Total Runs:334
Total Swims: 39 (Finally stopped counting 6/1/13)
Rivers:
Green River Saluda, NC
The Lower Class I-II
8/16/08 1st Swim @ first rapid
8/23/08
8/24/08
8/30/08
8/31/08
9/13/08
9/20/08
9/21/08
9/28/08
10/11/08
10/18/08
10/25/08
11/8/08
11/22/08
12/06/08
12/20/08
1/01/09
1/03/09
1/17/09
1/31/09
2/7/09
2/21/09
2/28/09
3/14/09
3/28/09
4/18/09 4th swim @ Superman's Rock (ferrying in front of rock)
6/20/09
7/11/09
8/1/09
8/08/09
9/13/09
11/7/09
11/15/09
11/27/09
12/20/09 * 6" snow * *Dec. 29, 2009 Dam broke down all runs will be overflow and runoff! 1/24/10 100.7 +Runoff Flood Stage 1' above normal
1/31/10 100.7 8" above normal * 4" Snow * *Mar. 10, 2010 Dame repaired runs will go back to regular releases!
4/4/10 *12th swim below Little Corky(roll practice day)
4/29/10 *Ashley's 1st Whitewater paddle!
5/9/10
7/10/10
9/11/10
9/19/10 (Training Day - Hand Paddles - Not for anything but surfing!!)
8/13/11
8/21/11
10/16/11(Hand paddled again! No fun!!)
6/2/12
8/14/12
4/19/13
The Upper Class II-III+
8/29/09
9/5/09
9/6/09
9/13/09
9/20/09
10/4/09 6th swim @ Bayless (creek side)
12/13/09 7th swim @ Bayless (classic line)*250%*
12/24/09
2/14/10 100.6 3" above metal gauge
3/6/10 100.6 2" below metal gauge
3/14/10 100% 100.3 lake level
3/28/10 11th Swim @ Bayless (Walked back up and ran clean 2nd time)
4/2/10
4/16/10
5/22/10
6/2/10
6/5/10
6/20/10
8/28/10
8/29/10 19th swim @ Wanda's (Tried to punch her in a 4Fun)
9/12/10
10/2/10
10/3/10
12/12/10 *1st snow paddle of 2010
12/18/10
3/5/11 22nd swim Playing @ 360 hole
3/19/11
5/29/11
6/11/11
6/18/11
8/13/11 34th swim (praticing enders)
9/5/11
2/4/12
2/5/12
4/15/12
6/24/12
7/4/12
9/8/12 *200%
9/22/12 *200%
8/4/13
5/28/16
1/28/18
3/11/18
7/4/18
Tyger River below Spartanburg, SC Class I-III
12/13/08 -2 bridge gauge
4/18/09 -8 bridge gauge
1/1/10 -2 bridge gauge
Lower Saluda Columbia, SC Class II-IV
1/10/09 5500cfs online gauge (walked Mills Race [class IV])
10/17/10 860cfs online gauge Park & play @ Mill Race
1/8/11 4800cfs online gauge (Iceman Race)
1/7/12 4500cfs online gauge
Chatooga River Long Creek, SC
Section II Class I-III
4/4/09 2.1ft online gauge
10/18/09 1.8ft online gauge
1/17/10 3.5ft online gauge
5/29/16 1.3ft bridge gauge(Overnight to Thrifts)*Canoe trip
Section III Class II-IV
Earl's to Sandy
1/24/09 1.55ft online gauge
2/21/09 1.45ft online gauge
9/27/09 1.80ft online gauge
11/14/09 2.40ft online gauge
11/29/09 2.10ft online gauge
12/27/09 2.72ft online gauge
1/3/10 2.30ft online gauge
4/20/13 2.7ft online gauge
Sandy's to Thrift's
5/16/09 2.21ft online gauge 3rd swim @ Narrows
