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| Sandy |
There was traffic everywhere – on the Mass Pike driving up,
and in tubes on the river – but it was still worth it. I headed up to the Deerfield to do the
annual “Easy Whitewater” trip in the Lower Deerfield with RICKA.
We ran the section from the Zoar Picnic Area to Charlemont Academy
– about 7 miles. We had 7 boats –
4 kayaks (Kate, Earl, Bob and Andy), 2 canoes (Brian and me) and 1 ducky
(Sandy). The river was at a nice
level for the run (1,100 cfs on the Charlemont gage). Since
the release didn’t start until 11:00, we had to wait until 2:00 to put-in.
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| Earl |
I really do enjoy this section of the river. It’s more quickwater than whitewater,
but there are enough playspots to keep it interesting, and I can paddle my Yellowstone Solo. There are
even a couple of named rapids above Shunpike (I never knew that):
- Directly below the Zoar Picnic Area is the Blam Dance Rapid
- Below that, the sharp curve to the left is the Spin Out Rapid
- To the left of the island with the squirt line at the bottom is the Junction
Below Shunpike, it is mostly quickwater interspersed with
easy rapids. We pulled out at
Charlemont at around 5:30. After retrieving
the cars, we stopped at Smokey Bro’s for BBQ on the way home. Great day.
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| Approaching Shunpike |
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