I believe it was late January. It was cold and there was snow on the ground. All I had on my feet that day were some old socks, not even my holey neoprene socks, so needless to say, when we reached the put in my feet were cold! I couldn't even bend my toes.

We almost put on too low. Luckily we checked upriver and found some nice rapids before we put on. There are few slow spots on this creek. I don't remember any of the lines except in the rapid I think is named Stoy's Joy. It has a complex lead in that finishes in a very narrow chute. In this chute you must first go through a sticky hole, then boof a triangular rock that wants to throw you into the rocky walls.

According to Tom Kennon's Ozark Whitewater book there are 6 named rapids; Boulder Dance, Janney's Jam, Turtle Slide, Sticky Wicket, Look Right, and Stoy's Joy. In his book he gives a brief description on running each. I'll let you look it up. John, Jason, and myself had no trouble reading the lines. Truthfully, half the fun in creeking is not knowing what the rapids are and having to explore each one on your own. I guess that is why it is so exciting to do a first descent.