Rio Grande - 06. Taos Junction Bridge to Quartzite River Access (NM)
Generally this is a class II rapid but at times it has been considered class III in the past. At moderate to high flows the rapid isn't usually difficult with the most popular line left of center or along the right shore. At lower flows an island forms in the middle of the rapid and the most popular line is the rock-chocked left channel. Be careful at the bottom of this rapid if running the left channel: the river pushes boaters toward the left shore and in the past boaters have been pulled out of their boat by the Russian olive trees overhanging the river! Another challege in this rapid is the line can be significantly altered due to large washes of water and rocks coming down into the Rio Grande from the Cieneguilla Arroyo on the left.