We enjoyed a long weekend on our annual trip to the Russell Fork of the Big Sandy. This run is formed by the drawdown release of Flannagan Reservoir to the Pound River and ultimately the Russell Fork on October weekends. This stretch is within Breaks Interstate Park between Breaks, VA and Elkhorn City, KY. We had a group of about 16 on Saturday and about 10 on Sunday. Nancy and I stayed over until Tuesday and hiked much of the perimeter of the park on Monday. The leaves weren't quite at peak as yet and probably won't get as spectacular as last year due to the drought. It was still pretty though. Day-time temps were quite comfortable for paddling in drytops with night temps in the high 30's. The Russell Fork only had about 25 CFS of natural flow. The Pound releases were just over 800 CFS.
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