Hello everyone,
Yes, this message is practically identical to the one I posted a few weeks ago. Times and dates have been changed accordingly.
***NOTE*** If most people are organizing rides on their own, please say so. That way we can avoid meeting at the park & ride and just meet in the USA.
This Saturday, Sept 26th, Jon and I will be paddling the Taylorville and then the Eagle section of the Beaver river in New York. BeaverFest is now over, so crowds should be minimal. Water release is schedule from 10:00AM to 2:00PM for Taylorville, and 1:00PM to 5:00PM Eagle section.
Please post if you're planning on joining us.
Meet at the Fallowfield Park & Ride for 7:15AM sharp to organize carpooling:
https://goo.gl/YlpIWRIf we leave around 7:20AM, assuming border crossing goes well, we should be at the takeout around 10:00AM (give or take) with a usual pit stop at the corner store in Ogdensburg.
We'll be heading to the Taylorville section first:
https://goo.gl/rvDxHp (takeout)
Most likely do two laps and then head over to the Eagle section:
https://goo.gl/mgh0nG (Put in)
Odds are we will have post paddling celebratory/epic failure brewskis/food at a local establishment.
DON'T FORGET PASSPORTS!!! Also, please make sure you have travel insurance and make sure you have the right contact info in case something happens. Just let one of your buddies on the river know where the card is. If you don't have travel insurance, MEC offers discounts on such travel insurance for high risk sports, even for only a few days! Bottom of the page here:
http://www.mec.ca/AST/ContentPrimary/Services/Membership/MECMemberDiscounts.jspGeneral Information:
Both the Taylorville and Eagle sections are part of the Beaver river which on a scheduled water release. These sections can only be paddle a few Saturdays in a year mostly during September.
Taylorville is a fantastic creeking run with lots of variety but is very short. No point in bringing playboats, bring your creeker. Full face, elbow pads, etc. are not absolutely necessary, but most people wear them for this section. You can read all about each rapid here:
http://goo.gl/GdgYDSThe Eagle section is definitely only for the more advanced boaters. It has potential serious consequences and is considered a class 5 run. Full face helmet, elbow pads, etc. are highly recommended for this run. If you don't want to run the Eagle, you can easily come and watch to entertain yourselves. DON'T FORGET YOUR THROWBAG! The paddlers would appreciate people on shore having their throwbags ready just in case. Read more here:
https://goo.gl/TMts6Y and my video from a few years ago
https://goo.gl/5sVR4QSalut!