boof at the top.After that it was class 3-4 boogie all the way to the car.It was alot like lower big creek in the smokies just not as good.If you are a class 4 boater looking for adventure it may be worth it,but if you are looking for the gnar,hope the gate at santeetlah is open and if not go somwhere else.As a solo mission, it was great for me and enjoyed the adventure aspect of the run,but i do wish that damn gate would have been open!peace.
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