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| Brown's Ledge |
One of the things that I missed during the pandemic (one of the many things) were the Thursday night Tville runs. I was able to get back there last night, and it was great.
Tville is one of the best-known whitewater runs in southern New England. The run itself is short - just 1.5 miles, but the water runs most of the year and there are play spots for paddlers of all skill levels. At yesterday’s level – 2 feet, 800 cfs - it is a class II/III run.
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| Brown's Ledge |
We ran the shuttle (masks on, windows open, all vaccinated) and headed downstream from the park. There was plenty of water at Cathy’s Wave and Brown's Ledge. I ran the Bridge Abutment Rapid first and got some pictures of the rest of the group coming through.
As usual, I ran the rapids above the play hole to the left. The play hole was definitely too big for me to try surfing, but I go some pictures and video of the rest of the crew. Below the play hole are a couple of small ledges that I ran to the left.
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| Below Inquisition |
Below that are the Inquisition Ledges. I ran the first to the right (avoiding the big hole in the center). From there, I tried to ferry across, but started too low and got pushed downstream onto the rocks. Fortunately, I was able to keep the boat upright and the downstream gunnel above the water until I slipped back off. I managed to complete the ferry on my second attempt (look where you want to go!).
I had my second swim of the year in the squirrely water below the Inquisition Ledges. I got flushed downstream on my first attempt at Typewriter and called it a night, but it was still great to be back.
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