Upper and Lower Russell Fork Weekend (Class 2-3)

River:Russell Fork
Skill:Intermediate
Trip Date:10/02/2021
Written by: , Posted: October 10, 2021

Upper and Lower Russell Fork Weekend (Class 2-3)

10/2 – 10/3/2021

Big Trips are possible!  This year we had a larger group than maybe we have ever had but all went well.  Shuttles were worked out expertly to get everyone out of Garden Hole each day and also have enough vehicles to run shuttle for the lower with everyone left.

Saturday Upper Section (Flannagan Dam on the Pound River to Garden Hole on the Russell Fork)

24 Paddlers, 17 PFDs*

Donna and Greg Murphy, Chris Brewer, Jen Hodge*, Grayson Brewer*, Laura* & Keith* Hopper, Jim Wendling, Angela* and Mark* Wiseman, Amy* and Chuck* Bowman, Lucas Conkle, David Humphreys*, Andrew Humphreys*, Rich Osborne*, Corrine Hertz*, Eric Serio*, Martin O’Donoghue*, Andy Parker, Joe Marincel, Mitch Rutledge*, Nanette* & Joe* Brown

Saturday Lower Section (Ratliff Hole to Elkhorn City on the Russell Fork)

17  Paddlers, 12 PFDs*

Donna and Greg Murphy, Chris Brewer, Grayson Brewer*, Laura* & Keith* Hopper, Jim Wendling*, Chuck Bowman*, Lucas Conkle, David Humphreys*, Andrew Humphreys*, Rich Osborne*, Corrine Hertz*, Eric Serio*, Martin O’Donoghue*, Joe Marincel, Mitch Rutledge*

Sunday (Modified upper section Bartlick Splashdam to Garden Hole on the Russell Fork)

13 Paddlers, 1 PFD*

Donna and Greg Murphy, Chris Brewer, Jen Hodge, Grayson Brewer, David Humphreys, Andrew Humphreys, Corrine Hertz, Eric Serio, Martin O’Donoghue, Joe Marincel, Brady Taylor, Liv Taylor*

CCC Members at the Flannagan Dam put in on the Pound River at our annual Russell Fork Trip
Some of our CCC Members at the Flannagan Dam put in on the Pound River at our annual Russell Fork Trip