Question about lower Owyhee shuttle roads and water levels
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Hi folks! Long time reader, first time poster. I'm putting together a lower Owyhee trip for the week of June 24 and have two questions for the hive mind. Apologies if these questions have already been answered -- I've done several searches through the archives, but I could have missed something.
First, does anyone know the current condition of the road down to Birch Creek? Presuming that it's relatively dry by late June, could I navigate it in a Subaru Outback, or does it require a high-clearance 4WD?
Second, for those who have done it before, what would be your water-level cutoff for the lowest you'd want to run it in a 14-foot oar raft? If it gets low, our plan is to run it in 2-person inflatable kayaks and packrafts. Just trying to figure out what CFS cutoff we should use for ditching the raft and going for plan B.
First, does anyone know the current condition of the road down to Birch Creek? Presuming that it's relatively dry by late June, could I navigate it in a Subaru Outback, or does it require a high-clearance 4WD?
Second, for those who have done it before, what would be your water-level cutoff for the lowest you'd want to run it in a 14-foot oar raft? If it gets low, our plan is to run it in 2-person inflatable kayaks and packrafts. Just trying to figure out what CFS cutoff we should use for ditching the raft and going for plan B.