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Title: Blakney creek .
Post by: Mark.D. on March 28, 2009, 06:25:29 PM

 Coulden't make the Black today so dusted off the ol' Micro 230 and went to Blakney  , lots of eddie hopping , holes etc... a little boof at the end of the run, great creeking practice , I imagine it will be up for a month hopefully.  There is a large strainer near the top , so was putting in just below this , you will see it if you go to where the main flow turns the corner at the top (walk over beaver dam)
 A nice place for Paul to try out his 14th creekboat.

Title: 4TH
Post by: windowshade on March 28, 2009, 07:16:11 PM

NO need to exaggerate Mark ::)! Maybe next weekend?

Paul ;D

Title: Re: Blakney creek .
Post by: cleo on March 28, 2009, 07:55:47 PM

Hi,

I've never heard of this run before. Where is it? Any info you could provide would be much appreciated.

Cleo

Title: Re: Blakney creek .
Post by: windowshade on March 28, 2009, 08:11:13 PM

I don't have a map but I think Mark actually has a video, or maybe it was Ray C.

Paul

Title: Re: Blakney creek .
Post by: Mark.D. on March 28, 2009, 09:28:33 PM

25 minitues from kanata park and ride , just out of Almonte  , a great place to practice river running/creeking skills, next weekend sounds good ,let me know if you want to head out  ;D.

 not sure if this link will work , but just go to Almonte on google maps, take martin street north to the end and look on blakney road , you can zoom in on rapids. the one on the left is the main one that is pretty long , you just carry back up on trail.

       http://maps.google.ca/

Title: Re: Blakney creek .
Post by: cleo on March 29, 2009, 04:28:25 PM

Thanks for the info I'll have to go check that out.

Title: Re: Blakney creek .
Post by: Bill Schlarb on March 29, 2009, 06:01:09 PM

Here's the map location that Mark was trying to post

http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=45.267245,-76.250417&spn=0.010451,0.018303&t=h&z=16

The center of the map is just about where you put in.

Bill

Title: Re: Blakney creek .
Post by: Mark.D. on March 29, 2009, 09:27:08 PM

you park in the big parking lot on the left of the rapids , might go tuesday at 4pm.

Title: Re: Blakney creek .
Post by: GrahameH on March 29, 2009, 10:53:34 PM

I'm potentially able to go tuesday too, maybe a little later though...

Title: Re: Blakney creek .
Post by: ChristianG on March 29, 2009, 11:17:30 PM

I'd be able to go on Tuesday too (anytime really). Would need to share a ride though. Is anyone going by Sandy Hill?

--C.

Title: Re: Blakney creek .
Post by: Mark.D. on March 30, 2009, 08:15:58 PM

I cant make it tommorow , but plan on going wednesday and thursday being  there at 4 PM, if this changes I'll let you know. sorry Christian leaving from kanata on a tight schedule.