2/21/10 2.23ft online gauge 8th swim @ 2nd Ledge
12/5/10 1.95ft online gauge
4/19/13 2.2ft online gauge
Thrift's to Woodall
2/20/10 2.24ft online gauge *walked Bull Sluice
2/28/10 2.00ft bridge gauge *walked Bull Sluice
3/7/10 1.85ft bridge gauge *walked Bull Sluice
4/18/10 1.50ft bridge gauge
4/24/10 1.46ft bridge gauge and rising fast (1.6-1.8 as we got off)
5/23/10 1.60ft bridge gauge
6/25/10 1.80ft bridge gauge 17th swim at Woodall
6/26/10 2.10ft bridge gauge
8/10/10 1.15ft bridge gauge
10/20/10 1.1ft bridge gauge
1/14/12 1.7ft bridge gauge
2/19/12 1.75ft bridge gauge
3/4/12 1.75ft bridge gauge 36th swim
4/22/12 1.70ft bridge gauge
5/13/12 1.35ft bridge gauge
8/11/12 1.8ft bridge gauge
4/21/13 2.4ft bridge gauge
8/3/13 2.1ft bridge gauge
5/31/16 1.1ft bridge gauge
5/4/19 2.1ft bridge gauge
Section 4 Class III-IV
6/27/10 1.70ft bridge gauge 18th swim at 7 Foot Falls(Campcreek)
10/09/10 .95ft bridge gauge 20th swim below Bull sluice(Campcreek)
10/16/10 .85ft bridge gauge(Campcreek)
10/31/10 1.35ft bridge gauge(Campcreek)
11/26/10 1.05ft bridge gauge 21st swim at Corkscrew
2/13/11 1.45ft bridge gauge
9/11/11 .80ft bridge gauge 35th swim at Corkscrew
10/8/11 .75ft bridge gauge (Campcreek)
4/21/12 1.65ft bridge gauge 37th swim at Corkscrew
7/1/12 .92ft bridge gauge (Campcreek)
8/5/12 1.2ft bridge gauge (Clean run @ corkscrew)
Reedy River Simpsonville, SC Class I-III
3/30/09 6.04ft
4/15/09 5.92ft
10/12/09 8.80ft
10/15/09 6.40ft
10/28/09 7.04ft
Flat Shoals Salem, SC Class II-III
3/1/09 raining- Chatooga was 2.3ft and rising
Nantahala Almond, NC
The Gorge Class II-III
3/14/09 walked the falls
5/1/09 2nd swim below falls
5/1/09 ran falls clean
8/22/09 walked the falls
9/26/09 walked the falls
4/25/10 ran falls clean 14th swim (below falls surfing)
5/16/10
8/15/10 (1st ride NOC Wave, Great time!!)
5/14/11
5/5/12
5/6/12
5/19/12
9/29/12
9/23/17
9/24/17
The Upper Class III+
5/29/12
5/30/12
9/29/12 300cfs
9/30/12 450cfs
9/23/17
9/30/18 450cfs
Tuckaseegee Bryson City, NC Class II
5/2/09 (Town) Level unknown 5th swim caught in cross current below Devil's Dip
5/16/10 (Gorge) Level unknown
8/7/10 (Gorge) Level unknown
5/16/12 Gorge
5/17/12 Gorge
8/3/19 Gorge
Hiwassee Benton, TN Class I-II
10/24/09 3300cfs online guage
8/22/10 Unknown level
Tellico River Tellico Plains, TN
Middle Tellico Class II-III
10/25/09 1.4ft online gauge
3/20/10 1.9ft online gauge *1 combat roll*
5/1/10 1.6ft online gauge
1/29/11 1.6ft online gauge
3/12/11 1.4ft online gauge
5/7/11 1.4ft online gauge *Swim #27 shallow shoal
3/10/12 2.75ft online gauge
9/3/12 1.5ft online gauge
Upper Tellico Class III-IV (Ledges Sect.)
