French Broad

Just a little note about Kayaker's

Ledge: This rapid becomes terminal

at about 12,000 cfs and up. Also, for

anyone thinking of running it right now,

Kayaker's has what looks like a nasty

strainer about thirty to forty yards below

it in a section called 'Lover's Lane'.

The strainer is two large, poison ivy

covered trees that block the whole

channel. Just something to keep in

mind. Oh, and Frank's starts to wash

out at higher flows, but if you catch it at

about 10,000 cfs or higher, you'll see

'Seldom Seen', which is a massive

(I've heard as big as twenty feet)

reactionary wave formed by the

meeting of the two currents from either

side of the island. It's about fifteen

yards past the end of Frank's, if you get

a chance to run it this high.