Over the past couple weeks the Southeast has been getting a lot of love from the rain gods, and it just reminded me of just how good the southeast is when its raining! With tons of great options within a couple hours of Asheville, it really is hard to beat. In the past couple weeks, I have managed to get on a number of NC classics that rival the best rivers in the world.
Upper Big Creek, The Green (with water in it), Big Laurel (flooded), Overflow, Horsepasture and the Linville all in a 10 day time span. Gotta love it!
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Anne Sontheimer at Singley's Falls, Overflow (Photo by Jason McClure) |
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Me at the final drop of Gravity, Overflow (Photo by Jason McClure) |
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Me entering Thrasher Pike B, Horsepasture (Photo by Robbie Gilson) |
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Anne Sontheimer exiting Thrasher Pike B, Horsepasture (Photo by Robbie Gilson) |
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Dave Herman coming through S-turn, Linville (Photo by Paul Stamilio) |
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Anne Sontheimer at Cathedral Falls, Linville (Photo by Paul Stamilio) |
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Me at Cathedral Falls, Linville (Photo by Paul Stamilio) |
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I must note that another thing that made this recent boating so awesome was getting my best friend Anne out on three big southeastern runs that she had never been on before (Overflow, Horsepasture and Linville) all in the same week! It was the first time we had gotten to do something new and big together since she gave birth to her son two years ago. Just goes to show that moms can still go big!