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Looking down into Westwater Canyon's narrow inner gorge at Bowling Alley Rapid, where the muddy Colorado River funnels through a boulder constriction between fractured dark rock walls.
Class III Rapid · Westwater Canyon

Bowling Alley Rapid

Immediately below Skull, in the decompression zone. A straightforward Class III line down a wave train — groups that flipped in Skull can end up swimming this one.

Bowling Alley sits immediately below Skull Rapid, just below the decompression zone where groups are still processing the main crux. A straightforward, fun Class III line that is sure to be splashy — groups that flipped in Skull can end up swimming this one.

River Mile: 117.2

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Skull Rapid
Upstream Skull Rapid
Sock-It-To-Me
Downstream Sock-It-To-Me