2012... The paddle log.

[tomOzarkVideo]

Feb 19th Mulberry 7 miles (little Mul to bridge) 2.8' (turner gauge) 2K (PFD)

Mar 17/18 Buffalo 20 miles (ozark to hersey) 18" airspace at ponca. 1K 1C (PFD)

*Mar 25 Frog Bayou 7 miles (ash St to LWB) 3.7' (PFD)
*Mar 26 Mulberry 9 miles (high bank to Redding) 4.2' USGS

Mar30/Apr 1 Buffalo 16 miles (Erbie to Hasty) 21" air @ Ponca. (PFD)
1c 2k

^May 5 Kings (nature cons to trigger) 4 miles (WWschool)
^May 6 Mulberry (redding to Turner) 4 miles 1.4' usgs (WWschool)

May 19 Elk 8mi (Pineville to Shira)
LOW!!!

June 3 Eleven Point 12mi (Greer to Witton) (PFD)
June 4 Eleven Point 6mi (turner's mill to Witton)

June 16 Ouachita 5 hours (Rockport)
June 17 Ouachita 5 mi (Remmel to Rockport)

June 30th Illinois 5mi (Round Hollow to Peavine) 4.65' 125cfs

July 21 Nantahala 8mi (powerhouse to NOC) class with Rob (PFD)
July 22 Nantahala 5mi (Ferbee's to World Hole) Met celebs!
July 23 Nantahala Falls (2 laps) + slalom fail..
July 24 Nantahala 8mi (power house to Wold Hole) with Roman LA

July 29 Illinois 3mi (fishers ford to AR59)

Aug 31 Nantahala 5mi (Ferbee's to worlds hole)
Sep 1 Nantahala 8mi (power house to NOC)
Sep 2 OCOEE!!! 5mi (middle) (PFD)

Sep 22 Ouachita 2 hours (Rockport)

Oct 14 Mulberry 5.5mi (High Bank to LWB)

Nov 19 San Marcos (Rio vista) 6hrs
Nov 20 San Marcos 5mi (Pecan Park to Shady Grove 200cfs (PFD)
Nov 21 San Marcos (Rio vista) 8hrs

152.5mi.

It was the best year yet.. Lots of Personal First Descents (PFD)
Stepped up to class III+

This doesn't show the 20+ days at "the ford" but, what a great time!

Thanks to all of the people that helped make these trips so much fun!

[kru1]

1/15: Mulberry Big Eddy to Cambells (2.25')
1/22: White River Dam to Houseman
1/26: Clear Creek, Chester to Ash Dr Bridge (5.72')
1/28: Frog Bayou, Ash Dr to Grotto (3.48')
1/29: Big Piney, Helton's to Long Pool (3.86')
2/2: War Eagle, Gar Hole to Flat Rock (.96')
3/3: Mulberry River, Big Eddy to Milton Ford (2.05')
3/19: Buffalo, Ponca to Kyles (2.7')
3/23: Dagmar, Hickson Lake to Apple Lake (high)
3/24: Bayou DeView, Hwy 38 to Hwy 17 (high)
3/27: Frog Bayou, Grotto to Lancaster (3.1')
4/1: Kings, Marble to Marshall Ford (4.51')
4/16: Mulberry, High Bank to Redding (2.4')
4/19-4/21: Buffalo, Mt Hersey to Tyler Bend (4.74')
DROUGHT
5/2: Kings River, Rockhouse to Trigger Gap (3.5')
5/5-5/6: Mulberry, Redding Pool (WW School) (1.3')
DROUGHT
5/26-5/28: Eleven Point, Greer's to Riverton (Still flowing in drought)
DROUGHT
6/23: Nantahala, Beechertown to NOC
6/24: Nantahala, Beechertown to NOC
DROUGHT
9/1: Nantahala, Ferebee to NOC
9/2: Nantahala, Beechertown to NOC
9/3: Ocoee, Middle Dam #2 to Powerhouse #2
10/14: Mulberry, High Bank to Redding

Screw the drought, I had a good thing going.
kru

[wiredforsound]

Couldn't help but notice you gentlemen failed to mention your boatball dates : )=

Daylight savings time begins Sunday, March 10.....Boatball 2013 coming to a body of water near you soon.

[sig]

We'll play along too...

It's been a great first year of paddling for us AND THE YEAR ISN'T OVER YET! We've enjoyed becoming a part of this wonderful community and have had a blast on every trip we've been on thanks to the wonderful ACC boaters out there.

Thanks for having us along. Thanks for teaching us and taking us under your wing. Thanks for throwing us ropes and thanks for being patient! SYOTR!