3/21/10 1.8ft online gauge *2 swims Jared's Knee *Walked Baby Falls
5/1/10 1.6ft online gauge *1 swim Jared's Knee * Walked Baby Falls
5/2/10 1.5ft online gauge *Walked Baby Falls
5/7/11 1.4ft online gauge *Walked Jared's (too low)*
11/15/18 2.8ft online gauge *Walked Jared's
Hominy Creek Asheville, NC Class I-II
12/5/09 4390 cfs on French Broad (Biltmore)
Enoree River Greenville, SC Class II-III
12/12/09 4.29ft online gauge
1/13/10 4.00ft online gauge
1/23/10 4.50ft online gauge
1/26/10 5.72ft online gauge
12/7/11 4.83ft online gauge
5/9/12 5.48ft online guage
5/14/12 6.50ft online gauge
7/31/12 7.68ft online gauge
Middle Saluda River Cleveland, SC Class II-III
12/19/09 378cfs online gauge
2/10/10 476cfs online gauge
4/21/10 *online gauge has no correlation to river* 13th swim
12/4/10 F-Mart to Hwy 288 bridge
5/15/12 0" on 288 Bridge gauge
Toe River Toecane, NC Class II-III
3/13/10 8130cfs Nolichucky gauge *3' above normal*
French Broad River Barnard, NC Class III(IV) Section 9 (Barnard to Hot Springs)
3/27/10 3550cfs
5/31/10 1650cfs Stackhouse
7/25/10 964cfs Stackhouse
11/13/10 800cfs Stackhouse
11/28/10 813cfs Stackhouse
4/29/11 4290cfs Stackhouse *Swim #26
9/9/11 1290cfs Stackhouse
10/22/11 1030cfs Stackhouse
12/3/11 3100cfs Stackhouse
1/21/12 33oocfs Stackhouse
4/14/12 1800cfs Stackhouse
9/22/12 1800cfs Stackhouse
11/11/17 2750cfs Stackhouse
3/18/18 2650cfs Stackhouse
7/28/18 1870cfs Stackhouse
10/5/18 1800cfs Stackhouse
10/7/18 1650cfs Stackhouse
Pigeon River Hartford, TN Class II-III
5/8/10 800cfs *16th swim @ Lost Guide
5/8/10 1500cfs and surged to 2130cfs
7/17/10 2150cfs
7/18/10 800cfs
2/12/11 1800cfs
8/20/11 1350cfs
12/3/11 800cfs and falling fast (creeking)
6/30/12
11/8/18
Nolichucky River Poplar, NC
Gorge Class III/IV
6/5/10 1000cfs
4/27/11 1500cfs *Swim #25
11/16/17 944cfs
2/25/18 1500cfs
7/21/18 1370cfs
7/29/18 880cfs
6/17/19 1750cfs
Lower Erwin to Sawmill Class II
12/10/17 850cfs
5/6/18 1950cfs
5/11/19 1830cfs
5/18/19 1500cfs
08/05/20 2300cfs
Middle Ocoee Parksville, TN Class III+
10/22/10 1700cfs
9/4/11 2.2ft River Gauge
8/18/12
8/25/12
9/2/12 *2 swims
New River Fayetteville, WV
Upper New Glade Creek to Grandview sandbar Class II-III
4/29/13 8000cfs
5/1/13 6800cfs
6/12/13 22,000cfs
6/15/13 13,000cfs
6/25/13 6900cfs (Teaching)
6/29/13 6800cfs (Teaching)
7/14/13 18,000cfs (Teaching)
7/19/13 9000cfs
7/20/13 13,000cfs
7/22/13 10,600cfs (Teaching)
7/24/13 10,800cfs (Teaching)
8/1/13 10,500cfs (Teaching)
8/5/13 8500cfs
8/7/13 6800cfs (Teaching)
9/4/13 5200cfs (Teaching)
6/24/14 8000cfs
6/25/14 7800cfs (Teaching)
7/1/14 6800cfs (Teaching)
7/2/14 6700cfs (Teaching)
7/4/14 6500cfs
7/15/14 3600cfs (Teaching)
8/6/14 6000cfs (Teaching)
8/11/14 4000cfs (Teaching)
8/12/14 3000cfs
8/21/14 5700cfs
9/2/14 217cfs (Teaching)
Upper New McCreery to Stone Cliff Class II-III
4/30/13 7700cfs
6/19/13 23,500cfs
Lower New Cunard to Fayette Station Class III-IV
9/4/10 1600cfs
5/20/11 2200cfs
8/17/11 2000cfs
5/22/13 15,000cfs
5/29/13 8200cfs
6/5/13 5800cfs
6/24/13 7450cfs
7/23/13 10,800cfs (Teaching)
8/29/13 5800cfs
7/16/14 3500cfs
8/12/14 6200cfs (Teaching)
8/20/14 5700cfs
9/3/14 2750cfs
9/12/14 3020cfs
9/17/17 3000cfs (1st time back in boat in 2+yrs)
US National White Water Center Charlotte, Nc
Wilderness Channel Class III
9/6/10
Big Laurel (Between Barnard and Hot Springs), NC Bridge to Stackhouse Class III-IV
1/2/11 9" bridge gauge
4/28/11 3" bridge gauge
6/25/11 0" bridge gauge
7/2/12 0" bridge gauge
