Cane Creek

Finding the put-in trail is easy. From the Cane Creek Falls Nature Center and Overlook parking lot walk back to the stop sign, hang a left and cross the bridge over Rockhouse Creek. Immediately on your left will be the trail. Its kind of hard to miss with a big sign like this.
The trail to the river is one you won't forget. Its 1/4 mile long and drops over 70 feet at a 75% angle. The day I ran it, we set up a three rope belay to lower the boats.
Once you've found the trailhead and climbed down the cliff to the river, this is what awaits you. Cane Creek Falls....and no, this 80 footer has not been run.....yet.
The gage for Cane Creek can be found on the Hwy 30 take-out bridge. Its on the upstream edge of the river left support. Best seen from the river right parking area. A gage can tell you a lot, including that Phillip loves Kim and apparently his bong.
Here's a nice shot of Twin Towers having its way with Milt Aitken. Its a pretty big hole that can stop a 14 foot open barge in its tracks.
Here's Marshall Fox making Airplane Turn look easy.
Rear Entry changes from time to time as its rocks shift and settle after flooding. Here's Milt Aitken taking the far left (sneak? prudent?) line.
The beauty of Cane Creek's put-in is unmatched in the southeast. The falls to the left are Rockhouse Creek Falls. And of course, the big one is Cane Creek.
Geoff Kohl running the entrance drops of Twin Towers.
Milt Aitken inspecting what remains of an aluminum canoe on the paddle out. Look in Milt's eyes; you can almost see how much he wishes he'd been there to video the carnage!
The first rapid is just around the corner from the put-in. Pine Tree Falls is most notible for the house size boulder on the right and a pine tree that always seems to be somewhere in the drop! After Pine Tree the fun begins.
Kevin Thomas running one of many slots on Cane Creek.
Hallway Falls is aptly named: After running the falls, you paddle through a hallway of boulders. It feels tighter then it looks in the photo. Here's Kevin Thomas about to run the falls.
Geoff Kohl doing a nice boof in one of the countless unnamed rapids.
The cliffs along the paddle out are honeycombed with caves and sink holes. If the water table is down, most of the water coming from upstream drains into the sink holes, turning the 'paddle out' into a 'hike out'. This day, the water table was full, so there wasn't a problem. A good rule of thumb is,if there's enough water to paddle at the take-out bridge, there's enough for the paddle out. This is a shot of my group waiting for Milt Aitken to come back out of the cave he decided to explore.