Keeney's Creek

to the New River

May 9, 2005

Trip Report

ReporterStewart Caldwell

Believe it or not, I ended up hitting the tree, spinning off it, and running the rest of the slide backwards, before floating toward the right side of Accept Reality. Fortunately, Scott was able to pull me into the eddy on the left with a rope.
I barely grazed the submerged rock in the bottom right side of the pool, so you may want to be a little bit farther left. Scott bruised his ribs on his cockpit rim after hitting the shelf halfway down, so make sure your boat isn't on edge when you take the hit. P.S. The next rapid is typically portaged, so it's a good idea to have someone below the drop to catch you in case you can't eddy out.

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