Lehigh

Upper Lehigh River Tannery Part 1

Upper Lehigh River Tannery Rapid Part 2

A detailed description of the entire Lehigh River can be found in the 'Lehigh River Paddling Guide,' which can be purchased online at http://www.ggentile.com/nonfiction\_books.html. Scroll down to the appropriate title.

Satellite photos taken April, 2016. With brief comments.

Looking upstream at surfing wave in first section
Looking downstream at start of second section.

Looking upstream from near the end of the third section
Looking from the rock ledge above the bridge.

Wave at Tannery Bridge, looking upstream.

Looking downstream at the top of the chute on the left side of the island.

Looking back upstream at triple drop ledge.

Looking downstream at the chute at the start of Z. Splat rock is dead ahead.
Squirts on the left side eddy line.

Looking upstream at the channel to the left of the island. Perculator rock is shown on the right side of the picture.
Looking upstream.
Looking upstream from Vulture Rocks.

Looking downstream from Vulture Rocks at the Slot.

Looking downstream at the top of Staircase.

Looking upstream at kayakers hung up in the rocks in the middle of the rapid (bounce, bounce, ka-thunk).

Surfing wave below ledges
Looking upstream from near the end of the rapid.

Looking downstream from near the end of the rapid.

Looking at a raft going thru the wave/hole.

Waiting in line for pop-ups at Wilhoyt's rock.

Pirouette by Tom W.

At this level the wave/hole was amazingly dynamic. The water behind the wave and the eddy was wild and very difficult to roll in. However, the ride was wild