Hudson

looking upstream at Chet running some typical Hudson rapids. continuous and wide. i don't know which rapid, but its between the Narrows and Givneys
looking downstream at Chet running the same rapid from another picture. this is a mild rapid, but the surroundings are what these 14 miles will generally look like.

this is what you'll see when approaching the Blue Ledges. the river then curves left (the inside corner may be a good lunch stop) and afterward the Narrows section begins.

this is the put-in (for this reach of Hudson) if you skip Otter Slide rapid on the Indian. not hard to find if you follow the rafts.

a sight like this means the Givneys rapid is close, i believe a couple rapids away. the day i took this we found out by running right down the middle (we soon remembered this wasn't the suggested line). the level was 5.25' with the release, 4.75' without.

I can confirm the river-right 'sneak' in Giveny's below 5 feet. The line hugs the right shore, way right of Soup Strainer. There are a few nice hits which are easily avoided or run, your choice. This line is definately easier than the center-left-center line and is probably advisable for newer paddlers. Above 5 feet the line is still there, but the hits become much bigger. Your choice where to go.

William G. Prime and members of the Kayak and Canoe Club of New York, an AW affiliate, led a trip on the Hudson River Gorge with Senator Kennedy, Interior Secretary Udall, and their families to dramatize river sports, water pollution control, and the pending Wild Rivers bill (passed the next fall as the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act). Within 200 miles of New York City--crystal clear in its upper stretches but polluted as it passed through population centers--the Hudson River Gorge was an ideal choice. The story of this trip is detailed in the Autumn 1967 issue of the American Whitewater journal.
William G. Prime and members of the Kayak and Canoe Club of New York, an AW affiliate, led a trip on the Hudson River Gorge with Senator Kennedy, Interior Secretary Udall, and their families to dramatize river sports, water pollution control, and the pending Wild Rivers bill (passed the next fall as the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act). Within 200 miles of New York City--crystal clear in its upper stretches but polluted as it passed through population centers--the Hudson River Gorge was an ideal choice. The story of this trip is detailed in the Autumn 1967 issue of the American Whitewater journal.
William G. Prime and members of the Kayak and Canoe Club of New York, an AW affiliate, led a trip on the Hudson River Gorge with Senator Kennedy, Interior Secretary Udall, and their families to dramatize river sports, water pollution control, and the pending Wild Rivers bill (passed the next fall as the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act). Within 200 miles of New York City--crystal clear in its upper stretches but polluted as it passed through population centers--the Hudson River Gorge was an ideal choice. The story of this trip is detailed in the Autumn 1967 issue of the American Whitewater journal.
William G. Prime and members of the Kayak and Canoe Club of New York, an AW affiliate, led a trip on the Hudson River Gorge with Senator Kennedy, Interior Secretary Udall, and their families to dramatize river sports, water pollution control, and the pending Wild Rivers bill (passed the next fall as the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act). Within 200 miles of New York City--crystal clear in its upper stretches but polluted as it passed through population centers--the Hudson River Gorge was an ideal choice. The story of this trip is detailed in the Autumn 1967 issue of the American Whitewater journal.

The Otter Slide

This is me on my 1st saftey boating expirience on the Hudson for Wild Waters Outdoor Center. No one swam lucky for me.