Would you KAYAK here? Flooded River | Brush Creek | Kern River

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[jonmacdonald]

After a couple hundred cold ones maybe Haha

[Motorep]

I did this section when I first moved back to California in '02. I had been kayaking all over the SE at the time and I had a blast doing it. However, I wasn't able to find a solid group of paddlers in SoCal to hang with so I sold my boats. I had heard they were limiting access to the Kernville area this year due to the runoff so I'm surprised to see this.

[thomashansen]

Those are cool slides when the water is much lower.

[MarkAndShelleyHike]

The Kern River is seriously violent this year. Made a mess above the Isabella Lake dam, almost overtopped the dam itself, flooded farm land in the central valley, and now has opened cracks in the main road to Bakersfield.

[Baldylover]

A kayaker died last month on the upper kern. He was with a few friends and they tried to get to him but weren’t able to. His body still hasn’t been recovered. Stay safe if you’re going to play in the Kern.