Date: Thursday, July 6,2006
Where: Big Creeek
Water Level: 2.5 Feet (Paddlers Gauge)
Trip Coordinator: Dennis Huntley
Paddlers: Dennis Huntley, Tiffany Mozingo, Craig Mackinnon, Clayton Burton, Hadley (?), Kurt McKissick, Milton Wicker, and Sagel (?)
Date: June 11, 2006
Where: Upper Gauley
Water Level: Approx. 1000 cfs (below the Meadow)
Trip Coordinators: Craig MacKinnon, Dave Kessmann
Paddlers: Craig MacKinnon, Dave Kessmann, Ken Dubel, Mark Thompson, Matt Daniels, Dustin (?)
Where: Harkers Island to Cape Lookout Lighthouse
Trip Coordinators: Bill Hettler
Paddlers: Jim Morris of Smyrna, Al Morris, Russ Guthrie, and Bill Hettler (all of Morehead City), Dale Weston of Jacksonville, Julia Miner of Araphoe, and Elmer Eddy of Swansboro
This is a Crystal Coast Canoe & Kayak Club trip that we joined. The trip went from Shell Point at the end of Harkers Island to Cape Lookout Lighthouse.
Where: Dan River, Kibler Valley-Pinnacles Power Plant to Picnic Table take-out
Distance: 2 miles?
Difficulty: Class I-II
Water Level: Power plant releasing at 9,000 kW
Trip Coordinator: ????
Paddlers: (K-1) Charlie Morris, Roger Rittmaster, Lynna Woods, Caroline Gilmore, Allison ?, Jeff Dennie; (OC-1) Jan Bolen
Paddlers: Mike Swaim (K-1), Bob Brueckner (K-1), Marilyn Gist and Paul Moro (OC-2)
River: Eno, Pleasant Green to Cole Mill
Distance: 3.6 miles
Difficulty: Class I-II
Water Level: 4.5 feet on Pleasant Green bridge, 3 feet on Cole Mill Road bridge. The minimum on the bridge gauges is 0.5 feet.
Guidebook: "Paddling Easter North Carolina" by Paul Ferguson
Dates: September 8, 2007
Participants: Ed Boswell, Sejal Shah, Ashely Cowan, Ben Gilbert, Jill Dinsdale, James Woods, Raymond Williams, Stuart Samuels, Lee Belknap, John Zadrozny, Lisa Birskovich
Well, pretty much the key thing I can say is “Gauleyyyy” that’s a run. Tighten up your backband, snap on your spray skirt, and make sure your thigh braces and foot pegs are in place, then hang on.
Trip Date: Saturday, August 25, 2007
Trip Leader: Michael Carter
River Level: 1.33 ft (USGS @ Lillington)
Weather: 100 F (Erwin, NC)
Trip Length: 4 miles, 8:30 am to 4 pm
Participants: Gil Williams, Bob Brueckner, Kate Kelleher, Larry Ausley, Nancy Guthrie, Brian McPherson, Kevin Kizer, Brent Langston, Bobby Simpson, Ryan Poling
Boats: 2 tandem canoes, 3 solo canoes, 2 kayaks
Ontario’s Class 3/4 Summer Runs
