Rocky (Cape Fear trib.)
2. Chatham Church Rd to Deep River confluence(Lower Rocky River)
August 28, 2008
Trip Report
| Reporter | Garrick Taylor |
Use the flat water after the put-in to warm up.
After the flat water ends, the rapids start with a few small ledges.
After the first smaller ledges is a bigger ledge. Single drop on river left and 2 or 3 drops in the center or river right depending on the slot chosen.
Hard to see in this photo, but there is a pretty nice play spot at the bottom of the bigger ledge. It's about 1/3 the way over from river right.
The big ledge from downstream. Note it is broken into a series of small ledges on river right (left of picture). Nice play spot between the two rocks (one submerged and one not). River left (right of picture) is a single drop, with a sticky hole on the far left.
9 inches on the visual gage. This gage is on the river right downstream support on the 15/501 bridge
After the 15/501 bridge, there are a bunch of small ledges followed by another stretch of flatwater
Nice ledge rapid - there are two lines on this one. This is the right line, which is a bunch of fun.
There is a small hole at the bottom on the right line. Nothing difficult - just slows you down for a second or two.
The left line on this ledge is more of a single drop. There is a bigger hole at the bottom waiting to grab you and make things exciting.
Further down there is a nice set of waves that form a great play spot. Great staging eddy in the center of the river that is easy to catch.