Nantahala (Ferrebee to the Falls)
8 of us paddled and played from Ferrebee to the Falls. It was a little chilly but a really nice run. I think I had my best line through the falls maybe ever. Paddlers: Donna Murphy, Shane Taylor, Christina Taylor, …
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Pigeon Gorge
We had 8 paddlers today on the dirty bird. Always a fun run. Got to see a raft pinned hard on tombstone rock on the second ledge at double reactionary. Paddlers: Donna Murphy, Greg Murphy, Nathan Anderson, Doug Willenborg, Tucker …
Middle Ocoee
6 Paddlers today, everyone did fantastic. The small group size was really nice. I am not sure I have ever had such a small group on the Middle Ocoee. Paddlers: Donna Murphy, Greg Murphy, Nathan Anderson, Teresa Tee, Camilla Nivison, …
Big Laurel Creek
14 paddlers on a great stretch of river. A gem to have during the summer. Level was ~1 inch, French Broad was about 1600 cfs. Everyone took turns leading and setting safety and relaying lines. There were many first timers …
Middle Tellico
11 boaters on my favorite stretch of water. Great level a little over 2 feet and a gem for the summer. We ran the middle from the Bridge below Jared’s Knee to about 4 miles downstream. 5 of the 11 …
WOR 2021 Friday Nanty Trip
CCC WOR Nanty Trip Report July 9, 2021 Nantahala River from Patton’s Run to NOC Trip Report by Lynn Khalife Friday’s only WOR Nanty trip did not start without incident. After the morning meeting, about a dozen boaters from several …
My WOR run down
My WOR run down: First off if you didn’t make it to WOR then you missed out. Friday, Town Tuck trip led by Thomas Womble and Elliot. Around 16 paddlers. This was a great group and a beautiful section of …
Week of Rivers 2021 By The Numbers
Here’s a by the numbers summary of Week of Rivers 2021, held July 2-11 2021 at Smoky Mountain Meadows Campground outside Bryson City, NC. It was a fairly dry week, with only a few scattered thunderstorms, but the water levels …
Playin’ Ocoee
Our group headed to the Ocoee on Thursday, July 8, as a WOR trip, to play, slice and dice the river at an intermediate level. Got to the put-in at 11 and on the river around 11:45, and off the …
Middle and Lower Haw Trip
We had a great group of 33 paddlers take on the Middle Haw consisting of all skill levels from instructors to true novice paddlers. There were also several experienced paddlers with the group taking their first time down this section …