Tville - November 8, 2025

Below the First Drop

We got a little rain this week and Tville came up to a low, but still fun level – 1.5 feet, 500, cfs. I contacted Paul D. and he was up for a morning run. I didn’t want to scratch up my Millbrook Outrage, but it was a perfect opportunity to try out my Mad River Outrage with the slightly higher (9”) pedestal.

We met at the Mill at 10:00 and ran the shuttle down to the take-out. We skipped the rapids at the top that would have been boney, but there was plenty of water at Cathy’s Wave and Brown's Ledge. I ran the Bridge Abutment Rapid first, but my camera was messed up so I missed Paul coming through.

Running the Second Drop

I ran the rapids above the Play Hole to the left – a little too far left. I caught my bow in one of the eddies above the Play Hole and got spun around. I just caught the edge of the Play Hole going through backwards, but made it through fine.

The removal of the Spoonville Dam in 2012 revealed a series of three class III drops below the Play Hole. I ran the first down the ledges on the left, but ferried over to river right to get a couple of pictures of the bigger drop on the right.

Below the Third Drop

I ran the second drop to the right – once again a little too far to the right. This time I ended up in the rocks above the drop. I worked my way out, ran the drop, and caught the eddy on the right. After ferrying to the left, the third drop is easy.

After practicing ferries below the third drop we headed down to Typewriter. I caught the eddy on the left, and then ferried across, but got sucked downstream in the big current. We practiced eddy turns and peal outs in Vortex before heading down to the take out. I was on the road home by 1:30.

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Thursday Night Tville - June 19, 2025

Party Wave

With hot weather and the Juneteenth holiday, it seemed like a great day to do a Thursday Night Tville run on the Farmington River. It is amazing that we are in late June and Tville is still going strong.

The Farmington River arises near Otis, MA and flows generally south and east for 47-miles through Connecticut until it reaches the Connecticut River near Windsor, CT. There are several sections of the Farmington that are popular for whitewater boating – New Boston (class III/IV), Riverton/Satan’s Kingdom (class I/II), Crystal (class II), and of course “Tville” or the Tariffville Gorge (class II/III).

Playhole

Tville is one of the best-known whitewater runs in southern New England. It is the site of an annual spring slalom race and has hosted national and Olympic trials. 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 – 2.4-feet, 1,000 cfs - it is a class II+ run, with a couple of class III rapids at the end.

We met at Tarrifville Park and ran the shuttle down to the take-out at Taxis Avenue. We had 16 in the group – 15 kayaks and 1 canoe - what else is new. These was plenty of water at the top, and 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.

Top of Double Drop

As usual, I ran the rapids above the Play Hole to the left and got out to get some picture of the kayaks in the Playhole. Below the Playhole are three ledges that I run to the left. I did get some pictures of folks running the bigger drop on the right.

I ran double drop to the right and caught the eddy. The water was moving fast between the drops, but I was able to catch a wave trough, which made it easy to ferry over to the other side to run the second drop. At this level, I could have run the first drop on the left and avoided the ferry.

Sunset on the river

We headed down to Typewriter, but with the island in the middle wearing away, the surf wave was not as big. I peeled out just as Ed was coming through with one of the newer paddlers. As we got into the squirrely water below Typewriter, I actually ran Ed over after tipping him over. He rolled back up no worse for wear.

We finally made to the takeout by around 8:00. I loaded up my gear, changed up and was on my way in about 15 minutes. It seems like a longer drive home at night. I get home around 10:00.

Surfing at Cathy's Wave

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Crystal - June 7, 2025

Punch Brook

My original plan was to do the RICKA Flatwater trip on the Upper Wood River, but it got cancelled due to rain. My second option was the RICKA sea kayak trip at Potter Cove, but it got postponed until tomorrow. I needed to paddle today, so I sent an email to Paul D. to see what he was doing. We decided to do an early run on the Crystal section of the Farmington River to beat the rain.

