NC/ TN trip

Since I broke my Hero, I have been in search for a new kayak…
My brother and I found a Burn in NC on the Nantahala, so I called some numbers placed some orders and headed South.

Sadly not much was running, but we made use with what we had and set off to meet Kyle Welch on the French Broad. It was pretty easy, but there were a few rapids that stepped it up. Upon running the first fun section, Kyle and I were attacked by a goose! It went after Kyle first, Big Ben came to rescue when he heard me screaming of course! However, he found it more amusing than serious, when he saw the situation. Overall, the river was fun, but the goose made it memorable.

The next day, we paddled the Nolichucky in TN. This was a really fun river, if the water would have been higher it would have been more exciting, but even so running something new is always cool. Once we got off the Nolichucky, we headed to the Watauga in hopes of running it. By the time we got there it was late, so we camped by the put in and waited until morning.



Our last day of the trip was cold, we decided not to paddle the Watauga because it was so low, but we did get to paddle Wilson’s creek. It was by far the best thing we did. It had several ledges, a rapid kind of like frogs back on steroids, and a ten foot waterfall. It was only three miles, but it was all road side and shuttle was easy. A must do creek if you are ever in the area.



Overall the trip was amazing, the scenery was beautiful, and the weather was nice. I plan to take a trip back soon, since we didn’t get to meet up with everyone we wanted to see. Let me know if anyone is interested in joining in...
Also, a special thanks to all of those who helped with gauges and directions. =)