Cullasaja

running the double boof, probably one of the safest
rapids on this river, unless you count the possible
sieves and that it's above the big mama that is
Eclipse
Cook fires up Eclipse after dealing with the screw
up rocks at the top that seem to be new since '04
summer floods. Look for trouble from the entrance
at this level.
If you're a little too eager on the first drop, you'll
rush the padded wall, spin and drop the second
part backwards .... no worries, just enjoy the view
up the rapid instead
A look down the pit of Next Time -- use the lip
visible in this pic to get your nose up. Rock on left
(just underwater), big undercut on right, shallow
landing area even when you're on line.
This is about as good of a paddler's eye view of
Next Time as you'll get w/o hucking it. It lands in a
channel about 4 feet deep, with a barely covered
rock on your left, big undercut on your right.
Here's the full view of Eclipse. There might be a
narrow line for a sneak on far left if you can keep
your nose off a rock at the bottom -- since the
floods in Summer '04, the portage of Eclipse is
easier (but still not easy).
A fast sluice with a drop and funny water in the
middle and another drop right at the end. Don't end
up left at the bottom of final plunge; as of 11
-2004, it washes into a bunch of logs. The old
boat-breaker rock in the landing zone is gone
thanks to the 2004 hurricanes.