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Photo courtesy of American Whitewater

Description

There are two commonly run lines through Accelerator. The first is about 5 ft off the left bank and you just head straight. It is a ramp with a smallish wave/hole at the bottom. The other line starts on the right-center. There is a small curler wave at the top / horizon line. You want to be on the right side of this wave (about 2-3 ft from the right edge) and angled about 30 degrees to the left. This puts you on the "Highway" and you will pass (punchable) holes on your left and right. The "Elevator Shaft" is in the middle at the top of Accelerator and is a small drop that ends in a punchable hole - a fun line for a raft if you can find it. There are shallow spots that have resulted in stitches for swimmers. The two pathways more or less converge and you get to pick your way down the rest of the standing wave with a few rocks rapid.