South Fork Little River
I ran Little River, but started on the South Fork. I had scoped this area out beforehand to get an idea of what I’d be up against at low water about a year ago. Start was at Guess Rd and …
I ran Little River, but started on the South Fork. I had scoped this area out beforehand to get an idea of what I’d be up against at low water about a year ago. Start was at Guess Rd and …
Nantahala Sunday October 15, 2023 Paddlers: Paul Scrutton John Fisher (Fireman Fish) Sunday was an unseasonably cold day with a high of about 55 degrees. I posted the trip on October 4th, and not one person had reached out to …
Seeing Rock City a Trip Report on the Middle Ocoee River by Alton Chewning -I was thinking about a vacation, doing a little tour of eastern Tennessee. As a youth, I recall going with my parents on rare mountain …
Well, that’s another Ocoee Drawdown on the books. The Middle Ocoee is a Class III/III+ river with 20+ named rapids packed almost back-to-back for five miles. What’s Ocoee Drawdown (also referred to as “Secret Week”)? The last week of September …
As of the weekend prior to this, there had been little rain in NC and none was predicted for the next week, and I wanted to paddle some Class II-III stuff, so I decided that a trip to the Nantahala …
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 …
Pleasant Green Access to West Point on the Eno Access, 8.5 miles Participants: Jorge Castro, Marc Morris, Bob Brueckner (coordinator) Gauge: USGS – Eno near Durham: 3.93 feet (602 cfs); about 1 foot on the Pleasant Green bridge I wasn’t …
We braved the crowds on the Dirty Bird and survived! Our crew of 11 was joined by two from the takeout looking for a group. We had a handful of PFDs, no mishaps, and we’re pretty sure everyone had a …
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 …
Despite some less than optimal weather for paddling with younger folks, a hardy group of family paddlers showed up for the 11th edition of Families Paddle Too at Smoky Mountain Meadows for the Memorial Day Weekend. We had families from North …