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North Branch of the Lamoille River
Saturday May 3rd, 2003Organizer: Tony Shaw/Fritz Seftleber
Predominantly: int-adv WW
Water Level: medium low
Author: Tony Shaw
Painted Gauge (ft): 2
Kayakers (K1): Dave Diederich, James Raboin
Canoers (OC1): Tony Shaw
Our trio met in Johnson at 9:30, but the Gihon was (too our amazement) too low. I think there was one wedge of VT where the rainfall Friday May 2 was sparse...from Cambridge to Westfield to Swanton. On inspection following a short drive to Waterville even the North Branch was low (2 feet). But by then we were there, so there we stayed. We finished the run from the Back Rd. covered bridge all the way to the covered bridge on Church St. below Waterville. It's been a few years since I've run those ledges. I didn't paddle as well as I should have (thank God for drysuits!). I kept crashing into barely submerged rocks at the bottom of ledges/chutes and getting flipped by them! But it was such a lovely sun-drenched day and the water was sparklingly clear and I was in the company of low-key friends...what more could you ask for?