Dang…. so we’ve gone the whole summer in this horrible drought. Then the week before my goal for the year, running Ohiopyle, the skies open and the festival is postponed due to the water being too high. Fortunately I’m still able to do it on the back up date, so I’ll be there. I’ll be running the Nantahalia this weekend. It’s funny, I wasn’t even nervous about running Ohiopyle and the Lower Yough, even though the only Class II I’ve run is the whitewater course (yes, I realize the Lower Yough is Class III and Ohiopyle Falls is Class IV). But I was feeling confident. As soon as I started thinking on the Nantahalia I started getting nervous, even though that’s a solid step down from what I was going to do. I guess I had myself all psyched up and the change threw me. But this will be a good warm up run, as well as a good river to run (from what I’ve heard).
I think after running the Nantahalia this weekend I’ll be going to Ohiopyle and the Lower Yough, and Gauley Fest. I won’t be running anything at Gauley Fest (unless we run the Lower in the shredder), but I think that’ll end up being the end of my kayaking season. Maybe a couple of trips to the whitewater course if I get a chance. But I have some backpacking trips on the boards and a canyon trip in Utah. Plus I want to spend some time at home with friends. I guess I don’t rate die hard kayaker yet 
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