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Forum: BoaterTalk
Date: May 08 2008, 19:52 GMT
From: Ed_E.Hopper

	Is is the major increase in gradient? The rocks? The abrupt drops? The tight lines? What takes the most getting used to?

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The unknown. miltymann New

Oh boy, my first time off StateLine on Watauga- I ran it blind- never even read up on it..... BLUEEZ New

Yep, a great guide can make it a blast.  First run down the Green, miltymann New

we did the same thing on the green. only got out to look at zwicks. had never run anything that narrow before... watson.gp New

"middle...right...middle...left...left...right...middle...right, over"... alexkayaks23 New

tight lines... russellfork New

dude the russell fork ain't a creek that is a river <NT> Louie New

just like the Green and the Little and the Tellico and the... <NT> russellfork New

short trees <NT> kindyakker New

the continuous aspect of it. no pools to hand out in..better have good eddy catching and micro eddy catching skills. southeastcreekin New

wrong swimmin is always an option <NT> Louie New

the lack of eddy's large enought to get everyone in too, for a safety break <NT> Louie New

Tight lines that often include paddling close to hazards, using/hiting rocks on purpose, and sometimes taking hits... granolapaddler New

... and how blind the drops on many creeks can be. <NT> granolapaddler New

Blind bends and horizon lines, and the fact that there just isn't enough daylight to bank scout EVERYthing. Oci-One.Kanubi New

For me its the mental aspect.  Pushing through new barriers and getting comfortable on drops that used... RUwet New

thinking I might find the Hawaiian Tropic bikini team sunbathing nude just around every corner decker New

I wanna run THAT creek <NT> Bruppelt New

Big Laurel Creek after on a sunny Summer day after a good rain. Oci-One.Kanubi New

So THAT'S why Decker is always going to the Rouge in Quebec. Oci-One.Kanubi New

For me the most intimidating aspect is the increase in physical size of the rapids. GRITS New

Broaches/  pins and pitons are not that unusual. Need to carry a lot more "stuff". <NT> Red5 New

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