We had a great group from UGA at my first Tallulah fest this year. I met 2 friends around 1130 on saturday and we had a really good run. I hadn't paddled since my spring break 1 month ago and was trying out new outfitting for the first time, but I had a nice calm and was feeling good. Weather was perfect
Last Step
I ran the first two rapids clean and checked things out at Oceana
The Thing @500
I didn't run center, but...
I had a good line and blasted through the bottom
Trey at Bridal Veil
The amphitheatre.
The rest of the run Saturday was good. It was my first dry hair day in the gorge Oceana included
Got pretty tore up that night at the festival.
Today was 700 so we didn't hit as many rocks but it was all bigger and pushier. Camera died so no pics. Had another good run at Oceana but got a serious beatdown and a few cartwheels in the hole at amplitheatre. There were a couple more upside down moments but no swims.
It was a great boating wknd! Things really couldn't have gone better. Getting worked in the hole but being able to stick with it and see it through feels great!
Here is a link to the river description on American whitewater. It's a fantastic run and is the closest good whitewater to Athens, about 65 miles away. Only thing that stinks is the limited releases and the 1000 steps to get to the gorge floor
http://www.americanwhitewater.org/conte ... il/id/506/
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My Dog is named Tallulah
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@RMacSki 289809 wrote:awesome stuff. not sure it's a sport I'll ever pursue.. but maybe one day in a new city
It's a great sport, but it takes some time to get to a point where you start feeling comfortable in rapids. And at that point the dangers escalate because higher classed rapids pretty much always have more hazards associated with them. Try it out and take it slow. it's a lot of fun and very rewarding if you do it right!
It's a great sport, but it takes some time to get to a point where you start feeling comfortable in rapids. And at that point the dangers escalate because higher classed rapids pretty much always have more hazards associated with them. Try it out and take it slow. it's a lot of fun and very rewarding if you do it right!
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being close to some sweet spots helps I am sure. Its all flat water here in Eastern NC... but the mtns have it all
"You mean there is Two of them??"
"it's about 10 very heavy inches. I can drive it but it sure will be slow"
"it's about 10 very heavy inches. I can drive it but it sure will be slow"