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# |
Date |
Location |
Who |
Notes |
| 1 |
Sat, Jan 1 |
Atlantic Ocean (Kill Devil Hills, NC) |
Phillip Turner (rented SOT)
Support Crew: Tiffany |
GF, Ocean Bay Beach Access, 2 hours -
12pm-2pm, warmer weather - upper 60s, better clothing (borrowed wetsuit
and booties for Phillip), better waves! Water temp still cold.
I flipped 3 times, bad brain freeze each time. Phillip was squirted
once and fell off backward (but he got the picture he wanted).
Finished his roll of film, hopefully we'll have good pics soon. Many
good waves, often we surfed side-by-side. Loads of fun. Very
tired and sore afterward! |
| 2 |
Sat, Jan15 |
Noli - Chestoa to Sawmill/County Line |
Bb
Support Crew: Kristin - shuttle bunny!
(Would be photo-tech if Bb hadn't forgotten camera!) |
GF, 3600 - 3400, coldish
(30s?), met @ 1000, ate lunch at Subway, geared up, on water around 1215;
done by 1400. Felt very slow and sluggish to begin with - more
layers, heavy boat, out of practice... Rolled below RT in ledge-hole
(where Beth likes doing pop-ups), definite brain freeze, but it was
short-lived. Started getting looser by the end, but also started
getting cold. I'd also managed to get both feet wet trying to get
out of boat at Sawmill. Would have been all wet if it weren't for
drypants (I fell in). So, we abandoned original plan of going to Big
Rock, and got out at Sawmill. Good thing we had a shuttle bunny!
Changed at camp then ate second half of Subway foot-long. Later hung
out at Lauri Jo's. |
| 3 |
Wed, Feb 23 |
Noli - Embreeville to Big Rock |
Matt (Airhead),
Mike (Freefall) |
GF, 2.5ft at Embreeville
gauge, warmish - 50's. Met at camp around 1300. I had 6 rolls,
all either while playing or on purpose (paddle out and roll in the
current). Brain freeze only lasted seconds. Mike amazed at how
warm he stayed. Matt annoyed at how long it took to get used to the
boat again. He tried shaving down the hip pads in his boat while
sitting above Ghost Eddy. Instead shaved down his thumb. Used
my pack towel to stop bleeding. Unfortunately, my duct tape is no
longer in my dry bag. Need to remedy that. Fun, short trip.
Got several decent squirts in. |
| 4 |
Fri, Mar 25 |
Tellico - Ledges |
Peter, Matt (from theCross), Phillip (lower section) |
Mutant, take-out at Turkey Creek. No rolls for me.
Phillip swam a few times - really rocky river. |
| 5 |
Sat, Apr 2 |
Nantahala - Ferebee down |
Paulette, Phillip, Meredith, Chester and
Casey Jones |
GF, 4 rolls while playing or to cool down.
Snowed. Met P4C, hung out at Spring Sale at NOC. |
| 6/7, R1/2 |
Sun, Apr 3 |
Ocoee - Middle |
Guide Training |
"Fun runs" I guided a little on first
trip. Swam on purpose to retrieve floating paddle in flat section. |
| 8 |
Tue, Apr 5 |
Cookson Creek - Above culverts to
house |
Phillip |
RPM and boogie board |
| 9 |
Fri, Apr 8 |
Ocoee - below Double Suck to Raft take-out |
Sutton, Phillip (Tiffany and Paulette -
photo) |
GF?, ripped neck gasket before we left.
Cold. I took very inventive lines to avoid getting wet. |
| 10, R3 |
Sat, Apr 9 |
Ocoee - Middle |
Guide Training |
Bought drytop that morning, practice in lake,
then run river (intentionally swim one rapid), girl's raft broached on
Prudential at Tablesaw - swam trying to jump back in raft. |
| 11, R4 |
Sun, Apr 10 |
Ocoee - Middle |
Guide Training |
Girl's raft + Phillip, good run, I guided
Hell Hole |
| 12, R5 |
Sun, Apr 10 |
Ocoee - Middle |
Guide Training |
Kendall, Paulette, Shawn, Me, Brooks, I
guided well in middle section |
| 13 |
Sun, Apr 17 |
Ocoee - Middle |
Kayaked along with Brooks/Brannen in cataraft,
and 1 customer boat |
GF, got worked in 2nd hole at Doublesuck -
window shade and roll at bottom. Roll at Double Trouble |
| 14 |
Wed, Apr 29 |
Nantahala - Ferebee down |
Bb, Phillip |
GF, lots of squirts, play-related rolls.
