FB9 still 1.0
We got on a low FB9 run on Sat w/ Marcos Harkness and Jeff, mostly small changes read & run (see Mort Cone ‘s post earlier). Cave is still there but full of junk (siding w/ screws), below cave new …
River: French Broad
Franch Broad Section 9
I paddled FB9 today with Martha Mount. This will be a long post with lots of info. It was a great day but sad/disheartening to see that the banks were full of debris, including some that was once someone’s house. …
Spring FB9 Paddle
It was a gorgeous spring day, with a flow of ~1900 cfs, and I must admit that I was a little nervous. Having scheduled a paddling trip on the same day and section as the Battle of the Broad mass-start …
Beautiful day on French Broad
Beautiful summer day on French Broad section 9 paddlers were Bill Mulvey and Rosie Eisenberg. Water level 1175 but just fine for my first time back on this section in probably over 35 yrs. Water was coffee colored from upstream …
French Broad Section 9
A gorgeous day on FB9; about 77 degrees and sunny, with very few clouds, running about 1500 cfs. The three of us made good time from Barnard to Stackhouse, stopping to surf at Sandy Bottom, and enjoying some eddy hopping …
April on the French Broad
CCC Trip Report French Broad River, Section 9, April 22 and 23, 2023 – trip coordinator Wayne Jones Flow: around 2,500 cfs on Saturday falling to 2,400 cfs or so on Sunday French Broad Section 9 is just north of …
Sometimes the best rescue is to get hands on.
Sometimes the best rescue is to get hands on. Thursday, 7/8/2022 French Broad Section 9 trip report. 15 boaters ferried across the river at Barnard put-in to look at the huge snake mural on the bridge. If you look directly …
French Broad, section 9
Trip coordinators: Joe and Martha Mount. Report by Martha Flow: 1270 cfs French Broad Section 9 (FB9) is a lovely stretch of river for a hot humid June day. We posted this trip as a Week of Rivers warm up. …
French Broad Section 9 4/9 & 4/10
French Broad River, Section 9, April 9 and 10, 2022 – trip coordinator Wayne Jones Flow: around 3,300 cfs on Saturday falling to 3,100 cfs or so on Sunday French Broad Section 9 is just north of Asheville and is …
My WOR run down
My WOR run down: First off if you didn’t make it to WOR then you missed out. Friday, Town Tuck trip led by Thomas Womble and Elliot. Around 16 paddlers. This was a great group and a beautiful section of …