Sugar
Creek
from
Shades
to
Turkey
Run |
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White
River
from
Waverly
to
Henderson
Ford |
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Paddle group gathers outside the DQ at SR37&144. Jack Fenoglio, Scott Selle, Eric Stallsmith, Dale Perry, Cara Stallsmith, Andy Ratermann, Chris Robinson, Joan Perry, Jeff Kuhn, Joe Smith, Ginny Baker, Susan Selle, Bret Robinson, Renee Ratermann, Jose Joven, Rod O'Conner, Jack Countryman. Pix by Wayne Jones. |
Jeff Kuhn, Jack Countryman, and Joe Smith try to look sharp for muster. Didn't work! Pix by Wayne Jones. |
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Fall
Creek
Float
from
79th
to
56th
Street |
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Dale Perry gives instructions to Fall Creek Paddlers at the 79th Street put-in site. |
The paddling group listens to Dale explain the log jams and low water points to expect. The 7 river-miles float took nearly 4 hours to complete including the lunch break. |
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Descent to the 79th Street Bridge Put-In |
Charlene Binion readies her brand new Wenonah Solitude for its maiden voyage. |
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Jose
Goes
To
Florida-nearly
stays
to
live
in
swamp |
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Hello
All, Two weeks in Florida isn't enough. I came back to 28 degrees F in Indy. My Choctawhatchee trip was great. High water and cool temps only added to the excitement. I was "buzzed" by an Army helicopter and got a picture to prove it. Very exciting. A pair of osprey dive bombed my boat. I also saw an eagle. Paddled over 100 miles in 8 days. Some minor drama, I had been cutting the oxbows since the water was flowing across them thru the trees. It was fun manuvering thru the fast flowing water and popping out into the river on the other side. |
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The
last
day
I
followed
a
quick
flowing
channel
off
RL.
It
flowed
into
a
wooded
area.
There
was
good
current
so
I
followed
what
looked
like
a
creek
channel.
After
1/2
hr
it
ended
in
a
swamp
with
slight
current.
I
reasoned
"follow
the
current"
and
it
would
take
me
back
to
the
river.
In
this
instance,
WRONG...it
only
took
me
deeper
into
the
swamp.
Heavy
growth
stopped
my
progress.
I
found
it
hard
to
backtrack
thru
the
trees. My GPS pointed the way to the river (about 1 mile to the NW) but it was impossible to get there directly. The water was often deeper than the paddleshaft, other times I would get out and drag the canoe. The swamp seemed to take me deeper instead of offering an escape. I would thread thru a tight section thinking I could see an opening up ahead only to get there and find more trees, vines, bushes...swamp. A moment of panic, everything looked the same. I couldn't hear the river running but knew it was up there somewhere. I kept probing, backtracking, probing. I considered having to sleep in the bottom of the canoe in the swamp. Not inviting. Finally after 45 minutes I clawed my way thru bushes to find a small open channel with slight current. Followed it to a larger bayou and eventually to the river. I stayed in the main channel the rest of the day. Here is a pic a Florida native took of me at Cypress Springs on HolmesCreek. Jose Joven |
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Winter
Meeting
and
Awards
and
Boat
Building
Presentations |
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Earl King checks Dan Clark's Baidarka boat |
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Jack Binion admires Jose Joven's craft |
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Ed Winslow's Pigmy Tandem |
2001
Trip
Planning
Meeting |
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A sizeable group gathered at the Robinson's home to plan the 2001 Trip Schedule. Planners included Bret and Chris Robinson, Jordan Ross, Jeff Kuhn, Eric and Cara Stallsmith, Gary and Patty Bledsoe, Reggie and Debbie Baker, Joe Smith, Shirley Gates, Lori Gates, Dan Clark, Ed Winslow, Earl King, Donnis Kirkman, and Andy Ratermann |
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Bret
Robinson
(HCC
Executive
Officer)
and
wife
Chris
plot
the
planning
decisions
of
the
group.
The
Executive
Officer
has
the
responsibility
of
coordinating
the
building
of
the
yearly
trip
schedule.
Trips
Flatwater
-
Shirley
Gates |
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Planners Susie Evans, Andy Ratermann, Patty Bledsoe and Earl King assist in the planning of the 2001 Trip Schedule. |
New
Year's
Day
Float
2001 |
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