Warm weather, cool water. Bb flapjacked, Phillip swam hole at Lesser
Wesser |
| 15, R6 |
Sat, Apr 30 |
Ocoee - Middle |
Grand Opening (in raft with Josh and his
friends) |
I guided everything but Grumpy, Hollywood,
Cat's Pajamas. |
| 16, R7 |
Sat, Apr 30 |
Ocoee - Middle |
Grand Opening - second trip |
Brooks and full raft (i just helped), lost
water thru shallows, caught surge towards the end. |
| 17, R8 |
Sat, May 7 |
Ocoee - Middle |
Mom, Julie, Aaron, Adam, Shirley, and S's two
friends (ride with Rob) |
I guided shoals before Tablesaw, Hell Hole
and Powerhouse, I was SICK at takeout and again back at the barn. |
| 18 |
Wed, May 11 |
Noli - Chestoa to Sawmill/County Line |
Matt, Mike, Tyler (GF), Andy Frost (Mutant?) |
Skip, Flipped ferrying below Industrial
Strength Washing Machine and while playing |
| 19 |
Thur, May 12 |
Noli Gorge |
Matt (Airhead), Mike (Whiplash or Freefall?),
Lorielle (S7) |
Lost Lorielle's boat at Quarter Mile, Matt
and I looked for about an hour. Finally, Mike and Lorielle hiked out.
We found boat below Rooster Tail, I towed it out (with her skirt on
cockpit to keep water out. I rolled twice at On the Rocks (Lorielle
was only on who didn't flip). Finally out at dark. |
| 20 |
Sat, May 21 |
Noli - below Big Rock |
help Randy at HeffFest |
basic instruction |
| 21 |
Thur, May 26 |
Tube - Emb to Big Rock |
6 tubes, 7 boats - Phillip, Matt, Tyler,
Mike, Bill, Jarrod, me |
Mutant, 1.97ft, hung out at Chip's for awhile
afterward. |
| 22 |
Tue, May 31 |
Big Rock - boater check-offs |
Matt, Tyler, Phillip, Bill |
Mutant? |
| 23 |
Mon, June 6 |
Tube - Emb to Big Rock |
TreeHouse |
Mutant, 1.9ft |
| 24 |
Wed, June 15 |
Tube - Emb to BR |
HH and Deerside w/ Matt, Mike, Bill,
Danielle, Wendy, Tom |
2.56, 2230cfs |
| 25 |
Thur, June 16 |
Minnow - Chip's to Taylor Bridge |
Deerside w/ Emily, Bill, Danielle |
Mutant, grateful for Emily, hated pulling
boats up hill at takeout |
| 26 |
Wed, June 22 |
Tube - Emb to BR |
Deerside w/ Mike, Tyler, Rachael |
Mutant, 2.16, 1600ish, morning trip |
| 27 |
Wed, June 22 |
Tube - Emb to BR |
Eagle's Nest and Tree House (20
participants), Mike, Phillip, Pete Turner, Patrick, Amanda, Fawn, Andy |
Mutant, afternoon trip |
| 28 |
Thur, June 23 |
Minnow - Chip's to Taylor Bridge |
Deerside w/ Tyler and Rachael, Emily as
second |
Mutant, again grateful for Emily's help.
