d of July, catching an unheard of RAIN event. I'd forgotten what the stuff looked like. We had about 1300cfs on each river for that Sat. and Sun. That's the highest I'd run the Noli and was perfectly comfortable...a welcomed sign of improving skills and a comfort level with paddling within those skills.On into August and the annual trip to the Yough.....Southern Invasion of Ohiopyle IX. We had about 30 members show up as a really small group compared to years-past. I hope it was just folks fearing dismal flow due to the drought. Guess what? It rained cats and dogs up there. The flow of the Yough was 3.2' on Fri; a full foot higher than I'd ever been on it. Once again, I was leery of t
he flow, having been challenged by 2' two years ago. Once again, no sweat. Gained abilities to catch dynamic eddies, to slow down and read water and react have all come together for a calm on the river I didn't know 2 years ago. Practice making perfect, I reckon. I had 3 great days on the Yough though it dropped quickly to 2' and then 1.7' on subsequent days, back to pre-rain levels. It was good seeing some folks I hadn't seen for a while.The next weekend it was off to the beach with Nan for six days. Been a long time since I've done that, and the first time with more than a quick weekend this year. We took the opportunity to both relax and catch up on some much-needed yard work down there. Nan was pretty conscientious about working for several of the days, giving us the chance to be down there. I got out and did some kayak surfing and got to try out my new toy....a self-contained digital video helmet cam. The video, though not Cannes material, shows some promise for this new little addition to the photo/video arsenal.
Six million sandspurs later we and the cats (they went too) are back home.
I spent a little time this evening working on some material for what I hope will be an exciting new announcement in the next couple of weeks. A new endeavor and quite an honor if it pans out. We'll see.
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