I haven’t written on this blog for a while, so I’ll post what has happened since my last posting.
My trip on the Nantahala went well. I ran it clean from Patton’s Run all the way to Lesser Wesser. At Lesser Wesser I missed the eddy, so I bombed it straight down the falls. Fortunately the Mamba is a pretty forgiving boat. We ran the top half on Sunday morning and that went well also. However, after running the Nanty I decided to hold off on Ohiopyle and the Lower Yough until next year. I felt like I could probably do it, but I would be more comfortable if I honed my skills on some class 2 and tried it next year.
Somewhere around here a wonderful lady became interested in joining me on some of my adventures. She is interested in whitewater kayaking so I’ve started to introduce her to it some. We hit a local lake for a little bit of training. Unfortunately the weather is such that it was quickly too cold for her to hit the lake and she lives far enough away that pool sessions are difficult right now. So she will be learning in the pool once sessions start closer to where she lives.
I did get a chance to run the Hiwassee and had a wonderful time on it. I have to say I enjoyed it more than the Nanty. I ran it clean without many problems. My girlfriend paddled a ducky with a friend and they had a couple of interesting moments. I’ll have to write later about my first time ever blowing my whistle for an emergency. But it was a great experience and I’m looking forward to getting on that river again.
I’ve had a chance to hit Red River Gorge a couple of times, once for backpacking and once for a guy’s retreat. I love it down there, I just wish that there was better whitewater there.
After the Hiwassee I’m done with kayaking until spring. I still have plans for hitting the pool sessions frequently. Last week I picked up my Jackson Super Star and I’m excited to try it out at the pool. Whitewater Warehouse set me up with a great deal on a demo. This week we have the kids at the pool, so I won’t get much of a chance to play. I will in a couple of weeks.
Next week I’m off to Utah to hike Paria Canyon. I’m excited about that.
So that’s the update on my adventures. After Utah I’ll take it easy for the winter and get ready for spring.
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