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Posted in Hiwassee River, Kayaking, Paddling on Mar 8th, 2012
Last summer, a few friends and I took a trip up to Tennessee for some kayaking along the Hiwassee River from the Apalachia Powerhouse to Hiwassee Outfitters. I’d remembered traveling up here and doing part of the Hiwassee above the powerhouse and tubing down the lower sections of the river as well during one [...]
Posted in Coosawattee River, Kayaking, Paddling on Feb 25th, 2012
We recently did some kayaking on the Coosawattee River near Carters Lake. We decided to try out a fairly calm section of river in hopes of staying dry. Although it has been unseasonably warm this winter we felt the water would still be pretty cold without wet/drysuits so we gave it a shot.
Starting out at [...]
Posted in Camping, Georgia Campgrounds, Kayaking, Toccoa River on Feb 12th, 2012
Nearest Town: Morganton, GA
Directions: ( http://g.co/maps/eqx7h ) From Blue Ridge, Georgia, take GA Highway 515 North for approximately 4.5 miles to the traffic light and intersection of GA Highway 60. Turn right on Hwy 60 and go 0.5 miles to old U.S. Hwy 76. Turn left on Hwy 76 East for 5 miles to [...]
Posted in Camping, Etowah River, Georgia Waterfalls, Kayaking, Paddling on Feb 7th, 2012
Nearest Town: Silver City
County: Dawson
Length: 8.7 miles
Rapids: Class I-II
Duration: 5 hours
Start Location: Highway 9 N34 degrees 21′ 27.5″, W84 degrees
End Location: Kelly Bridge Road N34 degrees 21′ 9.6″,W84 degrees
Directions:
Take-Out
Take 369 to Highway 9
Head north on Highway 9 for 5.4 miles, then turn left onto A.T. Moore Road after crossing the Dawson County line.
After 0.7 [...]
Posted in Alabama Waterfalls, Backpacking, Camping, Climbing, Georgia Waterfalls, Kayaking, Paddling on Feb 3rd, 2012
I’ve been looking for some new spots to kayak this year and during my search I came across some nice footage from some local creeks like Bear Creek - Cloudland Canyon etc.. Note: Although I plan on getting to this level eventually, the guys shown kayaking in these videos are far above my level [...]
