Of all the rivers in the USA there were two I desperately wanted to paddle: The Little White Salmon in Washington and the Green in North Carolina.
On our last day in Washington Nate took me down the Little White and fulfilled that aim, so it only seemed logical that we go paddle the Green during out time in the SE.
We had planned to meet up with Shane and Woody from Liquidlogic but sadly we timed our arrival in NC so badly that they just happened to be at the Outdoor Retailer Show on the other side of the country at the time. So, after an initial scouting hike into the gorge we decided to follow Shane's advice to hang out at the take out of the Narrows and hope for the best.
What always seemed amazing was the number of people present on the river during the week. We're still trying to find out how all those guys manage to paddle everyday and still make a living, any information is welcome. So it didn't take too long for us to find some willing locals who agreed to take me down on that first day. I didn't mess up too badly, probably because I'd prudently decided to skip the Big Three, so they actually agreed to take me along again the next day.
In the end I got to paddle the Green three days in a row and on the last day with the collective effort of Christine, a local we'd met, Tom and myself we persuaded Ramona to join us - needless to say she styled it and all the nasty things she dreamt about the night before didn't happen.
Enjoy the footage.
 |
| The Monkey |
 |
| Pincushion |
 |
| Go Left... |
 |
| Some unknown person in Groove Tube |
 |
| Another unknown person in Groove Tube |
 |
| A nice walk in the park |
 |
| Coming through Hammer Factor on the first day |
 |
| Ramona eying Frankenstein |
 |
| Going left |
 |
| Too far to the right |
A short video of me messing up Gorilla on the third day.
No comments:
Post a Comment