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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

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  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.

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       We had a few last minute cancelations but ended up with 4 paddlers. Jack & Paula Conrad,  Pam Maynard, and Will Truslow. We took advantage of Saturday's Kibler release catching that water further downstream on the Dan River between the Snow Creek confluence and Hemlock Golf Club access on a beautiful day with nice temps and clear blue sky. Thanks Will for showing us the cave that some Confederate soldiers holed up in. This has to be one of the most beautiful sections of the Dan River.

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