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wyandottecaver wrote:There's even parks ranch cave..of which I have memories..some of them fond...others not so much...from the NCRC weeklong :) Of course the real problem I saw with NM caving was I had to carry 4 gallons of water everywhere and their concept of "anchor recruitment" i.e. lassoing 10 scraggly bushes to drop a cliff! Of course I'm chicken
wyandottecaver wrote:There's even parks ranch cave..of which I have memories..some of them fond...others not so much...from the NCRC weeklong :) Of course the real problem I saw with NM caving was I had to carry 4 gallons of water everywhere and their concept of "anchor recruitment" i.e. lassoing 10 scraggly bushes to drop a cliff! Of course I'm chicken
NZcaver wrote:But as for kayaking - unfortunately my kayaking days are over for a while. I just sold my old kayak which I'd outgrown, and with all this traveling it's not really worth getting another right now. Maybe some day I'll get back into it...
fuzzy-hair-man wrote:NZcaver wrote:But as for kayaking - unfortunately my kayaking days are over for a while. I just sold my old kayak which I'd outgrown, and with all this traveling it's not really worth getting another right now. Maybe some day I'll get back into it...
I've just this year started whitewater kayaking, unfortunately Australia being Australia (with some exceptions, Far north Queensland and Tasmania) there's no water,
We had a couple of periods of good water but apart from that it's been a bit sparse. Lots of fun when the water went though...
Sara wrote:I have never done white water kayaking, but i have gon white water rafting and that was a blast! Do you usually go by yourself, or in a group?
wyandottecaver wrote:NZ thanks, that was one of those memories I was trying to forget :)
Sara, the blue river starts off shallow with a few swift areas but nothing you can't fall out and stand up in. then it is a slow sluggish "lake" with deeper water due to being influenced by dams on the ohio river to which it flows. It's primary attribute is that virtually all of the lower river is undeveloped and much passes through state forest. You can canoe the best of the lower route in about a full day. There are several take-outs so you can plan your trip time.
The main drawback is water level, in very dry periods much of the upper blue is barely navigable..actually mostly wading. In very very wet periods it is a deathtrap.
A interesting note.. it is fed (among other sources) by the largest spring in Indiana and it is estimated that nearly 3/4 of its normal flow volume is contributed by karst springs in the area giving the water it's spectacular spring and fall blue-green color.
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