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Hudson Gorge
Sunday May 16th, 2004Organizer: Tony Shaw
Predominantly: int-adv WW
Water Level: medium
Author: Tony Shaw
Internet Gauge (ft): (with the
Internet Gauge (cfs): (with the
USGS Gauge Name: North Creek
Kayakers (K1): Jamie Dolan, David Hill, Phil Marshall , John Pandolfo, Frank Wells
Canoers (OC1): Eric Bishop, Tony Shaw
The Indian River is ALWAYS III+. But at 4 feet before the bubble the Hudson Gorge is by and large II-III not III-IV. Still, the holes can impede your progress if you let them. The day began overcast but turned out gorgeous. A slight tailwind helped us onward and kept the blackflies from eating us alive.
In the Paddle Talk/Paddle Pix area I posted a photo of 4 kayakers in our group making their way down "the Narrows", which was the most turbulent rapid we encountered. For three of the four pictured this was their first descent of the Gorge and they all loved it, including John Pandolfo who (remarkably) has been whitewater kayaking for less than a year.
Tony Shaw