Chattahoochee

Had an awesome time on this section today @ 740 cfs. It was my first real taste of whitewater besides the Cartecay. Way more intense than the Carty with a few long sections rapids that were amazingly fun. Buck Island Shoals was very squirrely and came close to 'losing it' a few times (still can't believe that it is listed as a 3+ on this site... 2(+) is more like it). Canoe Eating Rock Rapid was the most fun I had ever had on a river (until Horseshoe later). The three drops seemed inimidating, but I made it down the first 50 yards of the first ledge without a paddle (almost flipped when I hit a rock entering the top section). Made it over the first ledge and caught up to my paddle just after the first ledge. The third ledge was a lot easier than expected. There is definitely a slot to shot for about 30 feet from the left shore that made the drop nice and easy. Washboard was scrapy, but there was a nice wave train that seemed to last until the beach on the river left at the bottom. I really thought Horseshoe was the most fun and challenging. Made it to the bottom and looked back up at it and couldn't believe I made it down in one piece... way more intimidating than the third ledge. Had an awesome time and can't wait to take the trip up again when the weather is warmer. It was 38 - 42 degrees today