what did you paddle in 2011?

[open boater]

What did you paddle in 2011 ?
Even though my year was cut short due to injury on October 27, I’d consider 2011 to be a great paddling year.

99 river runs, 7 PFD’s great friends and good travels.

My list:
James River in Richmond- Upper & lower
Tohickon Creek- Pennsylvania
Conway River- Virginia (PFD)
Lehigh River-PA- Rockport –Glen Onoko
Lower Yough-PA
I made 3 trips to Ohiopyle in 2011, total of 6 runs. In June I took some old friends down for their PFD’s. In July we had the Club Meeting there with over 30 paddlers and then the Bill Gordon trip in October when the level was at 4’.
After the Yough in July, a group of 10 Coastals headed west to Colorado. It was my first ever time in Colorado so all were PFD’s.
Eagle River
Arkansas River- 3 sections (Brown’s Canyon, Royal Gorge & Fractions)
Clear Creek
Lower Gauley-PFD
New River Gorge
I’m looking forward to 2012, but my season won’t be starting until spring. SYOTR then!

[TShen]

I have only paddled the Upper James in 2010. So, 15 PFD's for me this year.

My list -

Appomattox River
Staunton River (Long Island to Brookneal)
South Anna
James River - Lower & Upper
North Branch of the Potomac (Barnum, WV to Bloomington, MD)
Lower Yough (PA)
New River Gorge (WV)
Tohikon Creek (PA)
Goshen Pass (VA)
Pigeon River Gorge (NC)
Nolichucky (TN)
French Broad Section 9 (NC)
Nantahala (NC)
Chattooga Section 3.5 (GA)
Lower Ocoee (TN)

[slo2rol]

Here's my stats for 2011. Lots of really memorable runs and great times hanging out with friends on the river!

140 River Runs, 10 PFD's

82 - Lower James (VA)
8 - Upper James (VA)
1 - SF Shenandoah (VA)
1 - Middle Meadow (WV)
1 - Upper Meadow (WV)
2 - Williams - Tea Creek to Three Forks (WV)
4 - Upper Piney (VA)
9 - Upper Yough (MD)
2 - Lower Yough (PA)
1 - Middle Ocoee (TN)
1 - Lower Gauley (WV)
1 - New River Gorge (WV)
7 - Maury (VA) Goshen Pass
1 - Upper Tye (VA)
1 - Watauga (NC) - PFD
2 - Cheoah (NC) - PFD
3 - Tellico Ledges (TN) - PFD
1 - Tygart (WV) Arden to Big Cove - PFD
3 - Top Yough (MD) - PFD
1 - Lower Big Sandy (WV) - PFD
1 - Nantahala (NC) - PFD
2 - Tuckasegee (NC) - PFD
1 - Tallulah (GA) - PFD
1 - Little (TN) Sinks to Elbow - PFD

Looking forward to more great times in 2012!!!

[AirborneBuff]

2011 was a banner year for me. Hope to make 2012 even better.

43 days paddling
305 miles
13 PFDs
6 states

2011 List of Rivers
8 - Upper James (VA) – Downtown
1 - James River (VA) – Horseshoe Bend to Snowden (3 days)
1 - Greenbrier River (WV) – Durbin to Clover Lick (2 days)
1 - South Anna (VA) – Route 33 to Route 54
9 - Lower James (VA) – Downtown
1 - North Fork Payette River (ID) – Cabarton Run
2 - South Fork Boise River (ID) – Canyon Section
1 - Lower Owyhee River (OR) – Rome to Birch Creek (3 days)
1 - Cache La Poudre River (CO) – Stevens Gulch to Bridges Takeout
4 - Lower Youghiogheny (PA)
1 - James River (VA) – Watkins to Robious
1 - Appomattox River (VA) – Chesdin Dam to Petersburg
1 - North Anna (VA) – Route 601 to Route 1
1 - Maury River (VA) – Goshen Pass
1 – West Yeocomico River (VA)
5 – Swift Creek Lake (VA)

SYOTR
Keith

[ScottMcD]

