Lots of rocks in the river now
New rock piles
New rapid with a nice boof in the middle
(above) New Rapid we call Stop and Go
(above) Tom HehnenSo its the middle of July and supposed to be the dry season for the south east.When in fact this year so far, has been the opposite.With 8+ inches of rain in Overton county Tennessee,and rumers of bridges being blown out.I thought its time to investigate,so I drove to the Roaring river put in.When I got there I was amazed at how far the river was up.I had never seen it so big.What usually was a 10 foot boof at the put in,was now only about 2 feet high.The roar of the river could be felt on the bank where I was standing. Not knowing exactly what that much water would do,I did have the idea that some stuff had moved.
Five days later Tom Hehnen and I decided to run the river to see what the damage was.It looked like some one had dredged the river bottom.Places that used to be only a couple of feet deep are now over my head.There are car and house size boulders scattered through out all the rapids exposing huge black shale shores.The upper rapids are know alot harder to boat scout,becouse you can't see the bottom of them.Its really boulder choked, and the water is more channeled up in places that used to be scrapy.There are a few new seives not many under cuts.
There are a few new rapids ,and new ledges on this run with great boofs and tight technical lines.
