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Upper Pine, 15 miles in 5 hrs on sunny day

Published on 7/17/2014

15 mile, 5 hr paddle (with 2 stops) down the Pine from Briarpatch to Elm Flats on a gorgeous, sunny day. Only 2 unexpected happenings: 1) the kayaker tipped getting in at the put-in, but was comfortable paddling in wet clothes (BRRR!), and 2) there was no way to bunny hop a downed tree, so worked as a team to get the boats over it from the log & steep bank since the river was too deep. What a fun adventure with friends Jocelyn, Ian, Bob & Kathy!

Trip Report & Photos by Trip Leader, Sara Cockrell

  
 
Ian & Bob
 
Kathy & Jocelyn
 
Jocelyn maneuvering her canoe over the downed tree
 
This downed tree was too high out of the water to bunny hop, so we had to
come up with another solution since the river was too deep & the bank too steep.
  
Bob pulling boats over the log. Great teamwork, Kathy, Jocelyn, Ian & Bob!