Category Archives: Chattanooga

Facing river demons…What’s yours?

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 faced the beast…at last!

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 [...]

Time to face the beast–my nemisis, the Big O

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 [...]