Thinking of heading up to one of the Forks on Thursday to play with the pack raft. Anyone in So Cal been up there lately? How bout Sespe or Piru? I have done the self supported Sespe run several times both in kayak and raft but am thinking of doing a mellow springtime pack raft trip into the Sespe this year. Portages with a pack raft will be a dream compared to lugging a heavy kayak or two man raft through the maze of house sized boulders.
Went up and ran the East fork with the Alpacka. Great flow and a ton of fun. For being less than an hour from Los Angeles it’s an amazing river.
Here is a link I put up on Supertopo about packrafting and kayaking in so cal.
http://www.supertopo.com/climbers-forum/1437181/45-minutes-from-Los-Angeles-kind-of-OT
Drove up Big Tujunga Cyn yesterday, lots of water and very boatable. Upper Big Tujunga Narrows section has a little too much water in it at the moment but will be good in a week or two and should be an “fun” adventure for those willing to try it.
I just got a packraft and would like to float the East Fork once I get comfortable.