I decided to try the Ark in lower BHSC despite high flows. I fished Pinnacle Rock and precariously crossed the river @ 666cfs when I really shouldn't have (obviously). The weather started nice but wind whipped up hard about 1:30pm so I stopped for lunch and then bailed for Oil Well Flats. Fishing was just OK for the 10-14"ers around there. I caught 1/2 dozen on olive variegated Pat's rubberlegs, #20 rainbow warrior, #20 magnymphico and even my electric green tie of Barr's graphic caddis. I was caught on a submerged branch and as I recovered I saw a lot of green fall caddis so tied one on. I caught nothing on the red copper John. I suggest the flows in lower canyon are still too high for good fishing and wading comfort IMO, but dammit the weather will soon change and it'll be very tough fishing out there.
The OWF ride was great and it wasn't as windy over there as in the canyon. The last "road" (after the gate) up was shit full of rocks, pretty steep for me and took my breath away, but the descents there are very cool. There were big blood spots in two areas - sheesh - no blood from me today though - but I did just catch a bar end on a squeezer rock - whew. I used the Broadaxe hardtail 29er again and it was bumpy. I took Unconformity, Fire Valley, Anticline and Fracture "down" to the parking lot - woohoo. Fire Valley was pretty rocky; Anticline & Fracture were awesome despite some steps (up) I could not do. I should've stayed on Anticline the whole way to Fracture but goofed up. I kind of blew off biking this summer after working out for the France trip so mtn biking again was really fun.
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