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Are there any HD (High Def.) kayaking videos out there yet ??? With Dolby Digital Surround Sound ??? <NT> echo2001 New

 

Narrowing down my search for the all purpose boat. Any thoughts about the Jefe vs. the Burn? SirFlipsALot New

Burn      hands down <NT> Paddlelocity New

Also, Burn vs. Ammo? And Diesel? All these boats seem very similar. SirFlipsALot New

 

Little River Smokies 3.9ft around 1:00, Tremont low but doable (maybe 8")...might drop out for after work <NT> southeastcreekin New

wood f'ing up the boof in one of the right hand turn rapids bvy the road...Tremont. <NT> southeastcreekin New

 

Bear was 11 at 8:30 and 10 at 11:30 <NT> pinnacle New

Wish I could be there... but I had a meeting and it's tough to complain since I'm headed to Tremont at 3PM <NT> Dooleyoc-1 New

might want to have a back-up...DW says its pretty low. <NT> southeastcreekin New

 

2009 NPFF, 26th annual.  Accepting Films and Still Images NPFF New

 

Sorry if I have ignored any one Clayo2 New

 

Anyone paddling in Alabama tommorow (Fri.) bnoble318 New

 

any thoughts on if cain/north chick will hold for saturday? brad_ New

I sort of doubt it will hold until friday, honestly but.. HortonVM New

 

A quick New Year's Note from Joe Potoczak DDPMike1 New

 

Has anyone laid their glassballs on the Mt. Sterling Creek Spanner this lovely A.M. Gabriel New

biggie biggie big creek can't you see... boatiferous1 New

Nice Remix, was that one on the Life after Death double cd? wish you had seen it. <NT> Gabriel New

a perfect 3 feet at noon. it was just over 3 at 10am.. brokenpaddle New

 

Diamond Dave Blanding ChesterCopperpot New

 

Vintage Paddling Videos from the 1950's on the Immersion Research Site rloughne New

 

When yall get done today, someone tell me what Suck and Chick are doing please..looking at Suck Fri..in the am. johnnyjoffrion New

 

Is this a new gauge on USGS? pmalatin New

Looks like it went in 2008-12-10 ReformSchooler New

Duh <NT> pmalatin New

 

Yesterday: went to Santeetlah- gate locked, went to Slickrock- gate locked, ended up at Snowbird.... ugadelta98 New

I tried to get there yesterday... What do you feel the level was? drippinwet New

Level was perfect- enough water to run everything clean but not too pushy; word of note; that thing drops fast though <NT> ugadelta98 New

 

Open boat footage on the Tomata/Alsaseca, Mexico Esprit New

That is TITE dawg!! <NT> WAVEYDAVEY New

 

Did anyone notice if the Pigeon Dries were running? <NT> drippinwet New

Yes. Visual at old tunnel put-in appeared to be around 1k-1500kcfs.Perfect.4pm <NT> Hughes New

 

Bear visual, 11" at 7am <NT> mrkayakman04 New

bear creek was 10 inches around 10:45-11:00 am OcoeePaul New

 

Liquid Zen Kayaker Stories zagarino New

very nice ScottBarnes New

 

Post with a few photos from Bear today mrkayakman04 New

 

Highlands area visuals? overflow/ horsepasture? <NT> BigFish New

Toxaway -2 to -3 today. Great time! Horsepasture/Cullasaja should hold for the morning. <NT> HaIrBoAtR New

 

White's Creek bridge guage update kbegley New

 

Knoxville cold weather boating Thursday afternoon 1/8/09? HabitatMapper New

I could be down for that <NT> drippinwet New

Heading up there now, I'll be up there around noon. <NT> drippinwet New

We probably wont be getting to the Y until 2ish.  Tremont then Little @ 4:15ish HabitatMapper New

 

Anyone running South Mills river in NC from Pink Beds down, the rating system is way off. Steiner4500 New

boatingbeta rates it II (IV, portage) ReformSchooler New

 

Stinging Fork Falls a great level today... link to video inside LiquidO New

thats a great drop bankfull1 New

Haha.. rad tunes! I kept thinking about that drop at work all day yesterday <NT> HortonVM New

 

guess you guys are wanting me to just stay in Tahoe aren't you? DonVitoCorleone New

Same thing always happens to me selmaraid New

or go back to Texas duckypaddler New

 

Mark Zwick posted to the great Chief / Chief's controversy thread;  worth a look! ReformSchooler New

 

special thanks to all of those who posted levels here today, on the Waldens Ridge board and txt me today ditchbitch New

 

I got my first PFD ELF NILB run today! ReformSchooler New

That would be my first PFD ELF NILB of the YEAR run!  D'oh! <NT> ReformSchooler New

Sounds great PhilU. New

Glad to see you got out! <NT> ditchbitch New

Been eyeing that one for a while Yall_Watch_This New

it's really cool how that feeder bumped it up to decent level... tiskemanis New

I wish! HarrisonMetzger New

my point is without that trib, it would not have been runnable at all. tiskemanis New

I know what the other acronyms mean, but what is a NILB?  Also, more on Tanasee inside... herc New

Oh, Not In Leland's Book...got it...clever <NT> herc New

Sadly, I can't take credit for it, one of the other guys said it (Canoeman, do you remember the source?) <NT> ReformSchooler New