2011 was my first year paddling. I started in late July and almost everything I've run was a PFD.
Rappahannock river: numerous runs on sections between Kelly's ford and Hopyard farms
Rapidan: Eli's ford to confluence (This was a lot of fun due to the flash flood, it was also my second time canoeing, first time solo)
Raystown lake, Pensylvania
Maury river: Rockbridge baths
Tye river
Potomac river: Dam 4 to Antietam creek

[pjstutts]

North Fork Tye (Va)
Paul's Creek (Va)
Piney Cascades (Va)
James River, Buchanan to Glasgow (Va)
Watauga (NC)
RUSSELL FORK! (Va/Ky)
Halls of Karma (WV)
Middle Ocoee (Tn)
Falls of the Ohio (In)
Mighty Elkhorn (Ky)
Two mystery creeks near Jellico Mountain with Tyler Mackie, including a likely hand paddle First Descent! (Tn?)
Green Gnarrows! (lite)
RUSSELL FORK! RELEASE!!!
Big South Fork (Ky/Tn)
Tallulah (Ga)
Calloway (Ky)
Ravens Run (Ky)


Missing the James these days. Happy New Year!

-Peter

[bambam]

I'm not finished yet!

[Pack]

Upper James
Lower James
Canoe camped James from iron gate to buchannon
Maury goshen pass
Middle fork WV pfd
Tygart gorge WV pfd
Upper yough MD
Little big sandy WV pfd
Upper big sandy WV pfd
Lower big sandy WV pfd
New river gorge
Lower gauley

Slowed down and didnt paddle over the summer due to a broken hand. Look forward to more paddling and fun in 2012.

[allsky7]

I'm not done yet either. The South River PFD tomorrow....maybe?

2011 has been my best year yet!
45 Days On The River (tomorrow will make 46)

-James - Numerous sections.....numerous paddles between the confluence of the Jackson/Cowpasture and Bremo Bluff
-Maury- PFD Rockbridge Baths plus several BV to Glasgow trips.
-Staunton LI to Brookneal several trips
-Cowpasture GF to IG
-Big Otter Rt 221 to Rt 24
-Rockfish Rt 29 to Rockfish
-Tye PFD from LWB above Massie's Mill to Rt 151. Several Lower trips.
-Shenanadoah Newport To Karo camper
-Falling River
-New River Virginia Pembroke to Bluff City
-WEEK OF RIVERS = AWESOME! (all PFD's)
Lil Tennessee
Tuck
Nantahala
Chattahoochie
-Middle Yough several trips
-Jackson Dam to Petticoat several trips
-New River West Virginia Thurman to Cunard and Glade Creek to GS.
-Rivanna dam to Riverview

2012......here we go!!!

[JDzielak]

PFDs for 2011:
- Greenbrier River (Durbin to Cass Overnight)
- New River (Sandstone Falls to Thurmond Overnight)
- Lower Yough
- NRG
- Maury (Goshen Pass)
- Appomattox River
- James River (Horseshoe Bend to Snowden 3 Day)
- North Anna

I've got lots of work to do in 2012 for sure.

[Nutter]

Wow. Every Year I am always impressed by everyones records of paddling, and Details contained within. Some times I wish I kept a paddling journal to track such stuff, but here is what I remember...

PFD's

Tygart River Arden section
Cheat River
Upper Yough
Lower Yough
Cranberry
Upper Meadow

Plus a number of days on the james, a couple of times on the appomattox.
Good times with good friends!!

I wish you all save and memorable paddles in 2012!!

[Daryl]

21 runs this year which is the most I've done in one year so far. I also accomplished my goal of making at least one run each month in 2011.

Different sections of the James: Buchanan to Alpine, Alpine to Glasgow (PFD), Balcony, Seven Islands.
Cowpasture - Griffiths Ford section (PFD)
South - Waynesboro to Dooms (PFD)
Rockfish - Woods Mill section
SF Rivanna/Rivanna - Dam to Riverview Park
Rivanna - Milton to Crofton
SF Shenandoah - Newport to Whitehouse
Nantahala (PFD in raft)
Middle Yough (PFD)
Jackson - Johnson Springs to Petticoat Junction
Smith - Philpott to Bassett (PFD)
Tye - Bottom section

[Raymond]

I spent 33 days on the river, with 2 PFD: a section of the Smith River below Martinsville and Mason’s Creek near Salem.


