It sure is friendly out here!

This is a classic example of southern appalachian ditch kayaking at it's finest.  It starts out tiny, then gets steep to add speed to your rhododendron ducking experience.  It has clearly experienced at least one massive flood as evidenced by the huge metal culverts littering the streambed in multiple locations.

If you like tight and rocky, and aren't scared of rhodo, this might be the high water option for you.

Do not bring a large group, the eddies max out at two or three boats.

Looking over the bridge at the put in, it should look something like this. If is doesn't look like this, don't put on!

The first couple of rapids are a short warmup for the sweetness to come. If you're remotely uncomfortable with the size of the eddies, Stop Now it only gets tighter and steeper farther down. This is a fine example of the first couple of rapids. Medium quality boogy to whet your appetite for what is yet to come.

The pile of ripped and jumbled culvert alerts you to the first scout/portage. You will want to get out on the left (unlike those in the photo) and investigate the wood situation. Manhattan Transfer is the first named rapid. The entrance splits around a massive midstream boulder, then re-converges into a pile of wood.

One can put in next to the pile and run the crux of the rapid, a 40 foot tall bouncing slide. The bottom lands on a clearly visible shelf. What is not so obvious is the 18 inch gap between the base of the main drop and the shelf. With enough water, the gap is filled in and all you feel is a little tap. Low water may be an entirely different story...

Not far after the Manhattan Transfer is a very narrow slot down the right bank. There are some bumps along the way down the Alaska Pipeline. Just stay left in the hole at the bottom.

After a few more sweet rapids, yo will find yourself considering the Sampson Hot Pocke

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