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| Gauley!! |
This last weekend I headed east for the yearly Gauley
overnight trip. The crew this year was Cal Mike, Ted and I. With the help of
the new raft, Cal Mike and I rowed all of our gear down the Gauley’s big water
Class IV and V rapids. Cal Mike and I started the trip with a warm up rowing on
the lower Gauley and then meet Ted Friday night for the Upper G Saturday and
Lower G Sunday.
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| Mike filling the raft |
On the upper, we had
very clean lines until sweets falls where we ended up a hair to far left and
hit the flake rock, the raft tacoed on us. We were extremely lucky the raft
didn’t flip or pop. At night we meet up with Slim and 3 other Missouri boaters
to share an overnight camp spot with. The next morning was cold and we took our
time getting onto the water. The Lower was fun and at the end of the run we all
loaded into the raft for the paddle out.
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| Rowing the Lower G |
The trip was a great time and really showed me how far my reading whitewater skills have developed. The drive was long with a return to St. Louis around 2am. The 6am alarm was a little rough but the trip was well worth it. Hope you enjoy the pictures, until the next adventure.
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| All loaded up for the overnight |
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| Canyon Doors |
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| River surfing |
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| Ledges |
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| Cal Mike looking good |
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| Ted running Pillow Rock |
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| Campsite |
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| Our Rigs |
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| Run out party on the raft |