The Farmington arises near Otis, MA and flows generally south and east for 47 miles through Connecticut until it flows into the Connecticut River near Windsor. There are several sections of the Farmington that are popular for whitewater boating – New Boston - class III/IV (1, 2, 3), “Tville” or the Tariffville Gorge - class II/III, Riverton - class I, Satan’s Kingdom - class I/II(III), and of course Crystal - class II.

Ledge above Route 4

I met Paul at the put in at 9:00. We unloaded the boat and ran the shuttle down to the Red Barn. The river was running at 6.5 feet, 1,100 cfs – a great level with lots of play spots. The run is a series of class I/II rapids that start off easy and get more difficult as you move downstream.

The first major rapid is the site of the Punch Brook Slalom. From there, the rapids continue as a series of rock gardens and wave trains. We spent a lot of time surfing and ferrying through the rock gardens. The largest rapid is the ledge above the Route 4 Bridge that we ran to the right. The run took about 3-hours and I was on the road back home by 12:30. We beat the rain on the river, but it poured on the way home.

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How’s this for single blading - Tville – November 30, 2024

Chris running Initiation on the West

Back in September I ran the class III section of the West River. The first rapid just below the dam is called Initiation. It’s one of those rapids that is relatively easy if you take the right line, but usually ends in disaster if you don’t – at least for me. I was standing off to the side taking pictures and watching folks go though when I see this guy coming down on a paddle board. I think he’s going to swim for sure, but he picked the perfect line and made it through fine. That’s the line I took. I figured if he can do it on a paddle board then I should be able to do it in a canoe.  

Well, it’s a tradition around here to get out on Black Friday to paddle off some of that Thanksgiving turkey. With the rain on Thanksgiving Tville was up, but I didn’t see any trips on Friday. Instead, I got together with Paul D. for a low level (1.5 feet, 500 cfs) run on Saturday. We were joined by Chris - the guy on the paddle board from the West. He was amazing to watch – ran every drop, surfed every hole and made it look easy. When he did fall off he just jumped back on - easy recovery. Almost makes me want to try a SUP - almost.   

Chris running the top of Double Drop

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Tville again - July 9, 2024

With 90º temperatures and the river up after recent rains (1.8 feet, 700 cfs), I decided to join Paul’s Tuesday night Tville run with the CT/AMC. We had thunder rumbling in the background, and the skies opened up with rain at the end, but it was still a great night.

Surfing at Cathy's Wave

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Thursday Night Tville - June 13, 2024

The crew

Spring will soon be turning to summer, and I had yet to get out for a Thursday night Tville run on the Farmington River with the CT/AMC. With temperatures in the 80’s (first trip in shorts and a tee shirt), I decided that this would be the day.

The Farmington River arises near Otis, MA and flows generally south and east for 47 miles through Connecticut until it reaches the Connecticut River near Windsor, CT. There are several sections of the Farmington that are popular for whitewater boating – New Boston (class III/IV), Riverton/Satan’s Kingdom (class I/II), Crystal (class II), and of course “Tville” or the Tariffville Gorge (class II/III).

Cathy's Wave

Tville is one of the best-known whitewater runs in southern New England. It is the site of an annual spring slalom race, and has hosted national and Olympic trials. 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 – 1.5 feet, 550 cfs - it is more of a class II run, at least the way I run it.

We met at Tarrifville Park and ran the shuttle down to the take-out at Taxis Avenue. We had 13 in our group, and met up with 6 more along the way. 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.

Typewriter

As usual, I ran the rapids above the Play Hole to the left, and got out to get some video of folks surfing. It was cool to watch Kieth in his C1. Below the Playhole are three ledges that I run to the left. I did get some pictures of folks running the bigger drop on the right. I headed down to Double Drop behind Erin. It looked like she was going center, so I took my normal line to the right.

