 |
| Running Lower Skannock Falls |
I was thinking about going up the NH for a low water run on
the Winni, but the threat of thunderstorms killed those plans. Instead, I stayed local and paddled the
Pawcatuck from Shannock to Richmond with RICKA. The sun was out and the river was at a nice level – 2.5’,130 cfs on the Wood River gage.
Since I had the float bags in the boat from the trip to the
Deerfield, I decided to run the the Lower Shannock Falls. It’s an easy line that goes from left
to right and then back to left. I
took in a little water in the drops at the end. After a little bit of surfing below the falls we headed
down.
 |
| Above the Richmond Dam |
This is a short but pretty section of river – about 3.5
miles. The Carolina Raceway
provides a little excitement, and the Carolina Canoe Campsite is a great place
to stop for lunch. Before long we
were down at the Richmond Dam.
I’ve run the Richmond Dam several times in the past, so
rather than looking myself I asked Chuck if it was runnable. He said it was, so
I did. The drop was a little
bigger than I expected, but I ran it fine, and followed up with a little
surfing.
 |
| Surfing at the Richmond Dam |
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.