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| Rama sits in the left side eddy in the Funnel |
After the most recent Nor’easter, snow covered the ground as
I drove back out to Millers Falls. After a warm February, it seemed odd to have snow again in March. We met at the take out at the bridge on
Newton Street in Millers Falls for the shuttle back to the railroad bridge on
Route 2. We had six boats – 2 canoes (me and Jim) and 4 kayaks (Jo-ann, Ann,
Ian and Rama). The river was at a nice level – 4 feet, 1200 cfs.
It was a little cooler than I expected, and the wind was
blowing me all over the river. Other than that, conditions were pretty good. The river is a series of class II/II+ wave trains the lead
up to the main event – the Funnel (class III+/IV). My sole attempt at running the Funnel resulted in a long swim, so I have walked it ever since. I walked it again this time, which allowed me to
get some video of the rest of the crew coming through.
Lower Millers - The
Funnel from Erik
Eckilson on Vimeo.
Everyone took the right line except Rama who eddied out on
the left to be the safety boat. It
actually doesn’t look to bad on the video, except for the ledge on the right at
the bottom. You can see Jim
bouncing through it. I really need to
try it again sometime. When I asked who would run this rapid on on P-net here is the response that I got from Tom:
"Into the breech, boys! Into the breech!"
(Damn these voices that duel within Caverna Crania!)
TW
I'd twirl then tweet.
Broach boulder than freak.
Gulp twelve hundred cubic feet per second.
Float flopping on back,
toes point out style lacked.
Should have heeded a bankside that beckoned.
Or maybe I'd get lucky?Broach boulder than freak.
Gulp twelve hundred cubic feet per second.
Float flopping on back,
toes point out style lacked.
Should have heeded a bankside that beckoned.
"Into the breech, boys! Into the breech!"
(Damn these voices that duel within Caverna Crania!)
TW
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