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The next rapid is called Big Bear Slide and is very fun. The creek starts down a slide that gets split by a rock island. Follow the water going left which cascades down into a 5-foot boof before slamming into the left bank. Make sure you get to the right side of the channel to avoid the undercut rocks on the left bank. This drop leads directly into an 8-foot horseshoe-shaped ledge that is best run on the left. This drop develops a nasty hole at higher water.

After this, there is a slide into a 6-foot ledge. You will want to run off this ledge in the center angled hard left to avoid an ugly boulder right below. This drop gets harder to run correctly as the water drops.