Chatooga River Camping

These last few weeks have been amazing; paddling almost everyday, getting to see all sorts of friends as they "roll" back into Western NC for rafting season, and getting back to my buddy, quite possibly the best dog on the planet, Cutter. I'd have to say the highlight, though, was the recent camping trip my roommate, Eli Helbert, and I took with some friends on the Chatooga river. It was great to see a bunch of open boaters getting together. I have all but resigned to paddling mostly with kayakers because it is so hard to find open-boaters of comparable ability nowadays, but Eli (), being the living legend that he is, was able to put together a fine group. I had just received my new paddles, courtesy of H2O paddles, and was stoked to try them out for the first time. Wow, do they ever perform. Look forward to an official gear review about them coming up soon. Anyway, here are some of the weekends highlights.






Wow!