Oh Be Joyful - Oh Be Joyful

The name says it all - miss your boof and you piton into rock.  Almost everybody puts in below this drop, but it has been run.

Most people put in just above the lip of this drop in a small eddy on river left.  If the eddy and rock forming it are gone, the flow is high.  From the eddy you can two or three strokes before dropping over the lip.  It can be run almost anywhere, but I have seen people swim here before.  I usually boof it hard, but some people complain of landing in the green water and having a sore back.  Staying more center and left seems to offer more aeration.

After some boogie water, the creek makes a turn from left to right around a small cliff wall and over an 8 foot ledge on the right wall.  For many people who have trouble on this run, is a frequent place where things begin to go wrong.  Fortunately, speed is on your side as long as you keep your boat straight and upright.  Don't forget to boof the ledge.

This slide comes immediately after the 8 foot boof.  Although scouts often leaves people worried, it tends to run smoothly. People usually try to get right of the rooster tail at the bottom of the slide.  The ideal line depends on the water level, but the water tends to take you where you want to go.  

Especially at low flows, many people might not even notice a rapid here.  At medium flows and higher, some people will have painful memories of this frowny hole.  If it's anything other than low flows, hit this hard and hit it straight or you might regret it.

Immediately after the sticky drop is a dangerous pin spot that's almost impossible to recognize as a potential pin.  In 2011, a horrible pin occurred here on the righit side of the ledge drop.  The boat was pinned for a long time until his partners were finally able to extract him after making a numerous efforts to reach him.  I always run this on the left side now.  If you can't get left, make sure to keep your nose up.

This rapid is mainly notable because it's positioned right above the 25 footer and is often the source of bad and dangerous lines off the waterfall.  Two broken ledges come back to back just above a large cliff wall that pushes the river 90 degrees to the right.  Run these two ledges and catch the large eddy on river left to set up for the big waterfall.

This is the big waterfall on OBJ.  Unfortunately, its historical name, Dead Zone is pretty lame - somebody please come up with a better name.  The bad news is, this waterfall isn't exactly clean.  The good news is, the setup is relatively straightfoward if you're control above it.  There is a shelf on river right in the landing zone that has broken ankles.  I have also heard of broken backs here.  My best guess is this occurs if you are positioned too far left and land flat in the green water.

The ideal line involves running in center, in the main flow, and landing somewhere between 45 degrees and vertical.  It is possible to get beat down under the falls here, but most people who have a bit of angle and speed pop out below.  The other trick to this waterfall is it drops out just below a 90 degree bend in the river that means you don't see it until you're about to fall over it.  

After the big waterfall comes a double slide. Start left of center and aim for between the goalpost formed by two distinct sprays of water.  This places you perfectly to the left of a boulder in the landing zone.  This feeds directly into the lower slide which can be run most anywhere with due diligence to keep your boat straight and upright.

This iconic slide can be right center or right.  Its character varies depending on the wood situation.  It generally goes better than it looks, but ankles have been broken here and worse, so scout and boat it with care.

A massive slide into a river wide ledge hole.  Keep your boat straight to punch the hole at the bottom or you will be sorry.

This last slide often causes carnage.  The usual move is to start right and move left and avoid getting spun around backwards by the eddy on the left midway down.