As I approached the drop, I could see Erin’s kayak upside-down right in the center of my line. She had flipped in the hole and was in the process of rolling back up. Fortunately, I was able to sideslip further to the right to avoid running her over. After I passed, Erin rolled up no worse for wear. We did some surfing at Typewriter before heading down to the take-out.


C1 Playboating at the Tville Play Hole from Erik Eckilson on Vimeo.

I posted this video on canoetripping.net, and Glenn MacGrady posted this remembrance of the old days at the Tville Play Hole.

There was a time when the line of boaters playing in the Tville hole every weekend and often during the week included no C1s and only a rare kayak—but just open canoes. It was where I learned to ride surf, side surf, slide surf, spin surf, and use cross strokes for downstream bracing. There were, of course, no three dimensional aquabatics in an open canoe, but some paddlers could and did roll open canoes in the Tville hole. Sue Burgess used to stand on the gunwales of her Blue Hole OC-A while side surfing in the hole, and then lower herself and rotate her body 180° upside down until she was headstanding on her seat, all while still on a balanced side surf.

Maybe I need to get back in the hole and practice.

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Day after Turkey Paddle – Crystal – November 24, 2023

Crystal/Punch Brook Rapid

Like the New Year’s Day Paddle, the Day after Turkey/Black Friday Paddle is becoming a bit of a tradition around here - skip the shopping and get out on the river to burn off calories from of that turkey dinner. When I saw that Paul D. was running a CTAMC leaders choice class II trip on Black Friday, I decided to join.

We got some rain on Tuesday that brought up a lot of rivers up and gave us hope for some interesting options. Paul’s initial list included the Salmon, Shepaug, Naugatuck and Housatonic, along with several class II sections of the Farmington - Riverton, Satan’s Kingdom, and Crystal. Unfortunately, by the time Friday came, most of the rivers had dropped, so we ended up on the Crystal section of the Farmington River – fine with me.

Surf wave at the wall

The Farmington arises near Otis, MA and flows generally south and east for 47 miles through Connecticut until it flows into the Connecticut River near Windsor. There are several sections of the Farmington that are popular for whitewater boating – New Boston - class III/IV, “Tville” or the Tariffville Gorge - class II/III, Riverton - class I, Satan’s Kingdom - class I/II(III), and of course Crystal - class II.

Back in the day I took many trips out to Crystal to paddle with Matt and Scott. It’s a long drive for a relatively short run, so I hadn’t been there for years when COVID hit. With the Farmington River Trail running alongside, Crystal was an easy bike shuttle, so Paul and I ran it three times in three months (January, February, March) in 2021. By April most people were vaccinated and the car shuttles started up again. This would be my first time back since then.

Bernackie Rapid

We arrived at the put-in (185 Canton Road, Burlington, CT - 41.794267, -72.925324) at 10:00 to run the shuttle down to the Red Barn. The river had peaked at just over 6.5 feet, 1,000 cfs. on Wednesday, but had dropped back down to 5.5 feet, 700 cfs. by the time we got on the river - low, but still runnable.

The run is a series of class I/II rapids that start off easy and get more difficult as you move downstream. The first major rapid is the site of the Punch Brook Slalom. From there, the rapids continue as a series of rock gardens and wave trains. We spent a lot of time surfing and ferrying through the rock gardens. The largest rapid is the ledge above the Route 4 Bridge that we ran to the right. The run took us about 2 1/2-hours and I was home by 4:00. Sure beats shopping.

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Hanging with the single bladers - June 15, 2023

Looked like it was going to be a busy weekend, so I was glad to have the option for a Thursday night run at Tville. The level was low (1.5 feet, 500 cfs), but fine for what I like to do. It was nice to hang out with a bunch of single bladers, even if they were on paddle boards rather than in canoes.

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Tville - February 26, 2023

Paul D. at Cathy's Wave

It was 28 degrees, the sky was gray and snow covered the trees as I headed west on the Mass Pike near Worcester. I was thinking about all the great trips that I did with Matt and Scott in similar conditions back when I was starting out. Fortunately (or unfortunately), Hartford didn’t get as much snow as the Worcester Hills, and temperatures warmed into the high 30s/low 40s by the time we got on the water. It was still a great day.

