Cullasaja

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Re: New Pics and video clip up on AW of Upper/Middle Cullasaja wncpaddler New

Re: One thing with the pics..... Bradley New

Date: Feb 12 2004, 0:04 GMT

From: ugadelta98

T-Bone (Class IV+, but a definite V at higher water)) is what is commonly referred to as Sliding Rock by the local swimmers on the Cullasaja (different that the Sliding Rock near Brevard) and is located in the bend of the road upstream of the rock shop, after Gold Mine Road. It has a big gravel and paved pulloff parking area to the left, above the main drop. There are two other waterfalls located about 100 yards upstream, First and Second drops (about 8 feet apiece- III+/IV). Above them, about 1/2 to 2/3 of a mile is the pulloff at the old Forest Service road where you can put in below the mayhem of Nemesis and Bricklayer (located on the right, you carry down the steep hill through the woods).

Don't worry about mislabeling those rapids you posted Adam, people have been wrong on trip reports on the AW site for years. The drop you showed is the start of the 3 Class V drops that end the Middle Cullasaja section. They are located right above the Falls, and have a last chance eddy at the bottom before you hit the super slide (and are committed to the biggest, gnarliest, and probably last series of drops in your shortened life- I know people run the big slide, but not me).

-Newton