On a frosty, chilly January morning, a small but dedicated crew set forth to paddle Section Nine of the French Broad, and had a pretty danged good time doing so. This was actually the very first CCC trip I had officially coordinated, even though I’ve been a member since 1992. Luckily, this crew was totally up to the task. Mostly kayaks, with Benji and Sarah in a shredder-type raft.
Trip Report – Eno River, New Year’s Day 2016. 2 PM. Water level around 4 feet. 15 paddlers.
Trip Coordinator – Wayne Jones, with heavy logistical support (otherwise recognized as “good sense” from Allen Freeman and Rick Steeves.)
Paddlers – Cameron Jones, Allen Freeman, Rick Steeves, Martin and Jordan Doyle, Richard Hopley, Russ Scheve, Pamela Maynard, Dale Briggs, Camille Warren, Greg Runyon, Jenny Wiley, Nathan Jamps, Terry Jones, Wayne Jones.
Well, my first time back on the Ocoee since knee surgery…
I bet this is a first; The Yellow River in China. But this story is more than just a story about a trip to the Yellow River, it is a story about karma. But then, aren’t all stories about rivers actually stories about karma, the karma of what happens before the river, the karma of what happens on the river, and the karma of what happens after the river.
Well, I've been hankerin' to see just how many times I could run the Ocoee in a day, but I knew I needed one thing … shuttle. So for Labor Day weekend, my wife Marnie agreed to come along and spend a day running me/us back and forth, to see just what could be done. I’d had a few people contact me about the trip, but it all boiled down in the end to meeting Mark Kieran and Eric Tucker Saturday morning.
Post Week of River Blues? OR maybe a wee bit of exhaustion? The Doctor ordered up a presciption of smiles on the Kibler Section. Filled today!
Dan River: Kibler Valley Power Plant to..”the church” steeple…
Paddle Smoothly and Find a 10 Foot Stick or RETHROG Reprised
