Happy New Year from West-By-God, Smile when you say it Virginia! Fortunatly for everyone in the drought-ridden southeast, 2009 has brought water, and for us folks in Fayetteville, that means two things…steep creeks and the New River Dries!
We started things off late last week with a Dries/Mill Creek doubleheader. The put in waves were less than ideal, but my good friends Marlow Long and Tanya Shuman joined me for a 28 degree surf session. Here’s some pics, courtesy of Tanya Shuman.
A little perspectiveAfter the Dries, I met up with Jeremy Laucks and my good friend Casey Cunningham to go run Mill Creek at about 10". Mill is a great creek to bomb down on a cold winter evening. 2.5 Miles…the first mile is some good class IV warmup, then a 20' er, then quality class V until it reaches Hawks Nest Lake. Here's some shots of Mill, courtesy of Jeremy and Casey. Jeremy drops the falls
Yesterday, myself, BKirk, Jeremy and fellow Magnum paddler Shane Groves hit up Manns Creek at a fun juicy level (7″). No pics since it was very cold and snowing the whole time, but it was a blast. I’m really enjoying getting to know the boats and bombing down a run I know super well is a great way to do it!
Temps are about to turn cold (high of 11 degrees here on Friday) later this week, so I’m going to go surf while I can. Hopefully tomorrow I can go try out my shiny new Magnum 80! Catch ya next time!
-Brian Jennings
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