Re: [Paddlewise] The Fertile Crescent

I don't know if we are all that hard core--after all we did not have a chainsaw 
or even an axe with us.  It was supposed to be 10 C but instead we had a bit of 
precip.  "The good news is that it isn't rain!" I shouted.  Later it was, but it 
was all quite light until we were loading the cars and then it turned to serious 
sleet--that was not nice at all.


The ledge we were crossing in the pic is the 1st or 2nd of a series called 
"staircase" and the only trick is to ensure you haven't picked up a load of 
water before you hit the 3rd (biggest) one.

It is an easy little warm up river, and we all surfed a bit at one place or 
another.  With the water at 0-1 C the playing was limited.  I think there are 
several of those playboaters who can roll (one went over 90-degrees 
--unplanned-- and brought it back on one of the ledges).  The guy in the video 
did it just to do it--but it chilled the rest of us just to watch.  Fortunately 
that was 100 yards from the takeout.

I might go back to trying that kind of boating, but while my time is limited I 
like to work on my tripping skills--hence the big boat.

I might take one of the Club's boats down there another time--just for the fun 
of a tandem that will spin around with half the effort.  I paddle with this 
partner again he would prefer that, because he does whitewater on day trips and 
longer trips generally on the flat, so my Yellow Submarine was a bit faster and 
slower to turn than he was used to.

GaryJ


On 15/03/2010 2:33 PM, Steve Cramer wrote:

> I only saw a couple of shots of anybody playing, and not you two
> geezers. That hole you were running looked like fun, although I might
> wait until warmer weather. I was out Sunday, and while we didn't have
> any snow, that water in N GA was brisk. I love it when I'm in a solo
> canoe and play more than the youngsters in kayaks. <VBG>
>

On 15/03/2010 2:03 PM, Craig Jungers wrote:
 >   Nice to know that at least someone
 > can roll a canoe (nice video!).
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