Vortex Rapid, The Forks, Kern River.
© 1996 Gary Valle'. All Rights Reserved.

Winston Offil on line, and making it look easy; the main drop of Vortex Rapid, the Forks, Kern River (1996). Paddlers on the Forks in 2008 have reported that the rapid Vortex has changed. It looks like the big boulder on river right bracketing the drop into the infamous Vortex hole has shifted, and the Slide Rock has tipped up and to the river right. The slide appears to no longer be an option.