Did you come out and play with us on the Ocoee River this past weekend? If not you missed a heck of a weekend! Saturday’s forecast called for rain all day. As usual though, the weather man got it a little bit wrong. The rain held off until our trip got off the water, and then it really let loose. Sunday’s forecast called for more rain. We woke up to a perfect blue sky and warm sunny weather. Never believe a weather forecast up here in the mountains – often we’ll end up sunny when they call for rain and vice-versa! And hey – what’s the worst that can happen if it does rain – you get wet? And finally, the only way to experience the Ocoee River at high water is during or after a huge rain event, so don’t let a chance of showers slow you down!
While driving to the putin for training, we noticed that the Upper Ocoee River was running. Not wanting to miss the rare opportunity of running the Upper Ocoee during April, we stopped and dropped our rafts in at the top of the Olympic Course. This allowed us to show the trainees a new section of river, and at a significantly higher flow than normal!
Amy heading for the Eddy to look at Godzilla and Humongous
This day we had about 1000 cubic feet per second more water than normal on the Upper Section of the Ocoee River. Godzilla and Humongous like to chew up rafts and spit them out at normal levels, at this water level they were true mutants. Amy and I took a quick look and decided to skirt them to the left.
Peter skirting Godzilla and Humongous
Big Water Whitewater Rafting on the Upper Ocoee
More Big Ocoee River Whitewater Rafting
Double Trouble on the Middle Ocoee River at High Water
More Ocoee River Whitewater Rafting
Hell Hole and Powerhouse get really big at high water – below are the trainees hitting the meat!
Trainees going for the meat of Hell Hole
Did I mention that Hell Hole and Powerhouse, the last two rapids on the Middle Ocoee River get huge at high water? Peter and his crew almost went back in for an unintended surf here, but fortunately their strong paddling pulled them out – Ocoee River Whitewater Rafting is most definitely a team sport!
First of a series of Peter and crew at Hell Hole
Big hit at Big water on the Ocoee River
There's a raft in there I swear!
Starting to emerge from Hell Hole
Are we out yet?
Ocoee Adventure Center's Blog 
Mar 09, 2011 @ 01:05:01
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