4/18/13 9" bridge gauge
6/17/13 0" bridge gauge
2/17/18 0" bridge gauge
Elkhorn Creek Frankfort, KY Class II-III
2/27/11 3030cfs online gauge
North Fork of the French Broad Rosman, NC Class IV
3/12/11 680cfs 23rd & 24th swim Submarine and then again just below
Hooker Falls Doupoont Forest, NC Class III
3/13/11 Level unknown
Meadow River Fayette Co., WV
Upper Meadow Trussel to Bridge Class III-IV (V)
5/21/11 1500cfs online gauge *swim #28 playing hole
4/23/13 950cfs online gauge
Middle Meadow Nallen to Hwy 19 Class III-IV
5/22/11 1000cfs online gauge *swim 29 & 30 surfing practice
6/14/13 2450cfs online gauge
7/24/13 1534cfs online gauge
7/29/13 850cfs online gauge
8/12/13 1130cfs online gauge
5/20/14 2200cfs online gauge
Big Creek Hartford, TN Class IV
6/23/11 2.0 ft bridge gauge *3 swims Broke Thigh brace in Ammo
Gauley River Summersville, WV
Lower Gauley Class III-IV
10/1/11 3600cfs online gauge
9/14/12 2500cfs (estimated)
Canyon Doors Class III (play spot)
8/6/13 800cfs
9/3/13 1200cfs
Middle Gauley Mason's to Wood's Ferry Class III
6/14/14 560cfs (Teaching)
Twelve Mile River Norris, SC Class III+
12/17/11 76cfs online gauge
Locust Fork River Cleveland, AL Class III
3/17/12 level unknown
Warwoman Creek Clayton, GA Class II-III
4/20/13 Level unknown
Dunloop Creek Below WTP to Confluence w/New WV Class III(IV)
5/8/13 Unknown level
Mill Creek Fayetteville, WV Class IV-V
7/20/13 14" VG (only paddled top half)
Paint Creek Mossy to Mahan, WV Class II-III
5/15/14 unknown level
Lower Yough Ohiopyle, PA Class II-III
9/6/14 1.97ft (Loop)
9/7/14 2.02ft (Loop)
Wilson Creek Grand Father Mtn, NC Class IV
11/8/17 -3" (Did 2 laps. Dry hair)
East Fork of the Pigeon Canton, NC Class III+
Camp Hope to Burnette Cove Rd
5/20/18 450cfs 0" bridge gauge
Doe River Hampton, TN Class II+
Lower Hampton to Elizabethton
5/31/18 750cfs
Clinics:
CCC Intermediate Paddling Clinic
5/2/09-5/3/09 Ferrying, Eddies, and Peel-outs
Instructors: Sharon Meyers Spencer Muse Becca Carter (Safety Boater)
TSRA Cold Weather Paddling Clinic
10/24/09-10/25/09 Gear, first aid, overnight stays, and trip leading
Instructors: Trent Ganstine, Clay, Charlie Wilkerson
CCC Intermediate Paddling Clinic
5/15/10 - 5/16/10 Instructors: Russ Sheve Greg Runyan
Ferries, Paddle strokes, and Reading water
CCC First Descent Clinic
5/21/11 - 5/22/11 Instructors: John Zadronzy and Lisa B.
Reading and running skills for class IV rivers and group dynamics
ACA Level 4 Whitewater Kayak Instructor
Taught by Larry Ausley (CCC)
Instructor rating good thru 06/2014
Totals:
2008 - 14
2009 - 57
2010 - 80
2011 - 40
2012 - 41
2013 - 22
2014 - 21
2015 - 0
2016 - 3
2017 -7
2018 -
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Middle Ocoee Parksville, TN Class III+
10/22/10 1700cfs
9/4/11 2.2ft River Gauge
8/18/12
8/25/12
9/2/12 *2 swims
New River Fayetteville, WV
Upper New Glade Creek to Grandview sandbar Class II-III
4/29/13 8000cfs
5/1/13 6800cfs
6/12/13 22,000cfs
6/15/13 13,000cfs
6/25/13 6900cfs (Teaching)
6/29/13 6800cfs (Teaching)
7/14/13 18,000cfs (Teaching)
7/19/13 9000cfs
7/20/13 13,000cfs
7/22/13 10,600cfs (Teaching)
7/24/13 10,800cfs (Teaching)
8/1/13 10,500cfs (Teaching)
8/5/13 8500cfs
8/7/13 6800cfs (Teaching)
9/4/13 5200cfs (Teaching)
6/24/14 8000cfs
6/25/14 7800cfs (Teaching)
7/1/14 6800cfs (Teaching)
7/2/14 6700cfs (Teaching)
7/4/14 6500cfs
7/15/14 3600cfs (Teaching)
8/6/14 6000cfs (Teaching)
8/11/14 4000cfs (Teaching)
8/12/14 3000cfs
