Paddle log: 2013

[JGoodwin]

Rivers State Class Section
Red River LA 1 Various
Clear Creek OK 4-5 Near Clayton, Ok
Ouachita River AR 1-2 Various
Cossatot River 2-3-4 246 to 278, Below Gilliam Lake
Baker Creek 3-4
Richland Creek 3-4 Upper
Falling Water Creek 3
Mulberry River 2 Various
Blocker Creek 2-3 Upper
Brush Creek 2-3
North Fork of the Ouachita 2-3
Harris Creek 2-3
Camp Creek Falls 4
Little Creek 2
Little River Canyon AL 3-4 Upper 2, Chairlift
Johnnies Creek 4 (Less Gorilla Constrictor)
South Sauty 3-4
Little River TN 2-4 Meanies to Elbow, Lower, Below Park Entrance
Middle Prong of the Little River 3-4 Tremont section
Ocoee River 3 Olympic section, Middle
Tellico River 3-4 Ledges, Lower
Overflow Creek GA 4-5
Cheoah River NC 3-4
Nantahala River 2-3 Upper and Lower
Nantahala Cascades 4-5
North Fork of the French Broad 4

Pretty good year with a lot of good paddlers!

[sig]

We're a little late to this 2013 paddle log thread but here are the digits for we three Sig's. I think I counted everything correctly as the year went on.

2013 saw us paddling for 32-37 days on 15-18 streams for 113-170 miles total. We continued to try out lots of boats this year which means we paddled 7-10 different boats. Some were open boats and I've made the switch on OC1. This, of course, upped all of our swim counts (4-13) with Mandy having the fewest (duh!).

Last year also saw us camping out 23-38 nights last year and hiking 40-108 miles. Hiking has taken a backseat to paddling but Mandy got her numbers up by spending three weeks rambling around the western US.

Even our dog Hayduke managed to hike 31 miles and camp out 11 nights.

All in all, it was another great year and a lot of that credit goes to the community of paddlers that has taken us in to safely show us the ropes. SYOTR!

[perspective7]

L Richland
Fourche La Fave
Mullberry
L Richland
Bull Creek, MO
Falling Water
L Richland
Tot
Ill. Bayou
Richland
James, MO
Turkey Creek, MO
Bear Creek MO x2
L Richland
U Richland
U Richland
Mulberry x 3(ww school)
Beaver Creek, MO
Tot
Falling Water
Falling Water
U Richland
Finley River, MO
Bryant Creek, MO
Fall Creek, MO
Fall Creek + Roark Creek, MO
Fall creek x2
Nantahala
Chattooga sec IV
Ocoee middle x2
Ocoee middle
James River, MO
U Richland
Tot
Tot
Tot
Tot
Tot
Tot
Falling Water
East Fork Little Buffalo
St Francis
St Francis

[RomanLA]

I opened a kayak shop and strangely enough, I paddled less this year than ever before! I was hoping to win a Middle Fork permit to force me to get back in the game, but no such luck! lol

? - Toro Bayou Section 2
? - Toro Bayou Section 2
May 4 - Mulberry High Bank to Byrds
May 5 - Mulberry High Bank to Redding
Jun 8 - Animas River Park to Park
Jun 9 - ? Arkansas River Buena Vista Park
Nov 3 - Toro Bayou Section 2

I had plenty of days on the water teaching flatwater classes. I also had some days teaching whitewater classes at the Toledo Bend Spillway, but that was about it. I also paddled some "big" water at the dam one day and then did some stand up paddling at the spillway afterwards, which was interesting. lol