On a late weekend in April the 41 North crew, Marc, Marius, Nic, Josh, John, & Wendy along with Sarah, Damon, & Scott from Riverside Kayak and of course Kelly Blades (BCU regional training coordinator)met to whitewater the Yough.This is the Ohiopyle falls just above where we put in to go down river.
Here's all of the crew gathered together for some final suggestions before we go down river and a motivational speech for those who are anxious at their first attempt at class III/IV river.
Nic at the bottom of Cucumber falls
Nick making an eddy turn after a good ride on a standing wave. 
Marius playing and showing some of his moves. 
Mark and Marius waiting in line to play in the waves. 
Mark and Marius on the same wave, making it look easy. 
Smiles from Josh (j man) after riding some waves. I know we all had a good time paddling that weekend. For most of us it was a new paddling venue that allowed us to practice existing skills in a new environment. Some of us swam and some didn't. Josh experienced being pinned to rock by the current, and I glad to say he was no worse for the experience. The area was beautiful and being in the gorge was amazing. Hope you are all out paddling and we are looking forward to seeing you this summer.
1 comment:
Thanks for the great pics and comments. Looks like fun. I've done class 2 canoeing, but not kayaking. BTW, we (Pete, Don, Phil, Tom and myself - John) had a blast in Prince William Sound, Kayaking...with your instruction in mind. Conditions were placid to the max, except for the sea lion that spooked Phil. Thaks for your instruction!
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