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Upper Mountain Fork River, Oklahoma

Beachton Road to the Narrows Bridge Public Access Slideshow

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East Beachton Road Low Water Bridge Access


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East Beachton Road Low Water Bridge Access


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Looking downriver from the East Beachton Road Low Water Bridge Access


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Looking downriver from the East Beachton Road Low Water Bridge Access


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A rental cabin just below the East Beachton Road Low Water Bridge


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Heading down the Upper Mountain Fork River


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Tom Taylor in his SOAR S16 disappearing around the bend


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The Upper Mountain Fork River in summer bloom


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Tom Taylor paddling the flat part of the river


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Tom Taylor coming through one of many ledges on the river


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The scenic and remote Upper Mountain Fork River in LeFlore County


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Ledge drops and small rapids abound on the Upper Mountain Fork River


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Summer is gorgeous on the Upper Mountain Fork River


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More ledges on the Upper Mountain Fork River


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The Upper Mountain Fork River at about 550 cfs


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Still more small ledges


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Pick your lines carefully to avoid boulders and river vegetation


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Tom Taylor just paddling along aimlessly on a carefree day in July


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We are starting to catch those who launched ahead of us


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We are starting to catch those who launched ahead of us


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You would never know that US 259 is just a short distance away on river right


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Out of one small rapid and into another


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We're gaining on the rest of our group, and we will catch them at lunch


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The river is so beautiful in the summer


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A suspended oil pipeline crosses the river about 5.5 miles below Beachton Road


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Passing under the pipeline


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The Upper Mountain Fork River about 9 miles above Eagle Fork Creek


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Boulders in the river indicate a rapid ahead


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We caught our group when they stopped for lunch just above SH 4 at Smithville


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Bryan Jackson striking a heron pose for the camera


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The kayakers took off ahead of us again


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The Upper Mountain Fork River just above SH 4 at Smithville


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The Upper Mountain Fork River just below SH 4 at Smithville


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Another ledge drop just below SH 4 at Smithville


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A great Class II- rapid just below SH 4 at Smithville


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A great Class II- rapid just above the Narrows low-water bridge


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A gorgeous outcropping just above the Narrows


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A technical boulder garden rapid just above the Narrows low-water bridge


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