It's been a long time since I’ve had my whitewater boat out, and my knee has been feeling better, so I sent an email to Paul D. to see if he would be interested in a Tville run. We agreed to meet at noon at the mill put-in since the gate at Tariffville Park is closed in the winter and parking there can be limited. After a quick catch-up we unloaded our boats and started getting ready. As I was putting on my drysuit I ripped a hole one of the latex booties. Oh well, it was old and getting tight anyway, so I ordered a yellow (Mantis) Kokatat Legacy.

Don running Bridge Abutment

After running the shuttle we launched just as another group was coming down from Tariffville Park. We ended up in a group of eight – six kayaks (Paul, Sean, Denise, Jo-Ann, Nathan and Ian) and 2 canoes (me and Don). The river was at a nice level – 2.1 feet, 800 cfs. With a hole in my drysuit I was pretty conservative in my paddling. I ran the rapids, but didn’t do a lot of surfing.

We had two swims for the day – Nathan who flipped in Klingon above the Playhole, and Don who flipped in the squirrely water below Double Drop (Inquisition Ledges). Nathan’s boat ended up pined on the rocks below the playhole. I was afraid it would be tough to get off, but it wasn’t. Don took the left line at the first drop in Double Drop, but missed the eddy. He ended up in the squirrely water after running straight through the second drop. I have flipped there before and it is not the easiest place to get back in the boat.

Nathan in the Playhole

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Day-After-Turkey Paddle - Tville - November 26, 2022

Cathy's Wave

Like the New Year’s Day Paddle, the Day-After-Turkey Paddle is a bit of a tradition around here. It should be on Black Friday, but for me that didn’t work this year - the kids came over for turkey left-overs. Fortunately, Paul D. was doing a run at Tville on Saturday, so the Day-After-Turkey Paddle was saved.

We met at 11:00 at Tariffville Park to drop our boats and run the shuttle. We had 6 boat – 4 kayaks and 2 canoes. It was nice to have another open boater along, and I hadn’t paddled with Charlie for a while.

Bridge Abutment

The day was sunny and warm, and the river was at a nice level - 1.6 feet, 560 cfs. It was a little boney below the put-in, but there was plenty of water at Cathy’s Wave and Brown's Ledge for some open-boat surfing. 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 Playhole to the left. Below the Playhole are a couple of small ledges that I run to the left. I ran the upper ledge at Double Drop to the right, and had no problem with the ferry to the left to run the second drop. I caught the eddy, but skipped the surf in Typewriter.

The first ledge at Double Drop

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Starting the summer off right - Tville Again - June 23, 2022

The kayak crew

The first day of summer was on Tuesday, and it would have been a great night to paddle. Unfortunately, I had stuff to do at work, so I was glad to see that the CTAMC also had a Thursday night Tville trip. We had 11 paddlers from five states - RI, MA, CT, NY and NJ. Level was low, but still good for the summer - 1.5 feet, 500 cfs. No swims for me this time.

Running the Double Drop/Inquisition Ledges

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Riverton - June 26, 2021

Six paddlers from five states (RI, MA, CT, NY and NJ) representing 4 clubs (HRCK, RICKA, AMC-CT, AMC-NY/NJ) in a wide range of boats met at a central location in CT to do the 11-mile run on the Farmington River from Riverton to Satan’s Kingdom.

Bill and I arrived early and took a walk down to the Satan’s Kingdom rapid – brought back memories of hanging out down there with Matt and Scott. We put-in below the Goodwin Dam off Hogback Road, and took out at the parking lot at the Satan’s Kingdom State Recreation Area – about 11 miles. The river was running low - 300 cfs from Goodwin Dam and 35 cfs from the Still River. We spent most of our time dodging rocks and trying to avoid the shallow spots. Still a nice day.

