Re: [Paddlewise] Oregon coast

>  The commentary included a statement saying something to the
>effect that this particular area can be very deceptive because a calm
>surface sometimes conceals extremely turbulent waters beblow.
>Does that statement make sense to anyone?
>
    --A little.  I've heard it from SKers near Barnegat Bay but no idea of
what they were specifically referrring to.
    I've been on some whitewater rivers where there would be long sections
of 'comparatively' quiet water, i.e. no waves and smooth looking.  But it
would be a mess of churning boils that would move my boat all over the
place, even try to sink it between two adjacent ones.  These are due to big
rocks and uneven surfaces underwater deflecting waterflow.  Think of them as
Vertical Eddies.


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