http://www.paddlin-ed.com Tales of whitewater paddling, canoeing, and kayaking. Sat, 20 Feb 2010 01:10:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Levels had been holding well on the Nolichucky Gorge and several of us decided to get a weekend of camping and paddling at the Noli.  Robbie G., Jeff R. and I set up a trip for the weekend and where joined by Jerry H., Mike H. and Micheal B. for ... http://www.paddlin-ed.com/2009/07/06/nolicucky-gorge-june-13-14-2009 It been a wet late winter and spring after to many years of drought, and brought consistent flow back to Wilson Creek Gorge we have not seen for quite a while.  I've gotten on this pristine gem of a class 4+ to 5 run numerous times this year and had ... http://www.paddlin-ed.com/2009/07/05/a-season-for-wilson-creek-gorge-march-to-june-2009 This season on Kibler Dan-1,  which starts up at the Pinnacles Hydro Station has been a excellent year.  Its been at least 8 to 10 years since we have had water consistently.  Rains have been plentiful this year after 8 years of drought.  The Dan begins above the hydro station in the Meadows of the ... http://www.paddlin-ed.com/2009/07/05/kibler-dan-1-may-and-july-2009-we-got-water Got plenty of rain and by Wednesday White Top Laurel (WTL) was running high,  with more rains on Wed. and Thurs., so by Friday the creek was +24",  assuring that there would still be plenty of flow even after the rains had stopped for a Saturday run.  Bill H. c-1, ... http://www.paddlin-ed.com/2009/06/15/white-top-laurel-top-to-iron-bridge-may-9-2009 Darron P. and myself joined Will, Mike and Scott at Watagua Gorge on Saturday April 25th.  It was a nice late April day, with gauge level around 145 cfs,  so it was a low water run, but the best show around.  Sugar Grove gauge upstream was reading in the 145 cfs range, but  skies where ... http://www.paddlin-ed.com/2009/06/10/watagua-gorge-april-25-2009 Rains had come and gone early in the week but fortunately Wilson Creek held enough for a low but doable fun run.  With no particular plans,  I headed over to this gem of a gorge and looked around for people to hook up with for the day.  It wasn't long ... http://www.paddlin-ed.com/2009/06/05/wilson-creek-gorge-sat-41809-at-55 With rain recently the Nolichucky was starting to hold pretty good,  so several of us set a trip for Good Friday of Easter Weekend (which we have traditionally called Easterchucky weekend in our local paddling club).  Friday dawn a bit gray and overcast with forcasters predictions of heavy rains late evening,  but advising a ... http://www.paddlin-ed.com/2009/06/04/easterchucky-run-nolichucky-gorge-friday-41009 Darron P. and myself had been wanting to get out and get up into West Virgina on some new water.  This particular weekend was the Webster Springs WV wild and Wonderful Whitewater festival and the weather was putting rain down hard in WV Friday morning,  on Friday night we headed to the gathering.  On ... http://www.paddlin-ed.com/2009/06/04/back-fork-of-the-elk-webster-springs-wv-april-4th-2009 Well,  Sunday 3/29 came and as I had missed due to other obligations paddling the day before on Saturday and missing good opportunities from rain at the end of the week,  I tookoff to Wilson Creek Gorge by myself thinking it was going to be zero or at most plus an ... http://www.paddlin-ed.com/2009/06/03/wilson-creek-gorge-at-12-32909 Sunday 3/22/09 dawn bright and sunny with  modest but good flow on the Nolichucky from rains late the week before.  Water was crystal clear as it often is on the Noli.  I had spent the night at the Campground near Chestoa along the Nolichucky and waited for Knut R. from ... http://www.paddlin-ed.com/2009/06/03/nolichucky-gorge-sunday-march-22-2009-1100-cfs