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Starting off C-G in a calm spot.
Splashing into Barking Dog (Class II).
A kayaker surfs in Barking Dog.
Much of this run is very mellow with few rapids.
Scraping the edge of a boulder.
Kayaking through one of the few Class II rapids on the C to G section of the South Fork of the American River.
Avoiding a boulder and the hole behind it.
Passing through a mellow Class I rapid.
Greenwood River Access take-out, South Fork of the American River.