Sometimes opportunities come in bunches, and in this case we’re talking mistletoe bunches. As I was perusing the calendar, I noticed that several events were falling into line: a concert in Chapel Hill, then the Sprig Outing trip Saturday morning , another social engagement that night, and finally the club’s annual Winter Potluck/Meeting. I decided the Sprig Outing needed to be part of my itinerary.
Icebreaker 2013—Ron Miller
Once again, my sense of tradition kicked in, this time for the planning of the club’s first trip of the year, our ‘Icebreaker Cruise’ on New Year’s Day.
Mighty Mayo River Trip Saturday January 5th 2013
K1: Dawn Stewart, Larry Ausley, Nancy Guthrie, Pam Maynard, Joannie Lambert, Dennis Ashford, Nate Kritzmanich, Daniel Richardson, Ren Zacker, Danny Byrd (K1) Rhonda Jones (K1)
OC1: Shane Brown, Barrett Black, Brittany Di Massimo, Trent Fentress and Joe Berry
SRVCC Studbolts Joey Fallin and Sammy Allred were kind enough to guide us from the lunchstop rapd thru the final S Turn rapid. Our personal safety boaters!
Upper Russell Fork Trip, 1st release weekend of October 2012. The
following individuals ran the Pound River and the Upper Russell Fork
to the Garden Hole take-out:
Greta Durbin and Marlow Durbin (first timers), Joe and Tammy Laurick,
Kevin Kizer, Lorraine Burnham, Martha Mount, and a woman from western
North Carolina (I don't remember her name). Weather was great and
comraderie was superb. We ate dinner at the barbeque place in
Kentucky.
Trip coordinator: Lorraine Burnham
Sometimes tradition is a good thing, and I am quite a believer in tradition. Several years ago, while active in another club, we held a ‘fall colors’ run in October on the Balcony Falls section of the James River in Virginia. This year I decided to revive that scenario for CCC.
USNWC Losers at the Park. November 10th 2012 edition.
Lorraine Burnham (K1), Jeff Hatcher (K1), Daniel Richardson (K1), Elliot Mintzer (K1), Dennis Ashford K1)
Shane Brown (OC1) Joe Berry (C1)
Sunday's trip was, once again, democracy in action. The vote was predictable; on Sundays people want to be on the road home earlier. French Broad 9 is closer, short shuttle, and a moderately short paddle (4.1 miles).
From a trip coordinator standpoint Saturday's trip on the Noli (Nolichucky) was about as easy as it gets. The vote to choose a river was unanimous for the Noli. Our carpools met in two locations and arrived at the Noli Gorge Campground almost simultaneously. Shuttle drivers were pre-arranged and ready to go before we were changed and geared up.
Upper Nantahala Sep 29-30th, 2012.
Photo's by Morgan Randall at this location :-
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