Participants:
Saturday on the Ocoee – Woody O'brian, Jon Godwin, Fast Fred Ruddock, John Z
Sunday on the Nantahala – Julie and Barry Schmidt, Jeffrey Hatcher, Woody O'brian, Jon Godwin, John Z
Perfect weather, both for paddling and camping. We got two runs on the Middle Ocoee on Saturday, the first (almost) to ourselves. On Sunday, we paddled the Nantahala, again with the river (mostly) to ourselves. Great weekend. Thanks to the fun crew.
French Broad Section 9 Trip Report. 4/8/2012. Submitted by Wayne Jones
On Sunday morning of the Easter Trip, I raised my hand to ask Rich about the logistics of paddling the French Broad River Section 9 on the way back to Raleigh. Despite appearances, I was quite sure of where the French Broad was. However, what I wasn’t too sure about was the current location of Wayne Jones. Another victim of GPS, I suppose. Paddlers started to gather around me uncertainly after I said I would lead a trip.
Rich Ruhlen and Joan Monnig send sincere thanks to all for making the CCC Easter Trip a success!
We had great weather with pleasant sunny days. You can’t beat rain on Thursday to fill the rivers for Friday/Saturday/Sunday paddling fun!
Trips were run on:
Easter on the Doe Gorge or Revenge of the Paddle Snake or Visit to Goat Beach
I made my way to the Ocoee early arriving at Adventures Unlimited Thursday, March 15th. Josh met me at the campsite and we setup camp before heading to Chattanooga for supper at Terminal Brewhouse where we enjoyed tasty Bison burgers and craft beer. Friday I helped the guides get the AU store ready for the new season. Friday evening Ryan arrived at the campsite. A few of us headed to Dumpy's to drink a few pints of Guinness and see old friends and raft guides.
Haw River cleanup
Participants: John McDonald, Randy Welch, Jen Fahey, Barry Schmidt, Julie Schmidt, Marc Harkness, Joan Monnig, Greta Durbin, Marlow Durbin, Doug Stager, Mary Stager, Russ Sheve, Lynn Featherstone, Brenda Featherstone, Tom Patterson, Larry Ausley, Bob Brueckner.
Thanks to 17 fellow CCC members, the Haw will be a little cleaner the next time you visit.
we just returned from 6 days of paddling and camping in the Fla Everglades. It was especially memorable as we did a loop thru the area highlighted in the great book "Shadow Country" by Peter Mattheissen, which 4 of us had read or listened to on DVD.
This was the 13th iteration of a trip that began in January 2000. That year the forecast early in the week was fantastic, but it deteriorated to the point that we were ready to cancel the trip the day before it was scheduled. When 14 people said they wanted to go, off we went. By the end of the day, we had icicles hanging from our helmets, and had to brave slick, icy roads to get home. The Hypothermia Challenge was born!
