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Saturday, June 30, 2018
Reunion - Illesheim Gang Tubing in Helen, Georgia
Reunion - Illesheim Gang Tubing in Helen, Georgia
Friday, June 29, 2018
Hiking - Amicalola Falls West Ridge
Hiking - Amicalola Falls West Ridge
We were headed over to Helen, Georgia for an Illesheim Reunion. Along the way, we stopped in Dawsonville, Georgia to do this hike. It's part of the Appalachian Trail and is a pretty steep hike. We went up the steps to the waterfalls, which are stunning. We came down the dirt path.
We were headed over to Helen, Georgia for an Illesheim Reunion. Along the way, we stopped in Dawsonville, Georgia to do this hike. It's part of the Appalachian Trail and is a pretty steep hike. We went up the steps to the waterfalls, which are stunning. We came down the dirt path.
We made it to Helen and found these crazy people!
Sunday, June 24, 2018
Kayaking - Yellow Creek - Suck it up and paddle!
Yellow Creek 6.8 miles 1312.3 total
9:45 to 1:50, 2.4 mph avg speed, 4.7mph max speed
1:30 upstream, 1:15 downstream, 2:49 moving time
Rain was predicted in the late afternoon so we headed out to our local paddle. It was in the 90's today. It's funny, whenever I think of paddling on Yellow Creek, I envision a small, idyllic creek. In reality, it's a large body of water in the beginning, somewhere between a river and a lake. Today that open area was VERY hot, little current and little shade. When I mentioned that to Scotty, he replied in his every encouraging voice, "Suck it up and paddle." He also didn't like my suggestion of trying something we've never done - which is, to tow a boat!!
But, it was another pretty paddle. We saw lots of herons as we started up the creek and we also saw lots of turtles just below the surface - more than I've ever seen before. We paddled past a handful of other kayakers, small rowboats, all of them fishing.
Another note....the area we put in often shows traces of people hanging out there. There are tire tracks where people go mudding. Today, there was an abandoned campfire littered with beer bottles and gun shells. I picked up a lot of the trash there today, but there was still much trash left behind. It makes me sad to finish up a paddle in beautiful nature to see it spoiled by man with litter.
9:45 to 1:50, 2.4 mph avg speed, 4.7mph max speed
1:30 upstream, 1:15 downstream, 2:49 moving time
Rain was predicted in the late afternoon so we headed out to our local paddle. It was in the 90's today. It's funny, whenever I think of paddling on Yellow Creek, I envision a small, idyllic creek. In reality, it's a large body of water in the beginning, somewhere between a river and a lake. Today that open area was VERY hot, little current and little shade. When I mentioned that to Scotty, he replied in his every encouraging voice, "Suck it up and paddle." He also didn't like my suggestion of trying something we've never done - which is, to tow a boat!!
But, it was another pretty paddle. We saw lots of herons as we started up the creek and we also saw lots of turtles just below the surface - more than I've ever seen before. We paddled past a handful of other kayakers, small rowboats, all of them fishing.
Another note....the area we put in often shows traces of people hanging out there. There are tire tracks where people go mudding. Today, there was an abandoned campfire littered with beer bottles and gun shells. I picked up a lot of the trash there today, but there was still much trash left behind. It makes me sad to finish up a paddle in beautiful nature to see it spoiled by man with litter.
Thursday, June 21, 2018
Kayaking - Red River - Ann's 1st Paddle
Red River 11.6 miles 1305.5 total
4 1/2 hours
My friend Ann has finished almost a half year of chemo treatments for colon cancer. Today was her first paddle in a year. The great thing is that we both know the Red River very well and feel very confident and most importantly, happy on this river. We passed only a few other people on the river today - quite a drastic change from the previous weekend. It's SO great to paddle this river during the week - we feel like it's OUR river. The Red River has several small streams/waterfalls that channel into the river and you can always hear birds chirping as you paddle down.
4 1/2 hours
My friend Ann has finished almost a half year of chemo treatments for colon cancer. Today was her first paddle in a year. The great thing is that we both know the Red River very well and feel very confident and most importantly, happy on this river. We passed only a few other people on the river today - quite a drastic change from the previous weekend. It's SO great to paddle this river during the week - we feel like it's OUR river. The Red River has several small streams/waterfalls that channel into the river and you can always hear birds chirping as you paddle down.
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