Celestial Falls Huckfest
Photo Credit: Tyler Roemer
Last weekend, my friends and I headed to the middle of the desert for a mid-winter huckfest. Celestial Falls is part of a two tiered drop- the upper is about 65 feet and the lower drop(celestial) ranges from 45-50 feet. The put-in was super sketch due to the 3 inches of ice covering everything….including the seal launch.
Three of us put-in that day: Christie Glyssmeyer, Josh Mckeown, and myself. It was a balmy 28 degrees and cloudy. We all figured that since we dont follow football and it was super bowl Sunday, it was appropriate to do something exciting ourselves….and I think this was better than sofa surfing anyways!
Josh went first with a burly line but was ok. A bit of a hard landing but he did well nevertheless! I followed him with a tuck off the center line and was very happy with my line (and happy I didn’t pee my pants!), and Christie followed me. All in all it was an awesome day. I had the best line I’ve ever had off my first big drop and got to walk back to the car with no dental work needed…even better! If you choose to make the trek to Celestial, be safe and conservative. Sometimes it throws ya random punches!
Happy Paddling,
Christina Russell 
To see more photos of Celestial check out Christina’s Gallery