Smith
Tye (Nash – AT bridge)
Blackwater (Franklin County)
Pigg
Nantahala
Tuckaseegee
Ocoee
Pigeon
Lower Yough
Dan River at Kibler Valley
Shenandoah
Mason’s Creek
Roanoke Gorge

[bambam]

Okay, now I'm finished.

100 runs. 69 @ K1, 21 @ OC1, 3 @ OC-2, 2 @ R6, 2 @ Shredder, 1 @ SOT2, 1 @ SUP, 1 @ K2.

38 venues in 10 states: VA, WV, MD, PA, GA, SC, FL, NC, TN, CA.

If inclined to bother, specifics are below.

PFD's have become rare for me. I guess that's a sort of good news / bad news thing. I've enjoyed a wide variety but I love the adventure of a PFD. Always fun. I did manage to hit Gooney, finally. We did a scenic run of Gandy Creek in WV, PFD for me too.

Middle Fork River into the Tygart River x 3 was icing on the cake. I don't get to run that so much.

Woe is me, as usual, only one run of the Cranberry. Same goes for the lower Gauley. They deserve closer attention.

It was a great year for running Goshen Pass. 33 runs, by far my most frequent run of the year.

Ken Dubel

Maury at Goshen Pass K1 x 23, OC1 x 9, total 32.
New River Gorge K1 x 6, R6 x 2, shredder x 1, total 9.
James at Balcony Falls OC1 x 4, K1 x 2, total 6.
Upper Yough K1 x 4, shredder x 1, total 5.
Middle Fork into Tygart K1 x 3.
Lower Yough K1 x 1, OC2 x 1, K2 x 1, total 3.
Upper Tye K1 x 3.
Bullpasture Gorge K1 x 2.
Chattooga section IV K1 x 2.
Dry Fork Cheat OC1 x 2.
Lower Big Sandy K1 x 2.
Lower Gunpowder K1 x 2
Maury below Indian Pool K1 x 2.
Maury below Rockbridge Baths OC1 x 1, OC2 x 1, total 2.
Atlantic Ocean at West Palm SUP-1 x 1.
Cranberry K1 x 1.
Chatooga section 3-1/2 K1 x 1.
Elk above Webster K1 x 1.
French Broad section 9 K1 x 1.
Gandy Creek PFD K1 x 1.
Gooney Creek PFD K1 x 1.
Lake Monocan K1 x 1.
Lower Gauley K1 x 1.
Maury below Lexington K1 x 1.
Maury Ledges Park & Play OC1 x 1.
Middle Ocoee K1 x 1.
Middle Yough at Ramcat PFD K1 x 1.
Nantahala OC1 x 1.
Nolichucky OC1 x 1.
North Branch Potomac at Bloomington K1 x 1.
Pacific Ocean at Channel Islands SOT2 x 1.
Savage River K1 x 1.
Seneca Creek K1 x 1.
South Fork Shenandoah near Compton OC2 x 1.
Upper Conway River K1 x 1.
Upper James in Richmond K1 x 1.
Upper Meadow K1 x 1.
Upper Pigeon OC1 x 1.

[Mango]

Okay, now I'm finished.

100 runs. 69 @ K1, 21 @ OC1, 3 @ OC-2, 2 @ R6, 2 @ Shredder, 1 @ SOT2, 1 @ SUP, 1 @ K2.

38 venues in 10 states: VA, WV, MD, PA, GA, SC, FL, NC, TN, CA.

***South Fork Shenandoah near Compton OC2 x 1.

Thanks Ken for that rousing lead in to my year.

9 Days on the River, that's right, count em 9.

This is the first year under 100 since 2006, where I only managed 99.
Also my lowest since starting paddling.

4 on the Lower James, K1
4 on the Upper James, K1
and
1 on the ***South Fork Shenandoah near Compton OC2. Thanks Ken!


Thanks to my many paddling friends that have helped me survive 2011 with some bit of sanity. Especially Giggles!
Here's to 2012 being a much better year on the river.