Richard Hopley (OC1Kanubi) Memorial paddle – Tuckaseegee Gorge
We will meet at Barkers Creek to celebrate the life of Richard Hopley with a large group paddle on the Tuckasegee Gorge. We’ll meet at 11 am to arrange carpools to the put-in.
Richard has been a prominent member of the paddling community since the early 1990’s, leading both day trips and long excursions around the country in his “Shuttle Monster” van. In the past few years he has been traveling around the country, visiting local, state, and national parks along with small towns along the way. It was common for friends to join him from time to time.
His most recent trip included paddling in the Ozarks this past April on a trip that continued across the country, and then flew from out west to Spain for a couple of weeks. This trip ended in late May.
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