8/21/14 5700cfs
9/2/14 217cfs (Teaching)
Upper New McCreery to Stone Cliff Class II-III
4/30/13 7700cfs
6/19/13 23,500cfs
Lower New Cunard to Fayette Station Class III-IV
9/4/10 1600cfs
5/20/11 2200cfs
8/17/11 2000cfs
5/22/13 15,000cfs
5/29/13 8200cfs
6/5/13 5800cfs
6/24/13 7450cfs
7/23/13 10,800cfs (Teaching)
8/29/13 5800cfs
7/16/14 3500cfs
8/12/14 6200cfs (Teaching)
8/20/14 5700cfs
9/3/14 2750cfs
9/12/14 3020cfs
9/17/17 3000cfs (1st time back in boat in 2+yrs)
US National White Water Center Charlotte, Nc
Wilderness Channel Class III
9/6/10
Big Laurel (Between Barnard and Hot Springs), NC Bridge to Stackhouse Class III-IV
1/2/11 9" bridge gauge
4/28/11 3" bridge gauge
6/25/11 0" bridge gauge
7/2/12 0" bridge gauge
4/18/13 9" bridge gauge
6/17/13 0" bridge gauge
2/17/18 0" bridge gauge
Elkhorn Creek Frankfort, KY Class II-III
2/27/11 3030cfs online gauge
North Fork of the French Broad Rosman, NC Class IV
3/12/11 680cfs 23rd & 24th swim Submarine and then again just below
Hooker Falls Doupoont Forest, NC Class III
3/13/11 Level unknown
Meadow River Fayette Co., WV
Upper Meadow Trussel to Bridge Class III-IV (V)
5/21/11 1500cfs online gauge *swim #28 playing hole
4/23/13 950cfs online gauge
Middle Meadow Nallen to Hwy 19 Class III-IV
5/22/11 1000cfs online gauge *swim 29 & 30 surfing practice
6/14/13 2450cfs online gauge
7/24/13 1534cfs online gauge
7/29/13 850cfs online gauge
8/12/13 1130cfs online gauge
5/20/14 2200cfs online gauge
Big Creek Hartford, TN Class IV
6/23/11 2.0 ft bridge gauge *3 swims Broke Thigh brace in Ammo
Gauley River Summersville, WV
Lower Gauley Class III-IV
10/1/11 3600cfs online gauge
9/14/12 2500cfs (estimated)
Canyon Doors Class III (play spot)
8/6/13 800cfs
9/3/13 1200cfs
Middle Gauley Mason's to Wood's Ferry Class III
6/14/14 560cfs (Teaching)
Twelve Mile River Norris, SC Class III+
12/17/11 76cfs online gauge
Locust Fork River Cleveland, AL Class III
3/17/12 level unknown
Warwoman Creek Clayton, GA Class II-III
4/20/13 Level unknown
Dunloop Creek Below WTP to Confluence w/New WV Class III(IV)
5/8/13 Unknown level
Mill Creek Fayetteville, WV Class IV-V
7/20/13 14" VG (only paddled top half)
Paint Creek Mossy to Mahan, WV Class II-III
5/15/14 unknown level
Lower Yough Ohiopyle, PA Class II-III
9/6/14 1.97ft (Loop)
9/7/14 2.02ft (Loop)
Wilson Creek Grand Father Mtn, NC Class IV
11/8/17 -3" (Did 2 laps. Dry hair)
East Fork of the Pigeon Canton, NC Class III+
Camp Hope to Burnette Cove Rd
5/20/18 450cfs 0" bridge gauge
Doe River Hampton, TN Class II+
Lower Hampton to Elizabethton
5/31/18 750cfs
Clinics:
CCC Intermediate Paddling Clinic
5/2/09-5/3/09 Ferrying, Eddies, and Peel-outs
Instructors: Sharon Meyers Spencer Muse Becca Carter (Safety Boater)
TSRA Cold Weather Paddling Clinic
10/24/09-10/25/09 Gear, first aid, overnight stays, and trip leading
Instructors: Trent Ganstine, Clay, Charlie Wilkerson
CCC Intermediate Paddling Clinic
5/15/10 - 5/16/10 Instructors: Russ Sheve Greg Runyan
Ferries, Paddle strokes, and Reading water
CCC First Descent Clinic
5/21/11 - 5/22/11 Instructors: John Zadronzy and Lisa B.
Reading and running skills for class IV rivers and group dynamics
ACA Level 4 Whitewater Kayak Instructor
Taught by Larry Ausley (CCC)
Instructor rating good thru 06/2014
Totals:
2008 - 14
2009 - 57
2010 - 80
2011 - 40
2012 - 41
2013 - 22
2014 - 21
2015 - 0
2016 - 3
2017 -7
2018 -
** To read my personal blog about trips and life in general please click here.
