Hiwassee

I ran this back in the summer of 2005 after a period a heavy rains. Putting in at the 68 bridge did lead to quite a bit of weaving through a flooded forest. After that, the river opened up into some class II/III boogie water until Hollywood Bowl. I would advise boaters to scout this one as it is definitly full on Class IV. There are two possible routes. I chose the far left option because it looked the least sketchy and ended up getting windowshaded a good bit in the hole. Before I could roll back up I got my head busted by an undercut rock and had to get stiches later. I was in a playboat and something bigger would probably be fine but watch out on that one. After that there were probably another three or four miles of boogie including the awesome sight of paddling through the narrows. I would recommend this seldom run adventure to anyone but I would advise you to use caution. Some of the rapids out there are long and complex and especially on Hollywood Bowl or the lead in a swim could be bad. I hope this helps!