http://worldkayakblogs.com/libcds Wed, 15 Oct 2008 01:11:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Kelly Harbec, Debbie Dargis, and the Chuckstr aka "Club Ammo" arrived at the Whitewater Center around Noon. We walked down to the course and checked in. There we talked with Sarah Harper and Pablo McCandless, back from the Olympics. Sarah gave the club members the "thumbs ... http://worldkayakblogs.com/libcds/2008/09/23/charlotte-whitewater-center-saturday-sept-20th/ Today I paddled with Kevin Sisson, Kelly Harbec, Janet and Tim.   Scott, whose group was a no-show, joined us too.    The release today was from 7AM to Noon.   We had a bit of a late start, so we put on around 10:30AM.    The water was warm, no dry top, no ... http://worldkayakblogs.com/libcds/2008/07/14/upper-green-saturday-july-12th-trip-report/ Today was the first day of the CCC Week of Rivers. I paddled with a mixed TVCC CCC group, with Debbie Dargis, Kelly Harbec, Chris (aka Krunchy from the TVCC), Derrick, Robert W., Gretchen, Jill and others. The weather was beautiful; a warm day with partly cloudy skies. We gathered together ... http://worldkayakblogs.com/libcds/2008/07/08/pigeon-flying-with-the-dirty-bird-saturday-june-28th/ (aka "the greatest trip report ever told" - subtitle inspired by Hee Haw Jones :-) ) Scott Houser and I were Wayner's students in an NOC class, taking us on our first descent of the Upper.  The weather forecast was not favorable; 70% chance of thunderstorms but we had only one ... http://worldkayakblogs.com/libcds/2008/06/17/upper-ocoee-first-descent/ Speeder Fun Wayner and I put our Speeders in at Ferebee for a run to the Falls (or at least in the general vicinity :-) ) With all the rain from Thursday night, we opted for the creek run, just below the put in. The mouth of the side channel put ... http://worldkayakblogs.com/libcds/2008/05/22/nantahaladoubleheader-friday-may-9th-two-trips-for-the-price-of-one/ Big Water Fun For the first part of the day I paddled with the Lassiters, Britt, Caralyn and Daniel. Our play was limited, but we did catch eddies as we lapped the Big Water Channel several times. On my first circuit, my highlights were ... http://worldkayakblogs.com/libcds/2008/05/22/charlotte-whitewater-center-saturday-may-17th/ Leap Year Paddle< Kevin Sisson, from North Carolina, I had signed up for the Mulberry Fork downriver race on Saturday, March 1st. We arrived a day early, like many other racers, for a practice run on the Mulberry. I had a chance to show Kevin the lines, at ... http://worldkayakblogs.com/libcds/2008/03/10/mulberry-fork-canoe-and-kayak-race-trip-report/ Saturday, February 16th - Metro Chattahoochee I put on at Whitewater Creek. The water level was lowest that I have paddled on the Metro Hooche, just below 600 cfs. I worked on "one on, one off" drills on the way up to base ... http://worldkayakblogs.com/libcds/2008/02/17/wildwater-paddling-february-16th/ USNWC, Sunday, February 10th. The sky was clear and the temperatures edged into the low 60's. The water was still cold; its temperature the day before was a mere 45 degrees. Through the course of the day on Sunday the water temperature must have crossed the ... http://worldkayakblogs.com/libcds/2008/02/11/big-boatin-fun-at-charlotte/ Sunday was a beautiful day, temperatures were in the mid-60's with cloudy skies. The river was just over 1,200 cfs- a muddy brown from the recent rain. After setting shuttle, John Pinyerd and I walked down to the boat dock at Powers Ferry. ... http://worldkayakblogs.com/libcds/2008/02/03/metro-hooch-big-rock-to-big-rock-sunday-february-3rd/