A long time coming

This weekend I got to do a couple laps on my new favorite creek. I have been wanting to run this creek for a long time, but there have been several access issues. Finally everything came together. This run was everything I thought it would be. It had it all: big drops, your typical plateau mank, a big portage, and technical rapids filled with boofs and slides. So if you want to run this creek, do your work and locate all the info and everyone who needs to be notified for you to gain access. DO NOT POACH THIS RUN. If you do run it, respect the land owners and their property and stay low key. Here are a few photos of what you could expect in the pit. This is just a few of the rapids, probably less than half of them.

Me at the first big drop

Dave at one of the many slot boofs

Me at the same boof

Me charging one of the drops

Same drop

Mark T. styling one of the big ones

Mark T. Boofing his way down stream

Ted H. sliding on down

They Crew getting back in after a scout

Me after a typical rapid

Mark T. after a typical boof

Mark T. charging into one of the big rapids

Adam G. Boofing downstream

Walking to the car

Dixieland Delight

Fort Payne, Alabama, is the home of two of my favorite things in the world, Alabama (the country music super group) and Little River Canyon. Little River Canyon is the most reliable run in the southeast in the winter time. Lucky for me it's only about an hour from Chattanooga. LRC runs from really high water to really low water, offering a wide variety of lines and dangers depending on the level. Here are some pictures from a low water LRC run. It's clearly way too low and no fun, so everyone should stay away.

This is Me and and a Randy Owen Statue

We see eye to eye on alot of things like Inspirations.

After A good LRC run you can always Catch a show at the DeKalb Theatre

Nate In Terminal Eddy. This rapid gets more difficult and dangerous as the level drops.

Adam charging into Terminal

This is me running the center line of Avalanche

This is one of the most unique lines on the Canyon. It's also quite scary!

Here is John boofing the left line at Cable Falls

Here is Adam doing the same. Cable becomes a more challenging rapid at low water

Adam dropping in the trough 2nd drop at Cable Falls.

Anne falling off the 2nd Drop at Cable Falls


Next rapid up is Pinball. Pinball is one of the most challenging and dangerous rapids on the Canyon. It also marks the end of the Sucide Section. Notice all the water coming from underneath the big rock.

Me at Pinball

John at Pinball

Nate at Pinball

The next section of river is Upper Two. Upper two probably contains one of the funnest rapids in the world. HUMPTY DUMPTY Humpty is a great place to air a huge boof out.

Nate Boofing Humpty

Adam with the Rail Grab

Getting some Rock

Getting some air

And Charging Direct.

Until next time,

MW