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 …
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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 …
A day with the Broad
A wonderful day punctuated by a little rain and thunder. River was at 1800cfs with the temp ranging from 70-80 degrees. Jen Cope completed her PFD dry hair. No swims one roll.
Noli & Nanty: Getting back to “normal”
When a last-minute work event cancellation freed up my weekend, I quickly scrambled to make some plans to get out to the mountains to paddle. With no rain in the forecast and the Nolichucky slowly dropping, I figured it would …
L3 River Safety & Rescue Skills course
If you ever thought a day of paddling wore you out, you should try CC William’s Skills course workout! Great day in the water with a couple of great instructors and we finally have our first CCC Safety and Rescue …