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Thursday Night Tville - May 20, 2021

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.

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. 

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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Crystal - March 14, 2021

I hadn't been to Crystal for years, and now I have been there three times in two months. Nice run, easy bike shuttle, and a paddling partner in Paul who is great to paddle with have made this an easy choice. It’s also nice to get my whitewater boat out.

Crystal is the 3-mile section of the Farmington River from the Route 179 River Trail parking lot in Burlington to the recreational parking area on River Road in Unionville. There are eight rapids that start out easy, and get progressively more difficult as you move downstream. We tend to spend a lot of time surfing and ferrying through the rock gardens. River was at a nice level - 6.2 feet, 1,000 cfs. Paul’s GPS said we paddled 4.5-miles on this 3-mile section, so that is a lot of paddling into the current.

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River Church at Crystal – February 28, 2021

I decided to head out for a little "River Church" today with Paul at the  Crystal section of the Farmington. With yesterday's rain and snowmelt, the river was forecast to hit 700 cfs., but with the cold night it didn’t get close. It topped off at 5.8 ft., 500 cfs. - as low as I have ever run it. 

Some of the rapids were a little boney at the top, but there was usually water by the time you got to the middle. We spent over 2-hours on the river, so we found things to do. Bike shuttle on the road had a little more elevation than the bike path, but it was fine.  

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Day after “Day after Turkey” Paddle – Tville – November 30, 2019

Moving in to surf at the Playhole

The “Day after Turkey” paddle is a bit of a tradition around here, and my original plan was the run the Lower Millers with John Kaz & Co. Unfortunately, I got half way there and realized that I forgotten my dry suit - bummer! Fortunately, the crew from CT was doing a trip at Tville on Saturday, so I had another option.  

Looking back I was surprised to see that it has been over a year since I paddled at Tville. I made one Thursday night paddle this year, but that was at Crystal. For this trip the level would be perfect for practicing in my new boat – 1.8 feet, 700 cfs. – class II, easy III.

The swim after

We put in at the park and headed downstream, checking out the play spots along the way. When we got to the main playhole I was going to pass, but when Jo-Ann offered to take some pictures I had to take her up on it. I bounced around on the billow for a while until I was able to nudge the bow down into the hole. From there the swim was quick – spun around and over I went. 

At least it is an easy swim, and the crew was great about recovering my boat. This was my forth swim of the year, and my first in the new boat. My first swim was at Great Swamp in my Yellowstone Solo, and my second and third swims were on Fife Brook in the Encore (that was a bad day). While I had practiced wet exits on flatwater in the Outrage, it’s nice to know I can do it in real conditions. 

Surfing at Cathy's Wave

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Thursday Night Crystal? - May 16, 2019

It is usually "Thursday Night Tville", but due to high water levels the Thursday night CTAMC trip got moved to Crystal. It took me two hours to get there avoiding rush hour traffic in Hartford, but it was a beautiful night to be on the water. The river was at a nice level - around 7 feet, 1500 cfs. The seal launch hill looks a little stepper without the snow.


Crystal Seal Launches from Erik Eckilson on Vimeo.

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Crystal Section of the Farmington - April 6, 2019

Milana

It’s been 4-years since I took a trip out to the Crystal (Collinsville to Unionville) section of the Farmington.  When I saw a trip posted by New York-Northern New Jersey Chapter on the AMC website, I decided it was time for a return visit.  

The Farmington arises near Otis, MA and flows generally south and east for 47 miles through Connecticut until it flows into the Connecticut River near Windsor. There are several sections of the Farmington that are popular for whitewater boating – New Boston (class III/IV), “Tville” or the Tariffville Gorge (class (II/III), Riverton/Satan’s Kingdom (class I/II), and of course Crystal (class II).

