Posted in Etowah River, Kayaking, Paddling on Jan 8th, 2012
Nearest Town: Dawsonville, Ga
Directions to take-out at Old Federal:
From 575, take Ga. 20 towards Cumming
Turn left onto Ga-369
Turn left onto Old Federal Rd
Slight right onto Nicholson Rd
Take an immediate left into dirt parking area
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From 400, left onto 369
Right on Old Federal Rd
Slight right onto Nicholson Rd
Turn left - dirt parking at Old Federal Rd take-out
Directions [...]
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Posted in Etowah River, Kayaking on Nov 20th, 2011
The Etowah River offers a little for every paddler depending on the section of the river you run. There are plenty points of interest along the way from rope swings and waterfalls to remnants of old cold war testing facilities, and even rapids down underground tunnels! Some sections offer class III rapids, while other [...]
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Some pictures from another trip up to Conasauga with the kids and the dog. Still one of our favorites.
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A few weekends ago I picked up a LiquidLogic Remix XP 9 from noc.com during their season opener demo day. The following weekend I was eager to get it in the water so a friend and I drove up to the Cartecay to do the short run from Lower Cartecay Rd. to the Bridge at [...]
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Last Spring four of my neighbors and I took three kayaks down the Toccoa River from the Deep Hole put-in to Shallowford Bridge. My second time down this stretch but last time we went beyond this point where some of the best rapids are at Party Rock. Prior to the trip I was researching a [...]
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