14-Apr-12 Lake Ouachita Paddle on rental boats
22-Apr-12 Paddled the Little Maumelle on borrowed boats
28-Apr-12 OOO Demo Day BOUGHT OUR BOATS
05-May-12 Lake Ouachita - Buckville
06-May-12 Lake Degray - Alpine
26-May-12 Paddle to an Island on L.Ouachita and camp
27-May-12 Paddle back to the car
28-May-12 Paddle the Ouachita River (Remmel/Rockport)
02-Jun-12 Rec school (Spring River)
03-Jun-12 Rec school (Spring River)
10-Jun-12 Paddle the Ouachita River (Remmel/Rockport)
17-Jun-12 Paddle the Ouachita River (Remmel/Rockport)
30-Jun-12 Kayak Camping on Lake Ouachita
20-Jul-12 Paddle Little Missouri Tailwater FIRST TIME ON REALLY MOVING WATER
02-Aug-12 Paddle Little Missouri Tailwater
05-Aug-12 Paddle Remmel to Rockport
10-Aug-12 Paddle Little Missouri Tailwater
11-Aug-12 Swiftwater Rescue
12-Aug-12 Swiftwater Rescue
15-Aug-12 Paddle Little Missouri Tailwater
18-Aug-12 Rockport
19-Aug-12 Remmel to Rockport
22-Aug-12 Rockport
23-Aug-12 Rockport
24-Aug-12 Rockport
25-Aug-12 Remmel to Rockport
26-Aug-12 Remmel to Rockport
01-Sep-12 Caddo River (Amity)
03-Sep-12 Little Missouri
05-Sep-12 Rockport
22-Sep-12 ACC Rendezvous
27-Sep-12 Ocoee River
28-Sep-12 Ocoee River
29-Sep-12 Ocoee River
13-Oct-12 Poke Bayou Cleanup
03-Nov-12 Paddle Hurricane Lake NWR
05-Nov-12 Rockport
07-Nov-12 Rockport
18-Nov-12 Wattensaw Bayou
22-Dec-12 Saline River
29-Dec-12 Degray Lake w/Bryan's parents
30-Dec-12 Saline River
05-Jan-13 A,M & Monkey paddled Bayou Deview
06-Jan-13 Mandy & Monkey paddled Saline
12-Jan-13 Mandy paddled Norrel Spillway
27-Jan-13 Bayou Deview
09-Feb-13 Float Little Maumelle River
16-Feb-13 Cadron Creek Float
17-Feb-13 Buffalo River (Steele-Kyles)
23-Feb-13 Cossatot (Ed Banks to Hwy 278)

[tomOzarkVideo]

Way to get after it!

Did you run the ocoee in your boat?

[sig]

I was in my XP10 and my daughter was in Renee's old Crazy 88.

[tomOzarkVideo]

I was in my XP10 and my daughter was in Renee's old Crazy 88.

WOW Getting after it indeed!

[sig]

I thought the XP10 was fine though it made catching eddies a little harder because it doesn't just whip in there. And being the third boat in a small eddy was a challenge sometimes.

[RomanLA]

Mine was short but sweet! :)

Mar 26 - Apr 13 - Grand Canyon
Jun 4,5 - San Marcos
Jul 15 - Toro Bayou 2 & 3
Jul 23 - Nantahala
Jul 24 - Tuckaseegee and Nantahala (Surfer's to the Falls)
Jul 25 - Nantahala
Nov 10 - San Marcos

[tomOzarkVideo]

Mine was short but sweet! :)

Mar 26 - Apr 13 - Grand Canyon
Jun 4,5 - San Marcos
Jul 15 - Toro Bayou 2 & 3
Jul 23 - Nantahala (with Ash, Tracy and Tom!)
Jul 24 - Tuckaseegee and Nantahala (Surfer's to the Falls)
Jul 25 - Nantahala
Nov 10 - San Marcos

Glad to be a part of it!

[Half Ton]

Nice outing lists guys! Jeez, some of y'all really stepped it up now! Again, nice. This year was my least paddle year since I can't remember when.

Flood week of April 2012:
Little Mill Creek
Mill Creek - biggest ever for me
Hailstone - biggest ever for me
Little Mulberry Microwave (Pfd)
Mulberry
Lower little mulberry
Indian creek mo
West fork

May:
Canoe school kings

June:
Middle ocoee (Pfd)
Olympic ocoee (Pfd)
Chatooga section 3 part(Pfd)
Chatooga section 4(Pfd)
Kings lower REAL LOW

August:
Lower Buffalo Wilderness SUPRISINGLY FLOATABLE after years of drought.

They were all really good trips though, and I made sure to wade fish as much as possible but did not count. This year has been slim, but good so far:

Fourche (Pfd)
Falling water
Mulberry
Richland

Sure hope the trend of moisture continues. Look forward to seeing some other logs, and catching you guys on the river.

[Heath]

lets see, past 3 years,

lower mountain fork 2 times
tot, 2 times
baker 1
richland 2+ 1 twin devils
beech 2
possum trot hollow 1
gauley 1
upper yough 1
rockport 2
dierks 2

this is pretty sad, i really miss boating, it seams over the past couple years it has become harder for me to make it out to the river.

[SteveGabbard]

You all have some pretty impressive lists. I guess I'll start keeping one. The only thing I could list for sure are my swims:

Arkansas river-raft ripper-not pretty

Arkansas river-bv play park-stupid

Ocoee-broken nose-know the line before you are in it

Ocoee-tablesaw-don't try to hike around the right side especially if your boat is on river left.

[tomOzarkVideo]

Ocoee-tablesaw-don't try to hike around the right side especially if your boat is on river left.

Did that judgment call end with a swim through diamond splitter?

[SteveGabbard]

No. I just had to make a leisurely swim from rr to rl between the two to reconnect with my boat.