Paddlers: Jim Wei, Milton Wicker, Woody O’Brian, Russ Scheve, Ben Gilbert, Jim Wendling, Tom Van Wittenkind, Jill Dinsdale, Knut Raldoff, Tripp Culbreth, Elizabeth Gardner
I decide two days before the weekend that my creeking trip will be on the Tellico, and I hope it stays above 1.8’ to make the drive worth it for the ten suckers signed up for my trip.
Date: Saturday, March 19, 2005
Where: Masonboro Island. NC
Trip Coordinator: Paul Scrutton
Paddlers: Paul Scrutton – composite K1, Jon Godwin – composite K1, Josh Boyer – plastic K1, Geoff Kegley composite K1, Dan Cox – plastic K1, Chris, Chris and Dylan from UNC Asheville – plastic K1, plastic K1 and composite K1
Date: Saturday, January 22, 2005
Where: Chattooga 3½
Trip Coordinators: Merridee Harper and David Blumberg
Paddlers: K-1: Merridee Harper, Ruth Albright, David Mitchell, Guy Latham, Kirk Weir, Doug Shields, Ron & Misti Tolley, Wayne Poole, Michelle McKenzie; C-1: Whitney Eure; OC-1: David Blumberg, Stan Stutts, Gary Mason, Everett Bowman, Brent Summerfield, Peter Van Gieson
Shuttle angel: Carol Mitchell
Date: Saturday, January 8, 2005
Where: Appomattox, from Chesdin dam to Rt. 36 (Petersburg, Va)
Water Level: 3.65’
Trip Coordinator: Mike Watson
Paddlers: Mort Barlaz, C-1; Vic Cavalieri, C-1; Paul Clawson, K-1; Jack Imbriani, K-1; Kathy Imbriani, K-1; Trevyn Leighton, K-1; Edwin Talley, K-1; Charlie Williams, K-1; Mike Watson, C-1
Date: Thursday, July 6,2006
Where: Big Creeek
Water Level: 2.5 Feet (Paddlers Gauge)
Trip Coordinator: Dennis Huntley
Paddlers: Dennis Huntley, Tiffany Mozingo, Craig Mackinnon, Clayton Burton, Hadley (?), Kurt McKissick, Milton Wicker, and Sagel (?)
Date: June 11, 2006
Where: Upper Gauley
Water Level: Approx. 1000 cfs (below the Meadow)
Trip Coordinators: Craig MacKinnon, Dave Kessmann
Paddlers: Craig MacKinnon, Dave Kessmann, Ken Dubel, Mark Thompson, Matt Daniels, Dustin (?)
Where: Harkers Island to Cape Lookout Lighthouse
Trip Coordinators: Bill Hettler
Paddlers: Jim Morris of Smyrna, Al Morris, Russ Guthrie, and Bill Hettler (all of Morehead City), Dale Weston of Jacksonville, Julia Miner of Araphoe, and Elmer Eddy of Swansboro
This is a Crystal Coast Canoe & Kayak Club trip that we joined. The trip went from Shell Point at the end of Harkers Island to Cape Lookout Lighthouse.
Where: Dan River, Kibler Valley-Pinnacles Power Plant to Picnic Table take-out
Distance: 2 miles?
Difficulty: Class I-II
Water Level: Power plant releasing at 9,000 kW
Trip Coordinator: ????
Paddlers: (K-1) Charlie Morris, Roger Rittmaster, Lynna Woods, Caroline Gilmore, Allison ?, Jeff Dennie; (OC-1) Jan Bolen
Paddlers: Mike Swaim (K-1), Bob Brueckner (K-1), Marilyn Gist and Paul Moro (OC-2)
River: Eno, Pleasant Green to Cole Mill
Distance: 3.6 miles
Difficulty: Class I-II
Water Level: 4.5 feet on Pleasant Green bridge, 3 feet on Cole Mill Road bridge. The minimum on the bridge gauges is 0.5 feet.
Guidebook: "Paddling Easter North Carolina" by Paul Ferguson
