Robinson

2 October 2004: Ran the river at 2.58 ft in solo dagger canoe, with my daughter, Rozalyn, in her kayak. Put in at 670 bridge, near Syria and ran to the Route 29 bridge. Water was just too low to put in above that at this level. At the bridge, the Rose river joins the Robinson and adds volume. Good run, with moderate Class II's. Alittle ways below the Route 231 bridge, I found a respectable whole on river right just below a ledge. I should say, the hole found me! It sucked my 14 foot Dagger canoe back into it after dropping the ledge, and just wouldn't let go. It spun me around a couple of times, and, after sideslipping right and then back to the left, I managed to pull out of it on the weaker left side of the hole. This was a real keeper, and quite astonishing to find this sort of hole on this river. A really exciting, but unexpected experience!