Smoky Mtn Paddling http://worldkayakblogs.com/seank Trip reports and info about paddling in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Mon, 09 Jul 2007 20:22:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Cheoah! http://worldkayakblogs.com/seank/2007/07/09/cheoah/ http://worldkayakblogs.com/seank/2007/07/09/cheoah/#comments Mon, 09 Jul 2007 19:50:46 +0000 seank http://worldkayakblogs.com/seank/2007/07/09/cheoah/ This weekend was the only summer release we have of the Cheoah River for 2007 and the much anticipated event was a welcome relief to the drought stricken paddlers of the southest.

The Cheoah is a class four run located along Hwy 129 just across the TN/NC state line.  

Saturday’s release had a little over 1000 CFS.  I hitched a ride over the mountains with Justin and got on the river around 11:30.  The weather was cloudy and not really a pretty day.  The river was obscenely crowded…but we did put on at the heavy use time between 11:00 and 2:00…will try to avoid that for future releases and put on later in the day.  The paddling was great, ran into Mike, Scott, Randy, Daniel..and a host opf others…it was a zoo, seemed every padder in the SE and beyond showed up today!

Sunday was great!  The sun came out and the water was flowing!  I think we got about 850CFS sunday.  The water level was noticeably lower than the day before and much clearer (and easier).  I put on solo…and this time around 2:30.  Had most of the river to myself for the majority of my trip.  Paddling alone isn’t recommended…but damn its nice!

Overall a great weekend and I’ll be looking forward to the next release in September!

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However, if it ever rains again this page will be used for posting trip reports, photos, information..whatever as long as it pertains to paddling in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and surrounding areas! 

 Keep doing your rain dances and stay tuned! 

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