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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 Camping, Georgia Campgrounds on Dec 19th, 2011
Sandy Bottom Campground is a small 4 site campground along the Toccoa River in North Georgia. The sites are spacious and flat each with a fire pit, picnic table, and lamppost. Its a small campground so the sites fill quickly with local fishermen. If your lucky enough to snag a spot it is great for [...]
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Harmony Clearwater TTD Spray Skirt
I bought the Harmony Clearwater TTD Spray Skirt last spring through Backcountry.com because it came recommended as a good fit for use with my crossover kayak - a LiquidLogic Remix XP9 but it didn’t take long to realize that although it is a decent product its not going to cut it [...]
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