Sunday, October 7, 2012

Cooperfest!

The Cooper River - WA




Sunshine, warm water, friendly locals and fun drops.
 Cooper River, Kayaking, Creeking, whitewater, Jed Hawks, Matt Kurle, Daniel Patrinellis, Canon 7D, GoPro Hero2, dagger kayaks, kokatat, werner, Robert Shingleton, Phil Kast

The Cooper is a fun class IV creek right outside of Cle Elum, WA. It's also one of the few places in Washington where you can creek in a shorty or a paddle jacket and one of the last creeks to run into the summer/fall season.


Cooper River, Kayaking, Creeking, whitewater, Jed Hawks, Matt Kurle, Daniel Patrinellis, Canon 7D, GoPro Hero2, dagger kayaks, kokatat, werner, Robert Shingleton, Phil Kast


Adam Ales and I drove up over the pass for the day, to see what was happening in Cle Elum, I didn't know that I would be spending the weekend at Cooperfest 12'!

Cooper River, Kayaking, Creeking, whitewater, Jed Hawks, Matt Kurle, Daniel Patrinellis, Canon 7D, GoPro Hero2, dagger kayaks, kokatat, werner, Robert Shingleton, Phil Kast

We thought we would start the weekend off right with a nice flat tire...





The Cooper starts off with an awesome slide and then it just turns up the volume and shoots you out the other end.

Entrance Slide:

Cooper River, Kayaking, Creeking, whitewater, Jed Hawks, Matt Kurle, Daniel Patrinellis, Canon 7D, GoPro Hero2, dagger kayaks, kokatat, werner, Robert Shingleton, Phil Kast

Cooper River, Kayaking, Creeking, whitewater, Jed Hawks, Matt Kurle, Daniel Patrinellis, Canon 7D, GoPro Hero2, dagger kayaks, kokatat, werner, Robert Shingleton, Phil Kast


Phil lines up for the next ledge immediately downstream.

Cooper River, Kayaking, Creeking, whitewater, Jed Hawks, Matt Kurle, Daniel Patrinellis, Canon 7D, GoPro Hero2, dagger kayaks, kokatat, werner, Robert Shingleton, Phil Kast


Cooper River, Kayaking, Creeking, whitewater, Jed Hawks, Matt Kurle, Daniel Patrinellis, Canon 7D, GoPro Hero2, S-Turn, Entrance Slide

Cooper River, Kayaking, Creeking, whitewater, Jed Hawks, Matt Kurle, Daniel Patrinellis, Canon 7D, GoPro Hero2, S-Turn, Entrance Slide

Cooper River, Kayaking, Creeking, whitewater, Jed Hawks, Matt Kurle, Daniel Patrinellis, Canon 7D, GoPro Hero2, S-Turn, Entrance Slide

Cooper River, Kayaking, Creeking, whitewater, Jed Hawks, Matt Kurle, Daniel Patrinellis, Canon 7D, GoPro Hero2, S-Turn, Entrance Slide

Cooper River, Kayaking, Creeking, whitewater, Jed Hawks, Matt Kurle, Daniel Patrinellis, Canon 7D, GoPro Hero2, S-Turn, Entrance Slide

A couple fun rapids and then you're in the pool above S-Turn, one of the larger drops on the river.

Cooper River, Kayaking, Creeking, whitewater, Jed Hawks, Matt Kurle, Daniel Patrinellis, Canon 7D, GoPro Hero2, S-Turn

S-Turn has a cool entrance move: starting middle with right angle you can boof onto a big pillow and then ride out a huge brace to the finish line.


Cooper River, Kayaking, Creeking, whitewater, Jed Hawks, Matt Kurle, Daniel Patrinellis, Canon 7D, GoPro Hero2, S-Turn

Cooper River, Kayaking, Creeking, whitewater, Jed Hawks, Matt Kurle, Daniel Patrinellis, Canon 7D, GoPro Hero2, S-Turn



Cooper River, Kayaking, Creeking, whitewater, Jed Hawks, Matt Kurle, Daniel Patrinellis, Canon 7D, GoPro Hero2, S-Turn

Cooper River, Kayaking, Creeking, whitewater, Jed Hawks, Matt Kurle, Daniel Patrinellis, Canon 7D, GoPro Hero2, S-Turn

Cooper River, Kayaking, Creeking, whitewater, Jed Hawks, Matt Kurle, Daniel Patrinellis, Canon 7D, GoPro Hero2, S-Turn

