Big Creek

From: Savage Yak (savageyak@aol.com)

Subject: Re: Big Creek in Chatooga watershed?

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Newsgroups: rec.boats.paddle

Date: 1995/11/25

It was first run by Alan Singly (singly's falls on Overflow), but the

rapids were mostly pioneered by Russ Kullmar and Myself. It has three

basic gorges, with two very serious rapids called Holy Shit and

Thunderdome which have not been run to date (though the last drop in

Thunderdome has been run - beware rocks just below the surface). Holy

Shit, the first of the portages you walk on the left, and it's a

precarious portage. Thunderdome, on the right. The rest is continous, and

fairly difficuld with undercuts and pin spots. It's a lot like Overflow,

except steeper. It's fun, and the Overflow Guage should be minimum 1 foot

before you attempt to run it. Enjoy.

Corran Addison