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| The crew |
We finally got some rain last week, and the message boards
were busy on Thursday and Friday with people getting out to paddle. Unfortunately, I had to work, so I
watched as the gages gradually dropped.
By Saturday, the options were pretty limited, but an old stand by was
running – Tville on the Farmington River in CT.
Tville (or the Traffiville Gorge) is a class II/III run just
north of Hartford. It’s only a mile
and a half long, but it has something for everyone – some easy surfwaves at the
beginning, a bigger play hole in the middle, and some fun rapids and ledges as
you run though the gorge.
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| Party Wave |
Temps were in the 40’s, and there was a brisk wind blowing
as we put in at Tarrifville Park.
We had 8 boats – one canoe (guess who) and 7 kayaks (Merrie, Jo-Ann, Shawn, Dennis, Sollie, Brad and Benjamin). Level was 1.5 feet, 500 cfs - low, but runnable.
We took our time and played on the easy surf waves above the gorge. Entering the gorge, we ran Bridge Abutment, Play Hole, Ledges and Typewriter. Run took us about 2 1/2 hours.
We took our time and played on the easy surf waves above the gorge. Entering the gorge, we ran Bridge Abutment, Play Hole, Ledges and Typewriter. Run took us about 2 1/2 hours.
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| Surfing at Cathy's Wave |
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