Eastatoe Creek -1

US 178 to Smith Creek above Lake Keowee

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September 8, 2002

Trip Report

ReporterBrad Roberts

The landing on this one was kinda hard. You glance off the rocks on the way down.
There was a tree across the top of this one, we carried around and ran from this point down. Its a lot steeper than it looks.
The top of this thing looks like a bigger version of Boxcar off N. Fork of the French Broad. From there the run out is what we called the Bubbling gorge of death. Then the whole necks down and goes thru a slot that it maybe as wide as a boat. We carried on the right, left looked better. Watch out for the stinging nettles on the bank. We lowered the boats down a 40 cliff using ropes and biners and such.
Will is about 10 feet to far to the right on this one. His boat made some unpleasant noises on the landing. The landing zone on this one was way shallow.
Shayne nails the line on this one.