| Date |
Location |
Class |
Water level |
Time |
Who |
Notes |
| 6/15/06 |
Eno (Pleasant Green-Cole Mill) |
I-II (III) |
3.4' (near Durham) |
1:30 on the water |
Lisa |
After work trip with just the two of us (on the water around 6:30pm). Water
level was up from Tropical Storm Alberto the day before. Almost had to bag the
trip because Lisa's sprayskirt grad loop broke off at the put-in, but we
jury-rigged a strap so she could get out if needed. Got out in perfect time to
get the car before it was locked in. |
| 7/24/05 |
Eno River (Pleasant Green-Pleasant Green) |
I |
? (near Durham) |
3:00 on the water |
Lisa, Donald and Janelle |
Morning paddle upriver from Pleasant Green. rented a tandem sit-on-top
from REI for Donald and Janelle. Stopped at the upsteam shallows and walked
around looking at nature.
|
| 7/23/05 |
Eno River (Pleasant Green-Pleasant Green) |
I |
? (near Durham) |
3:30 on the water |
Lisa, Donald and Janelle |
Morning paddle upriver from Pleasant Green. rented a tandem sit-on-top
from REI for Donald and Janelle. Stopped at the upsteam shallows and walked
around looking at nature.
|
| 5/1/05 |
Tuckaseegee |
II |
? |
? | CCC Novice clinic |
Joined Lisa's clinic as safety boater since my shoulder was sore.
Rolled once while screwing around in a rapid.
|
| 4/30/05 |
Nantahala |
II/III |
? |
? |
CCC Intermediate clinic |
Started out on Fontana Lake in the morning for skills practice; rolled
once. Got worked pretty hard on the Nantahala; rolled three times. Was cold
on the lake, but did better on the river with a new base layer, borrow fuzzy
rubber top, and skull cap.
|
| 4/10/05 |
Eno River (Pleasant Green-Pleasant Green) |
I |
2.7' (near Durham) |
1:25 on the water |
Lisa |
Afternoon paddle upriver from Pleasant Green. First time on the water
in 1.5-2 years. Lisa and I each successfully rolled in the brisk water.
|
| 8/12/03 |
Haw River (64-Robeson Creek) |
II-III |
5.3' (at Bynum) |
1:30 on the water |
Matt, Gordon, Jill |
Paddler's gauge read around or just under 1'. Nice evening
trip after work. This was my first paddling trip since I had LASIK,
and I loved not having glasses. I flipped and rolled (without
noseplugs) at Lunch Stop. Jill swam a couple times.
|
| 4/20/03 |
Haw River (Bynum-Robeson Creek) |
II-III |
5.3' (at Bynum) |
3:05 on the water |
Rick and Marnie, Matt and Scott (co-worker's of Rick's) |
Started out overcast, but turned sunny as the trip went on;
high was around 68. Jordan Lake was backed up to just below
Moose Jaw; I flipped and rolled twice playing in Gabriel's Bend.
|
| 4/13/03 |
Eno River (Cole Mill-Roxboro) |
I-II (III) |
3.5' (near Durham) |
1:45 on the water |
Rick |
Beautiful sunny spring day with a high of 72. River level was 1'
on the Cole Mill bridge paddler's gauge. Wore bathing suit,
PFD, gloves, and boots. Played in a couple rapids. Rick and I each
rolled once.
|
| 4/12/03 |
North Flat River |
I |
4:00 on the water |
Rick, Lisa, Hank |
Beautiful spring day after a week of cold and rain. Thought we were on
the upper Flat. Had 8-10 portages and 4-6 scrape-overs or limbo-unders.
Another 6" lower, and we would have had a lot more portages. Not much
whitewater until we joined the Flat. Took out at Harris Mill dam and got a
ride to my car from the man who lives on river left.
|
|
| 3/15/03 ? |
Eno River (Pleasant Green-Roxboro) |
I-II (III) |
3.5' (near Durham) ? |
3:00 on the water ? |
3 guys from CCC list |
Day was overcast with a high of 48. This was my first winter paddling
trip. I wore my wetsuit, wool socks and booties, thermal shirt, splash
jacket, Lisa's poggies, and was mostly warm enough. (My hands were cold
by the time we took out.) I was the first of the 4 of us to flip and roll;
it was while playing at the first or second rapid in the first section. Hit
my roll, and came up with an ice cream headache.
|
| 6/1/02 |
Eno River (Pleasant Green-Pleasant Green) |
I |
1.16' (near Durham) |
2:15 on the water |
Lisa, Mom and Dad |
Afternoon paddle upriver from Pleasant Green. Mom and Dad were in a
rental canoe. Saw a lots of wildlife (geese, goslings, ducks, a deer, baby
frogs, dragonflies, butterflies, fish, turtles).
|
| 10/13/01 |
Eno River (Pleasant Green-Pleasant Green) |
I |
|
|
Lisa, Rob and Janet |
Rob and Janet were in a rental canoe.
