Honoring the Local Paddling

Hello everyone!  Hope you all are getting out this January for some good ol' winter paddling. :)  This week Josh and I decided to honor our local waterfall with some photos by a professional photographer- Tyler Roemer.  He is quite talented and did Dillon Falls justice.   Check out his site for more of his work... http://tylerroemer.blogspot.com/

 

Desperation Run

Bendonians understand that Lava and Dillon run during the winter, along with Riverhouse.  Most of us don't even consider running Meadowcamp because it is pretty dang low.  In general we run it in the summer at 1900 cfs but in the winter it doesnt have more that 600 cfs flowing through it.  Today we decided to be really stubborn and were really desperate to get on something locally that wasn't Riverhouse....this meant a low water Lava down to Meadowcamp.  The gauge read 850 cfs at Lava but with the diversion pump on at Meadowcamp, 300 cfs were pulled dropping the flow down to 550!  Check out the pics...it was super fun and had a creeking feel to it....

Starting off our day with Lava Island-

(above) Josh Mckeown on Lava 1

(Above) Josh on the second part of Lava 1

(Above) Me entering Lava 2

(ABove) lookin for my line

Like I said, Meadow is LOW right now and we noticed it most on the last drop, 100%.   If you check out the photo below, look at where the people are standing...there is water usually flowing over the edge of those rocks!  All the rocks next to Josh as well are completely under water.  Very fun but sieved out everywhere.  

Stay tuned for more posts of our adventures on Lake Creek, Clover, etc.....

Happy Paddling,

Christina

Doe in the Snow

The South is back in business. Inches of rain fell on WNC and East Tennessee this week, bringing rivers to levels not seen in years. I drove through creeks to get to the Doe, and found it at a raging 4200 cfs. We put on and made it about half way down the river before calling it quits. It was way too high. I got some redemption on the Elk at super high water that afternoon. The next day we went back to the Doe and ran it at a more reasonable level, about 1000 cfs. It was a beautiful but cold, snowy day. My Creek Top kept me warm.

Photos of Bodysnatcher by Will Stubblefield.

Exploring Idaho: Deep Creek

Sometimes creekboating is fun, well actually its always fun but sometimes it more fun to go with 20 friends on a nice fall day out in the middle of farm country in Idaho.


Exploring Idaho: Deep Creek from Mike Copeland on Vimeo.

This little creek usually runs for a few weeks in the fall and a few weeks in the spring near the little town of Hagerman Idaho. Small farming town but near by are some amazing whitewater runs. The Bliss Section of the Snake, Malad River, Box Canyon, Deep Creek, Sewage Run on the Snake, plus a bunch of others. It may not be a mecca but heck, its wet and fun...enjoy.

Mike Copeland