My PFD of Kibler
| River: | Other |
| Skill: | Novice |
| Trip Date: | 07/22/2017 |
In all of my years of paddling, I've never run the Dan through Kibler Valley. I'm not sure why I haven't ever made this trip before. The river is a scenic, narrow, scrapy but fun run at a 7000KW release from the Power House. For my 1st D I had assembled a crew of Donna Murphy, Greg Murphy, and Rick Higgins along with a crew from the Smith River Valley paddlers. Rick and I met at the REI in Durham and made the trip up to Kibler to meet up with Donna and Greg. We ran two laps with Greg and Donna showing me some fun moves up and down the river. Powerhouse, the left slot above the bridge, and Basketball all come at you at the start of the run and then there are plenty of surf splat opportunities up and down the river. There were smiles and good times had by all. I look forward to another trip to Kibler soon to enjoy a good time on the river and seeing the good folks that call this gem their home river.
SYOTR
Doug Stager