French Broad, North Fork

On this day, Peter Horne was the only open boater in our group to sucessfully run Box Car. I won't mention what the other swimmer..... er.... um..... I mean, open boater did.
Sean Thompson running a nice line at Box Car.
Jennifer McDonald running Sand Paper
The Hwy 64 paddler's gage is on the upstream center pilon. It isn't the easiest gage to read. So, here's a quick lesson: The bottom of the 0 is 0', the bottom of the 1 is 1', the bottom of the 2 is 2'. The marks are 3' apart, so the first mark above the bottom of the 1 would be 1'3', the next mark 1'6', and so on....
Jim Kelley running Diagra Slide.
Jim Kelley running Island Rapid
Here's most of my paddling partners eddie hopping thier way down the top part of The Clog.
Most paddlers take out at Alligator Rock. This is the view of the take-out, looking upstream and standing next to Alligator Rock. That bright patch in the woods (photo left) is the take-out beach. So its very easy to find from the river.
Most paddlers take out at Alligator Rock instead of the Hwy 64 bridge. This unique rock formation is hard to miss from the road! Maybe it should have been named 'Crocodile Rock'.
This is Kirk Duchow running Diagra Slide. What you don't see is the boulder I am standing on to shoot the photo. The boulder blocks most of the right side of the drop and is slightly undercut. Its not hard to avoid, but could become an issue at higher levels.
This is Jim Leutenegger running the final drop of Island Rapid.
This is Amy Conger and Jim Leutenegger running the top section of Island Rapid. Look at the center top of the photo and you can see the boulder (island) that gives the rapid its name.
Here is Kirk Duchow about to run the final drop in Island Rapid. If you look over Kirk's left shoulder you can see the boulder (island) that gives the rapid its name. One note: this shot makes the bottom hole look much larger than it actually is.
Jim Leutenegger running Sandpaper.