Cooper River, Kayaking, Creeking, whitewater, Jed Hawks, Matt Kurle, Daniel Patrinellis, Canon 7D, GoPro Hero2, S-Turn

Cooper River, Kayaking, Creeking, whitewater, Jed Hawks, Matt Kurle, Daniel Patrinellis, Canon 7D, GoPro Hero2, S-Turn

Cooper River, Kayaking, Creeking, whitewater, Jed Hawks, Matt Kurle, Daniel Patrinellis, Canon 7D, GoPro Hero2, S-Turn

Cooper River, Kayaking, Creeking, whitewater, Jed Hawks, Matt Kurle, Daniel Patrinellis, Canon 7D, GoPro Hero2, S-Turn

Cooper River, Kayaking, Creeking, whitewater, Jed Hawks, Matt Kurle, Daniel Patrinellis, Canon 7D, GoPro Hero2, S-Turn


There is a super fun boof right above the last ledge in Norm’s Resort.



Cooper River, Kayaking, Creeking, whitewater, Jed Hawks, Matt Kurle, Daniel Patrinellis, Canon 7D, GoPro Hero2

Cooper River, Kayaking, Creeking, whitewater, Jed Hawks, Matt Kurle, Daniel Patrinellis, Canon 7D, GoPro Hero2

Norm’s Resort always has vacancies and would love to valet your creeker for you.


Cooper River, Kayaking, Creeking, whitewater, Jed Hawks, Matt Kurle, Daniel Patrinellis, Canon 7D, GoPro Hero2



Cooper River, Kayaking, Creeking, whitewater, Jed Hawks, Matt Kurle, Daniel Patrinellis, Canon 7D, GoPro Hero2

Cooper River, Kayaking, Creeking, whitewater, Jed Hawks, Matt Kurle, Daniel Patrinellis, Canon 7D, GoPro Hero2

You come to the very end of the run, feeling happy and satisfied. You see locals sunbathing on the sandstone rocks creating the river left wall. From the pools above Wall of Voodoo, if you’re fortunate, you get to hear the “oooooohhh’s” and “ OHHHHHHHHHHH’s!!” of the crowd that always forms around carnage.

Good and bad lines in Wall of Voodoo:

Phil Kast likes to get rowdy.
Cooper River, Kayaking, Creeking, whitewater, Jed Hawks, Matt Kurle, Daniel Patrinellis, Canon 7D, GoPro Hero2, dagger kayaks, kokatat, werner, Robert Shingleton, Phil Kast

Cooper River, Kayaking, Creeking, whitewater, Jed Hawks, Matt Kurle, Daniel Patrinellis, Canon 7D, GoPro Hero2, dagger kayaks, kokatat, werner, Robert Shingleton, Phil Kast

Rob drops in to help out.


Cooper River, Kayaking, Creeking, whitewater, Jed Hawks, Matt Kurle, Daniel Patrinellis, Canon 7D, GoPro Hero2, dagger kayaks, kokatat, werner, Robert Shingleton, Phil Kast

Then Leif cleans house:



Cooper River, Kayaking, Creeking, whitewater, Jed Hawks, Matt Kurle, Daniel Patrinellis, Canon 7D, GoPro Hero2, dagger kayaks, kokatat, werner

Cooper River, Kayaking, Creeking, whitewater, Jed Hawks, Matt Kurle, Daniel Patrinellis, Canon 7D, GoPro Hero2, dagger kayaks, kokatat, werner


 Cooper River, Kayaking, Creeking, whitewater, Jed Hawks, Matt Kurle, Daniel Patrinellis, Canon 7D, GoPro Hero2, dagger kayaks, kokatat, werner




 Cooper River, Kayaking, Creeking, whitewater, Jed Hawks, Matt Kurle, Daniel Patrinellis, Canon 7D, GoPro Hero2
Just two dudes make'n out. No big thing.

 Cooper River, Kayaking, Creeking, whitewater, Jed Hawks, Matt Kurle, Daniel Patrinellis, Canon 7D, GoPro Hero2

 Cooper River, Kayaking, Creeking, whitewater, Jed Hawks, Matt Kurle, Daniel Patrinellis, Canon 7D, GoPro Hero2



Cooper River, Kayaking, Creeking, whitewater, Jed Hawks, Matt Kurle, Daniel Patrinellis, Canon 7D, GoPro Hero2
There's shuttle rigs, and then there's shuttle rigs...
FUPAS, Cooper River, Kayaking, Creeking, whitewater, Jed Hawks, Matt Kurle, Daniel Patrinellis, Canon 7D, GoPro Hero2

Stay classy Seattle.

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