If you scout this rapid, you may figure out how to circumvent the hole, if you wish. The Slickies follows, which Cassady calls The Ledges 2nd drop. You have to be precise making the correct line. However we chose a sliding granite falls left of center, which might disappear below 700 cfs. Scouting the keeper hole of The Slickies Cheating by taking the lefthand chute Rapids taper off suddenly at the North Fork Road bridge.
Scenery remains good for a while, but worsens after the South Fork confluence.
However it's almost worth suffering the reservoir paddle just in order to run class IV- Holiday, AKA Washing Machine, where my paddling partner Andy did a nice endo in the hole below the bend. Unfortunately I was winding the disposable camera and couldn't get a photo. Despite the crush of people at Slick Rock reservoir access, my bicycle had not been stolen or vandalized. It just goes to show that Hispanics are more honest overall than poor white trash. Jim Bob sez check it out.