Had picnic lunch at the upstream turn-around point.
|
| 8/21/01 |
Eno River (Pleasant Green-Pleasant Green) |
I |
1.5' (near Durham) |
1:00 on the water |
Lisa |
Late evening paddle upriver from Pleasant Green. Saw deer, geese,
swimming turtles and bats.
|
| 8/12/01 |
Eno River (Pleasant Green-Pleasant Green) |
I |
2.5' (near Durham) |
2:05 on the water |
Lisa |
Beautiful afternoon. Paddled upriver from Pleasant Green to an old
dam, then paddled back to the put-in (1:20 up, 0:45 back). Saw some
butterflies, a gazillion dragonflies, some rednecks on ATVs, 4 cows and
miscellaneous turtles, birds and jumping fishes.
|
| 9/23/00 |
Cape Fear (Lillington-Erwin) |
I-II |
3.7' (at Lillington) |
4:50 on the water |
Lisa, Marty, Debbie, Sandi, Elizabeth, Bob |
Rained about half the time; rapids are a bit washed out at this level,
although there was a fun hole at Smiley's Falls.
|
| 9/16/00 |
Haw River (Chicken Bridge-15-501) |
II-III |
7.2' (at Bynum) |
Lisa (and Gary, Laura, Doug, Ruth) |
helping with the Big Sweep, picking up trash on the upper Haw; Lisa
and I in kayaks with the other two couples in canoes; stopped for lunch
at Gary and Laura's house (about 1/3 of the way), then Lisa and paddled
on down on our own
|
|
| 8/26/00 |
Balcony Falls section of the James River (Glasgow-Snowden) |
II-III |
850cfs/2.75' (at Buchanan, VA) |
4:10 on the water |
15 people |
went with a group from CCC list; beautiful day; 3 hour drive each way;
had fun playing at Balcony Falls
|
| 7/29/00 |
Cape Fear (Lillington-Erwin) |
I-II |
6.7' (at Lillington) |
5:30 on the water |
Spencer, Cindy, Charlie, Rick, David |
Big, fast-moving water at this level. We played a lot, and I made
all but one roll, including my first two off-side combat rolls. Four
people swam (including me). Got an ender (with a half piroette) at the
Narrows!!!
|
| 7/25/00 |
Eno (Pleasant Green-Cole Mill) |
I-II (III) |
3.3' (near Durham) |
1:10 on the water |
Lisa, Cannon |
Drizzling the whole time which made it a little darker. Pulled out
about 10 minutes after sunset. |
| 7/24/00 |
Eno (Cole Mill-Guess) |
I-II (III) |
5.5' (near Durham) |
1:00 on the water |
Lisa, Rick |
The nice play spot (near the hose and Tai Chi rock) was washed
out this level. Perfect timing -- we paddled after work and pulled
out right at sunset. |
| 7/1/00 |
Haw River (64-Robeson Creek) |
II-III (IV) |
4.6' (at Bynum) |
3:25 |
Lisa, Sandi, Spencer |
Spent a lot of time playing and working on eddy turns. |
| 6/30/00 |
Haw River (64-Robeson Creek) |
II-III (IV) |
5.2' (at Bynum) |
1:45 (spent 1 hour playing at Gabriel's Bend) |
Lisa and folks from CCC list (Blue, Bo, Chris, Gary, Keith) |
Flipped once while surfing Gabriel's. Saw a bald eagle fly over!
Went through the Maze rather than Moose Jaw. |
| 4/30/00 |
Eno (Pleasant Green-Cole Mill) |
I-II (III) |
3.4' (near Durham) |
1:45 on the water |
Jim, Charlotte, Joseph, Rob |
Played at a couple rapids. I rolled twice. Saw a pair of
Canadian geese with 4 goslings.
|
| 4/29/00 |
Cape Fear (Lillington-Erwin) |
I-II |
4.5' (at Lillington) |
4 hours |
group trip with Rick Steeves (9 people total) |
Played for a while at Lunch Stop rapid. I got flipped (and rolled
back up) a bunch of times. Poured on us as we were putting boats on the
car and changing a flat tire on Lisa's car (which picked up a nail at
the takeout).
|
| 4/27/00 |
Eno (Pleasant Green-Guess) |
I-II (III) |
3.8' (near Durham) |
3 hours |
Rick, Andrew, Richard |
Surfed and played at a few rapids. I got flipped twice in an
interesting and sticky hole.