If you are into NILB's, check out East Fork Tuck.  there's some goods tucked up in there (no pun intended) <NT> herc New

Looks like we got on when the FB was 900 and falling ReformSchooler New

 

Thoughts on Little Stoney VA tomorrow?  Level? Visuals? bankfull1 New

We caught the guest on a saturday at 500cfs redrock438 New

 

The "Hair of the Bear"....was stomping.  22" when we put on, 19" at 4:45.  This may FluidDruid New

Make that "right side" of Big Bang, and I should have read the post below on wood! FluidDruid New

Rowdy TNPADDLER22 New

Stomping bankfull1 New

Sounds intense, glad u got out there. Plenty of lumber over in J.Kilmer as well... Skully New

Bone - you need to run Bear; though a long haul from Bryson.  Raven Fork FluidDruid New

Absolutely!  And yes, the Raven is gonna run for a week. Skully New

 

Whats the differance of each BT Memebership class? <NT> basebaby New

you get your name in green and you get the joy of knowing that your helpin BT tucker_deloach New

nevermind   disregard that   i read your question wrong <NT> tucker_deloach New

 

Big Creek was at 4.3 @ 4pm <NT> Hughes New

where is the gauge?  I didn't see it <NT> BLUEEZ New

upstream side Mt.Sterling Bridge on concrete pilar painted in yellow Hughes New

 

Bear creek wood OcoeePaul New

 

6 ft, 220 lbs, need a boat...what to do... yakstaff09 New

I liked my airhead better than a super star donutboy New

4 fun? mhix13 New

Check out the Fluid Flirt or Nemesis... Gavin_Rains New

I have an Airhead and Jackson Super Fun, both for sale geoffcj New

I'd have a second look at the 195 as I think that is what you're taking about. <NT> Paddlelocity New

 

Anyone have a wood update on moccasin in north georgia? <NT> kevindpalmer26 New

 

Smokie Mountain area or  nearby this weekend GorillaBoofin New

 

Third Drop of Triple falls on the little river in dupont dekizzle New

Plenty. Leland New

nothing a chiropractor can't fix dekizzle New

oh...and i didnt make it up to high falls, dekizzle New

I whitnessed this shitness this afternoon and I predict DeGay will get whiplash by nightfall. frsdocster New

 

Dagger Rx 6.9 versus Wavesport Fuse 64 Matt99 New

Fuse 56 is comfortable for me. cityboy New

Fuse WildwaterSteve New

Yea. The bow submerges easily. cityboy New

 

NFFB Visual from today:  9" @3:45 pm per Tiskemanis <NT> tcookson New

14" @ 11am, 8" @ 4:45pm. <NT> ReformSchooler New

 

A 'lil late, but here goes: Crooked Fork 8.65' @ 3pm; Island 0.9' @ 3:30pm, per Slimerboy HabitatMapper New

Crooked Fork 8.15ft at 6:30pm, Island Creek 0.8ft at 6:00pm Wednesday <NT> slimerboy New

Man Island kicked ass! WildwaterSteve New

 

Could I please get the story on the boat stashed at the bottom of Wild Cat? drippinwet New

a group had to hike out yesterday.  i don't know all the details, but i'm sure more will follow. <NT> CopperdomeBodhi New

 

Wild Cat Creek=Full Medium @11am, Double Camp=Fun High@2PM, Citicolooked like fun High@3PM <NT> drippinwet New

Wood reports on the above.... drippinwet New

 

Ran West Fork of the Pigeon today.  Will Big Creek or West Prong be good friday? Big Creek visual from today?   <NT> bikenrun New

I heard Big Creek was 4.3 ft. today (not sure of the time) <NT> Boat_Breaker New

it was at least 4ft at 3pm when i stopped to look. <NT> backbonz New

 

Who is missing a purple kayak after a day in the piney watershed? <NT> OcoeePaul New

 

Big Laurel @ 3.5 feet quite fun... Mexicano New

Big Laural at high water is f-ing rad! cwilsonbell New

It was super fun safety1st New

 

need help were to kayak in south Carolina hwill New

You got the Saluda about an hour away <NT> ybnrml New

hmmm...Clinton is a little to far east to have "close" mtn runs...Chattooga comes to mind... southeastcreekin New

With a little water (hah!) you have a couple of close-ish II/III options... jlawson382 New

<--Presbyterian College grad PotomacBoater New

PC '99 BlazeOn New

come on down to the Saluda Saturday for The Iceman race kindyakker New

 

this is setting up to be a perfect New River Dries weekend. donutboy New

 

Fat Camp John_Grace New

Hey, that abuse of your boat at Sunshine was just uncalled for.  You need to regulate! HabitatMapper New

I know I know John_Grace New

sadly lifeofloon New

Adam, what is your email.  I want to send you that picture of you at sunshine in John Grace's kayak... RobHurst New

I'll happily take your extra pounds!!!  I'm sitting at 118. pinkH2o New

With the Wrasslin backgrounds, I think Grace & Jay Kinkaid need to do a cage match - MMA style. Bradley New

Seems a fair number of paddlers have college athletic experience, including a disproportionate number of wrestlers. ReformSchooler New

My college sports were: reckless kayaking, even more reckless skiing, and postively stupid drinking feats jkodadek New

 

Kayaking VA/NC next few days bigezgene New

 

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