Pigeon

Having recently paddled the run at 450 and 950 we were keen to round out our knowledge with a fluffier flow. 1700 turned out to be a great flow. The flatwater moves fast, there are lots of catch on the fly waves and 2-3 good eddy-access waves, and the rapids are generally fun with nice wave trains. The river had no funky odors and felt at least as clean as the French Broad if not better. Jack and Dan and I ran Jonathans into the run, and there was some new wood on Jonathans. A highlight of the run was a beaver paying us a visit.

The take-out was gnarly with several dead raccoons dumped there, trash, and drug evidence. We also saw a needle at the Jonathans put-in.