Kayakers. Chile Bar, South Fork of the American river, Meat Grinder Rapid, has that rapid changed?

Question

It's been awhile since I've done that run, and that was always one of my favorite rapids. I just recently ran it at 1,500 cfs and it seemed totally different. Instead of 1/4 mile of holes and waves, it now seems like 2 small rapids, one at the top, and one at the bottom. Has it changed in the last few years, or was it just the flow? And Troublemaker seemed a little bit gnarlier too.

Thanks.

Answer 1

well, that area has received a ton of rain, so it might have been just the flow

Answer 2

It's never been the same since Jesus walked across it back in 2003.

Now I ask you, how clever is it to combine Religion & Spirituality with Water Sports???

(Actually, given one definition of "water sports" such an amalgamation could be quite disgusting!)