The Third Gorge of Lime Creek (aka Cascade Creek) through Rockwood is a nice wilderness day run that involves a hike in (1.5 miles), some Class IV creeking, some Class III wavetrains on the Upper A, the Rockwood Box, and then a big hike up a hill to your car. It feels like a full day even though it can be easily completed in an afternoon. I think this is a good option for accessing Rockwood earlier in the season when the Upper A is low and cold and Cascade is higher relative to the flow on the Animas. The first time I did this run, Cascade was low and pretty dull. However, when we did it in May of this year, we had about 400 in the Creek and the run was fun. The Animas was at 2200 in town, which is a very rough barometer.
The first rapid of note is the Landslide Drop, which is usually portaged. The launch/runout to this rapid is probably the most exciting part of Cascade Creek.
One of the main attractions of this run is the chance to run Rockwood at a good flow. With the Animas at 2200 in town, Rockwood was good fun. Really no Class V moves, just quality Class IV, but do not swim. It is hard to take pictures that really capture the Box, but I tried.
One of the main attractions of this run is the chance to run Rockwood at a good flow. With the Animas at 2200 in town, Rockwood was good fun. Really no Class V moves, just quality Class IV, but do not swim. It is hard to take pictures that really capture the Box, but I tried.
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