The water is just starting to flow on the Upper Kern so a whole slew of Voyages local talent decided to get out there and check out the water.

Seasoned guides Will Lacy, Jon Bevington, Maartin Harris, Brian Mauer, and photographer / river-guide wizard Roger Thorsvold ran the beautiful stretch from Cables rapid down to Frandy Park which includes such rapids as The Wall, pictured to the right and below. The flow was about 1000 cfs, making for exciting times in both inflatable and hardshell kayaks.

The river canyon was lush with spring greenery and new bird-life.

Roger describes it best, “One thing I noticed that day, I saw more Blue Heron’s and groups of ducks than I have seen in that section in my 7 years with WWV. The Blue’s all looked very large and healthy, completely aware of our presence and giving us wide berth. The ducks were quite colorfull. The males with very vibrant white underbellies and the females looking very large. “

All in all an excellent day of spring boating as Voyages gets ready for our season to commence.