We paddlers call low head dams "drowning machines". Here is a presentation about why they are so dangerous:
April 29, 2015
Low Head Dams
This innocuous looking low head dam took the lives of two people last Saturday. One was a recreational kayaker who reportedly did not have on a life vest. The second was a volunteer member of a rescue unit sent to help.
We paddlers call low head dams "drowning machines". Here is a presentation about why they are so dangerous:
We paddlers call low head dams "drowning machines". Here is a presentation about why they are so dangerous:
April 28, 2015
Thinking of Joni Mitchell
I am filled with sadness over her illness. Here she is in my favorite example of her magnificent, gorgeous voice, her guitar, her lyrics, everything.
Upper Nantahala in my Hyside paddlecat
Upper Nanty in Hyside paddlecat from Dangerjudy on Vimeo
The reported level on the Cascades was 650, and the Lower Nanty was reported as 1400, and the put-in sidewalk was covered with water, so it was plenty, and a good level for the paddlecat.
The reported level on the Cascades was 650, and the Lower Nanty was reported as 1400, and the put-in sidewalk was covered with water, so it was plenty, and a good level for the paddlecat.
April 22, 2015
April 19, 2015
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