I got 2 rocks in at caves! |
| 29 |
Sat, June 25 |
Noli - Chestoa to JL |
Matt |
Played at Big Eddy, below Radio Tower, had
3-4 rolls. Supper at River's Edge |
| 30 |
Mon, June 27 |
Noli - Big Rock |
Kayak Camp w/ Lawrence, Bill, Beth, Don |
Mutant, Work on ferries, eddies, rescues,
etc. |
| 31 |
Tue, June 28 |
Noli - Chip's to S-Turn (me to Taylor Bridge) |
Kayak Camp w/ Jo, Bill, Beth, Don |
Mutant, 2000ish, thunder just before last
rapid, kids out at S-Turn, me to bridge to get van. |
| 32 |
Wed, June 29 |
Tube - Emb to BR |
GHP - Sarah R. and Ryan O. (Phillip as
second) |
Mutant, Matt
was unable to lead, kayak camp ran
chestoa to JL without me. 2.31. Good tube trip. |
| 33 |
Thur, June 30 |
Noli - Chestoa to BR |
Kayak Camp w/ Lawrence, Bill, Beth, Don |
Mutant, 12 mile trip, 2.26, kids tired, but
still want more. |
| --- |
Sat, July 2 |
Camp Lake |
Staff Kayak Instruction - Andy, Rachael,
Amanda F, Natalie, Kat, Caitlin, Bill |
Wet exits, rescues, paddling, Andy rolled |
| 34 |
Sat, July 2 |
Noli - Chestoa to JL |
Bill, Matt, Matt's mom |
Skip, so tired I missed first roll after a
pop-up, got second try. |
| 35 |
Mon, July 4 |
Noli - Emb to BR |
HH and EN, Phillip and Tyler, And F. in boat,
Amanda, Gretchen, Fawn, Mandy |
Mutant, Tube, didn't record level |
| 36 |
Mon, July 11 |
Noli - Emb to BR |
Canoe w/ Mandy then Rachael alongside tube
trip |
Canoe, no problems, ran BR backward, 2.15 |
| 37 |
Mon, July 18 |
Noli - Emb to BR |
TH, Tyler as second, Ben, Gretchen |
Out after Embreeville for thunder |
| 38 |
Mon, July 25 |
Noli - Emb to BR |
More Water - Matt, Rachael, Patrick |
Mutant, 2.1, 1450 |
| 39 |
Wed, July 27 |
Noli - Emb to BR |
HH - Jo, Phillip, Tyler ran trip; Gretchen
and Ryan C. |
I TUBED! w/ handpaddles, intentionally swam
down Big Rock, caught eddy, swam up, and jumped into hole again.
|
| 40 |
Mon, Aug 1 |
Noli - Emb to BR |
TH - Gretchen and Ryan C. w/ Phillip..Andy F.
took photo and video |
Mutant, 1400ish, caught in sidesurf while
sitting in my usual rescue eddy at BR |
| 41 |
Tue, Aug 2 |
Noli - Emb to BR |
EN and HH - Amanda, Tom, Patrick, Elizabeth
S, Kristin (Phillip, Tyler, Bill in boats) |
Mutant, 1.95,1300ish? |
| 42, R9 |
Thur, Aug 11 |
Ocoee - Middle (training
trip) |
Rob, Phillip |
Training run,
Phillip guided after Grumpy's through Double Trouble. I guided Hiwassee
Shoals through Powerhouse. Felt really good guiding. Made guide slide
at Jump Rock, body surfed small hole later. Swam one random Class III,
also Powerhouse. Sharp rock took a chunk out of my left foot - seven
stitches, not allowed to get it wet for more than 10 days.
|
43,
R10 |
|
Ocoee - Middle (training) |
Rob (kayaked), Phillip
(R2'd) |
Against
doctor's orders. Wrapped foot in plastic and duct tape.
Still got wet. Red for next day or two. Didn't like R2'ing
much. Decided to wait 'til I'm officially better to go back to the
river. |
| 44 |
Wed, Sep 14 |
Nolichucky - Chestoa to JL |
Matt (Airhead) |
Skip, 650ish -
LOW, amazing how the floods changed the minimum level for this run.
Entrances to Radio Tower and the one before Hi/Lo Rd. were both really
scrapey. Matt had to walk his boat to a deeper spot above Radio
Tower. Clear water, could see 5-6 feet down. It needs to
rain. |
| 45 |
?, Sep ?? |
Nantahala - |
Matt (Rocker), Phillip
(demo) |
Demoed Jackson
Star, |
| 46? |
Sep? Oct? |
Noli - Chestoa to JL |
Matt, Phillip |
Matt got
pinned trying to catch eddies, Phillip and I assisted. Phillip
swam at RT? |
|
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46
Trips |
9
Different Locations |
31
Different Companions |
7
stitches, countless bruises. |
Life is good! |