Elk

It's mostly fun Class 4+, with some 5. The first major drop has two logs in it. My first time, they were underwater and not visible. My second time, I got briefly stuck between them--very scary; watch out!

-At the mandatory portage, don't run the last 10ft ledge, just go straight up the hill and cross a very large log. The rest is more obvious. To avoid the big drop here, keep going left, around the corner, and up a bit. Cross a muddy, slippery drainage above a cliff. Use a rope to drop about 20 feet into a gully.

-And it's not 'Sone' mtn church--it's 'Stone' Mtn Church.

-One of the street signs is missing, up the hill a bit, complicating the shuttle, as of 2003. The shuttle's not too bad if you know where to go, but that's a big if.

-This is a super-beautiful, most-excellent, one of the best-on-the-east- coast runs, even though it's achievable for mere advanced or beginning-expert boaters. Probably runs rarely, though.