The Atlanta Whitewater Club has a lake roll practice every Wednesday night during the summer at Lake Allatoona. We go to the swimming beach and paddle just outside of the bouys and roll until we can’t take the warm-as-a-bath lake water anymore. Last week we had a big cook out and High Country Outfitters brought [...]
I took my dog, Zoe, to the river again a few weeks ago to the Little Tennessee River in NC. It’s a fairly flat, wide, shallow strectch of river that I was paddling because my younger brother paddled a duckey the day before and wanted to try a kayak. We were with a big group [...]
Ran across a great article on a kayaker who takes his dog with him. Check it out! I love this dog!! If you know this guy, I’d love to talk to him, share stories and pointers.
http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070719/PETS/707190314/1183
I found and rescued the most amazing little dog last November. I almost ran into her in the street while I was on vacation in Blue Ridge, GA. After five days in the pound, I went back to pick her up and bring her home with me. Training her has been one of the most [...]
I got the opportunity to run the Ocoee River once again. I ran the Upper section for the first time and ran the Middle section for the second time (since my first attempt last year). It was an amazing day. It started with some chaos and confusion over shuttles, meet-ups, etc. But all was calm [...]
I have been slow at work, so the Friday before last, I decided I would take the whole week off of July 4th. I started my adventure Saturday morning, heading up the Nanty after loading up my boat, gear, food, cooler, and dog/baby girl/partner in crime. Zoe and I hit the road, not sure where [...]
I finally faced down the beast last weekend and attempted the Ocoee once again. This time I emerged triumphant! I will post a more detailed trip report. I’ve just returned from a week-long vacation of daily paddling and camping so I’ve got quite a bit to do to get caught back up at work and [...]
Why are there so many days in between weekend paddling trips?? Every morning I wake up and hope that’s Friday so I can get ready to go paddle. Every morning I start my day disappointed and counting the minutes until I can paddle. I’m ready for the weekend–all week long. Unfortunately for me, I’m slow [...]
Well, looks like I have finally been talked into attempting the Ocoee River again. I had a nasty run there last August, swam above Grumpy’s, cracked two ribs, and took four months off of paddling. I started back up on January 1st this year and have been pushing myself with the goal of running the [...]
Hello world! This looks like an interesting site, I love the blogs–sharing my river experiences and learning from others is what a paddling community is all about. I named my site Shut Up and Paddle for a few reasons. One is that I get tired of the spamming and flaming that happens with many of [...]