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US Highway 271 to K River Campground Slideshow

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Kiamichi River looking downstream from the US Highway 271 Bridge at Clayton


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Under the US Highway 271 Bridge at Clayton


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Under the US Highway 271 Bridge at Clayton


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Under the US Highway 271 Bridge at Clayton looking upstream


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Under the US Highway 271 Bridge at Clayton looking downstream


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Departing the US Highway 271 Bridge at Clayton


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The Kiamichi River below Clayton at 2,600 cfs


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The dirty water was due to rain run-off


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Approaching the first of several small ledges


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Downed trees were everywhere along the river


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Looking back upriver while drifting at about 4.8 mph with a flow of 2,600 cfs


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The rugged and natural Kiamichi River is a place of solitude


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Two SOAR Inflatable Canoes stopped for lunch along the river


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Looking downriver from about 5 miles below US Highway 271


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Looking upriver at another small ledge drop


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Running a wave train with both hands on the camera


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Looking back upriver at the last ledge and wave train


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Stan Pully meandering down the swollen Kiamichi River


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More trees downed by recent major flooding


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A small campsite on river left made smaller by the high water


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Approaching the CR 4250 Bridge at about 8.8 miles below US Highway 271 at Clayton


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Trees jammed under the CR 4250 Bridge


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A jon boat that did not survive the flood


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More of the flooded Kiamichi River


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All you see is river, trees and sky - no signs of civilization!


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Another tree that fell victim to the recent flood


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The Kiamichi River flowing through the Ouachita National Forest


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The Kiamichi River above the first SH 2 crossing


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Stan Pully lillydipping his merry way downriver


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Trees that are normally on the river bank are in the river at 2,600 cfs


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The river just keeps rolling along carrying us with it


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The remains of an elevated footbridge long since destroyed by Mother Nature and time


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The imperceptible current carried us along at about 3 mph without paddling


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Approaching the first SH 2 Bridge


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The Kiamichi River below the first SH 2 Bridge


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Fallen trees constrict the entrance to a Class II rapid just above the second SH 2 Bridge


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Approaching the second SH 2 Bridge


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Trees show the effects of major flooding along the river channel


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Approaching Lost Mountain


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Approaching K River Campground


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The last bend before K River Campground


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The landing at K River Campground of river right


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