|
| 4/19/00 |
Eno (Cole Mill-Guess) |
I-II (III) |
3.5' (near Durham) |
1:10 on the water |
Lisa |
I tried surfing at a couple of the rapids, but they needed more
water; we drifted peacefully along for part of a flat stretch, enjoying
the waning sun and the bird calls (including an hearing and owl)
|
| 4/16/00 |
Eno (Pleasant Green-Cole Mill) |
I-II (III) |
4.6' (near Durham) |
50 minutes (on the water) |
Lisa |
short but fun trip; the Eno is a beautiful run, and the day was
perfect (after a few days of rain); water was a little chilly; wish we
had had time to run more of it
|
| 2/27/00 |
Cape Fear (Lillington-Erwin) |
I-II |
4.6' (at Lillington) |
2.5 hours |
Rick and Andrew |
about 70°, partly cloudy and breezy (i.e. headwind); water was cold
as I found when got flipped while playing in Lunch Stop rapid; thankfully,
I hit my roll on the first try; I was pretty comfortable wearing booties,
shorts, polypro shirt, paddling jacket; I would have liked to have had
full-fingered gloves on
|
| 10/31/99 |
Cape Fear (Lillington-Erwin) |
I-II |
1.9' (at Lillington) |
just under 3 hours |
Lisa, Rick and Andrew |
beautiful day, about 75° with fall colors; water was cold as
I found when I missed a roll and swam after getting flipped trying
(failing) to side surf |
| 9/30/99 |
Eno River (Cole Mill-Roxboro) |
I-II (III) |
4.7' (near Durham) |
a little over 1.5 hours |
Lisa, Rick and Andrew |
fun trip; I had one roll; was dark by the time we pulled out |
| 9/22/99 |
Eno River (Pleasant Green-Roxboro) |
I-II (III) |
4' (near Durham) |
just under 3 hours (1:15 from put-in to Cole Mill) |
Lisa, Rick and Andrew |
very pretty run with fun rapids; saw a beaver or otter swimming;
got my first combat roll without nose plugs (and bruised my shoulder
on a rock); long run, and I was pretty tired by the end; was dark by
the time we pulled out
|
| 9/19/99 |
Haw River (Bynum-Robeson Creek) |
II-III (IV) |
5' (at Bynum) |
a little over 2 hours |
Lisa, Rick and Andrew |
Moose Jaw was pretty bumpy at this level, and Gabriel's Bend
was noticeably lower than at 5.5' |
| 9/8/99 |
Haw River (Bynum-Robeson Creek) |
II-III (IV) |
5.5' (at Bynum) |
about 2 hours |
Lisa and Rick |
Lisa got her first combat roll; I got three combat rolls,
including one that was immediately preceded by me scraping
along a bunch of rocks; need to work on my eddy turns |
| 7/24/99 |
Nantahala |
II-III |
about 1.75 hours |
Lisa, Rick and Andrew |
cold water; wore a shorty wetsuit, and Lisa
and I rented paddling jackets (the best $5 I spent :); fun, fairly
continuous whitewater, but crowded |
|
| 7/18/99 |
Cape Fear (Lillington-Erwin) |
I-II |
1.8' (at Lillington) |
about 4.5 hours |
Lisa and Andrew |
played a lot; I got 3 combat rolls while trying to surf in a
wave train |
| 6/20/99 |
beach trip to Surf City, NC |
about 4' surf |
Lisa, Justin, Rick and Randel |
we had both sit-on-tops and whitewater boats; first time with my
Rockit in the surf; I got flipped 2 out of 3 times out in the Rockit;
rainy, overcast day |
||
| 5/22/99 |
French Broad (Stackhouse-Hot Springs) |
II-III (IV) |
1480cfs / 1.62' (at Marshall) |
about 4 hours |
Rick, Mary and Jack |
almost made it down Frank Bell Falls unscathed, but I flipped
at the very bottom and had to swim |
| 5/22/99 |
French Broad (Marshall-Stackhouse) |
II-III |
1520cfs / 1.65' (at Marshall) |
about 6 hours |
Rick, Mary, Jack and Brent |
got my first combat roll in Big Pillow rapid; also swam a couple
times |
| 4/5/99 |
Cape Fear (Lillington-Erwin) |
I-II |
1.74' (at Lillington) |
about 4 hours |
group trip with Rick Steeves (16 people total) |
|
| 10/11/98 |
Cape Fear (Lillington-Erwin) |
I-II |
2.0' (at Lillington) |
about 3 hours |
Lisa and Randel |
river's a bit more fun at this level |
| 7/25/98 |
Outer Banks beach trip to Sea Level, NC |
2 day trip |
group trip with Rick Steves leading |
paddled across the Sound and camped on one of the barrier islands;
lots of bugs |
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| 6/27/98 |
Cape Fear (Lillington-Erwin) |
I-II |
1.6' (at Lillington) |
about 4 hours |
The Gang with Rick Steves (16 people total) |
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