I had a couple of inquiries about the trip, but ultimately I think that the other natural flow rivers, and the Falls Dam running, my inability to car-pool (due to later plans) ended up making this a solo (or as we say in the UK – "Billy No Mates") trip.
 

Having published weeks in advance a trip on the Cape Fear, as the date arrived I was about ready to cancel. On the 15th it was running around 4.5', but by the 18th it was running at just barely over 2' which, while higher than the 1.6" I'll never run again, isn't off by much. I'd received a few inquiries, but said that if it was below 2' I'd cancel. But still, I felt committed.

Back in the depths of winter when I posted a novice trip to the CCC calendar, who knew what might be running on April 13, 2013?  It rained a little on the day before the trip, so we were lucky to have the Haw at a couple of inches above zero on the paddler's gauge.  There were some last minute emails the night before the trip, and it was decided that since the trip was posted as a novice trip, the 14 of us would meet at the Hwy. 64 access on Saturday morning. 

We had a small group show up for our trip from Barnard to Hot Springs on March 30th.  Most people were at the CCC Easter camp, but 3  (Marty Vaughan, Wes Dodson, and Jim Behr) came to help Merridee and I celebrate our 11th wedding anniversary in style.  We had a playful, uneventful run with only one swim and a few combat rolls.