Neil

The river was dropping on Friday as final plans were being made, so we met at the commuter lot off Route 8 in case we needed to change to a different river.  As it turned out, rain on Friday night brought the river back up to a nice level – 6.2 feet, 800 cfs.  

We had eight boats for the trip - six canoes (me, Neil, Paul, Charles, Stephan and Mary Ann) and two kayaks (Oleg and Milana). It was raining when I left Rhode Island, but sunny and warm when we put in at the river.

Oleg

We put-in just below the Collinsville Dam and began our run. This section is about 3-miles long and includes a series of class I/II rapids that get more difficult as you move downstream. The first major rapid is the site of the Punch Brook Slalom, and the gates were being installed as we paddled through. I was able to hit most of the gates, but it wasn't easy, and I certainly wasn’t fast.  

From here, the rapids continue as a series of rock gardens and wave trains. The largest is the ledge above the Route 4 Bridge that we ran to the right. The run took us about 4-hours. We took-out at the bike trail parking lot below the Red Barn.

Charles

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Second Swim of the Year - Thursday Night Tville – September 6, 2018

There were thunderstorms on the drive down, and heavy rain on the drive back, but in between we had just a few sprinkles and another fun night on the river. Level was 1.5 feet, 500 cfs – low but still fluid. We put in at the Mill off Route 189 just above Cathy’s Wave.  I had my second swim of the year at the playhole. I immediately got spun around, then the stern sank back into the hole and the boat filled up with water – over I went.  Easy self rescue though and another poem from TW.

Within those holes that spin us,
is found some thoughts to pin us,
corkboard mementos
soddenly to dry, so laugh at failures
hope there shan't die,
and should the blackness
take in our light,
to other worlds
let's flow a flight,
up from such depths
by aqueous assist, non-acquiescent
of waters' persist.

Learnin' and turnin' the riparian dawn,
an E-squared factor keeps paddlin' on.
TW

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River Church - Tville - May 27, 2018

Horseshoe Ledge

As I drove up Blue Hill Avenue in Bloomfield I noticed a bunch of big mega-churches. It was Sunday morning so the parking lots were full. On this Sunday I was glad to be going to a different church - River Church.

It has been almost a year since I took the drive out to Tariffville to run the “Tville” section of the Farmington River. The Farmington arises near Otis, MA and flows generally south and east for 47 miles through Connecticut until it flows into the Connecticut River near Windsor, CT. There are several sections of the Farmington that are popular for whitewater boating – New Boston (class III/IV), Riverton/Satan’s Kingdom (class I/II), Crystal (class II), and of course “Tville” or the Tariffville Gorge (class (II/III).  

Approaching the Playhole

Tville is one of the best-known whitewater runs in southern New England. It is the site of an annual spring slalom race, and has hosted national and Olympic trials.  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. on the Tariffville gage) it is a class II/III run. 

I met up with the group from the CT/AMC at Tariffville Park to run the shuttle down to the take-out on Tunxis Road. It’s been a while since I have run it at this level. Cathy’s Wave and the Horsehoe Ledge were at a nice level. As you enter the gorge the intensity picks up a bit with the Bridge Abutment Rapid (ran right) and the Playhole (ran left).  The Playhole was at nice level, but I was still too chicken to try.

Typewriter

Below the Playhole are a couple of small ledges that I ran to the left.  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 left to run the second drop, but got swept downstream early.  Fortunately I still made it through the shoot. After my second attempt surfing at Typewriter I got swept downstream. 

Below Typewriter

I did earn another poem on P-net from Tom.

Seems to me you’ve positioned yourself semi-church,
under cumuli cathedral though your pew’s about to lurch.
Devil’s wavin’ from big hole so best take righteous direction.
Hell, your positioned halfway there dodgin’ wave in genuflection.

Perhaps naming that red Bell of yours, “A Beady Rosary” might “indulge” a few additional church kitchen passes?

Peace be with you, brother.

Signed,
The Methodless Methodist Married Into the Vatican Mob
(Without a host, mind ya!)
TW

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