EAST GAFFORDS CREEK TUESDAY, 4/12/16 ?

[CAPTAIN ALEVE]

If the rain hits the right area in Yell County on Monday, I'm up for a run down East Gaffords Creek. The Class II+ creek runs 5 miles out of the Ouachita Mountains north to Highway 28 at Bluffton which is southwest of Danville. Some questions immediately come to mind:

WILL THIS BE A FIRST DESCENT?
WILL YOU BE A PART OF THE FIRST GROUP OF PADDLERS TO SUCCESSFULLY NAVIGATE ITS RAPIDS?
DOES A WILLOW BRANCH TASTE BETTER THAN A WITCH HAZEL BRANCH?
DID THE PADDLER BELOW RUN THE CREEK AND BRING THE GOATS TO CLEAR A PATH THROUGH THE BRUSH?

EAST GAFFORDS CREEK AREA NATIVE by CaptainAleve, alias Mike Coogan, on Flickr

I expect the run to be fun and full of surfing spots. IF THE RAIN COOPERATES I plan to be at the gas station/grocery store in Plainview at the intersection of Highways 9 and 26 at 11:00 a.m. I will check the rain amount about 7:00 a.m. on Tuesday and will post here if the water looks like it will be there. My photo collection from the creek can be seen at

https://www.flickr.com/photos/17863908@ ... 5019986630

Mike Coogan, alias Captain Aleve

[CAPTAIN ALEVE]

One half inch of rain has fallen in the area as of noon.

Mike Coogan, alias Captain Aleve

[CAPTAIN ALEVE]

Only 0.6 inches of rain as of 7:00 p.m.; not looking like the trip will take place. I'll check the gage in the morning.

Mike Coogan

[CAPTAIN ALEVE]

No water, no trip.

Mike

[Ouachitoff]

DOES A WILLOW BRANCH TASTE BETTER THAN A WITCH HAZEL BRANCH?

After the first one they all taste the same