Intermission

Well ladies and gents, don't be surprised if you don't hear from me for a few weeks.  Anyone who knows me, knows that the big day is almost here.  Saturday is the opening day of deer hunting in the Southern zone.  Hopefully I will get the big one down early so I can get back to boating, as it looks like the weather is going to get wet around here.  With any luck I will have some pictures posted if i get one.  I have the whole week of Thanksgiving off, which should afford the opportunity for some hunting and some boating.  So wish me luck, because that only means we will have enough venny to feed the Spring/Summer tour!

Cheers!

LaFlair

Dry 'Dacks

John's and the Boquette were both pretty dry.  I was coming back from Albany today, and did a little scouting (still in my shirt and tie).  Most the snow is melted up there.  Looks like getting on John's Brook will wait till next year.  

Bummer.

LaFlair

A Trip to the South Grasse

A great weekend of boating was wrapped up by a run down the South Grasse.  Paul, Ron, Jim, Danny and I all put on this morning around 11, and the temp may have been near freezing by then (it was 14 degrees when we got up in Potsdam).  I had it in my head that I wanted to run Rainbow Falls, but in typical Sally fashion I walked it.  A wise man once said "Its better to wish you had run a rapid than to wish you hadn't."  About half way down the run, I saw an 8 point buck on the side of the river which was pretty cool.  In another first for me, on my second run on Twin Falls I had a pretty good line going until on the second to last bounce I got a huge shot out and boof.  I honestly though I was going to clear the lip in the air, but at the last second I felt the back of my boat hit, which sent my right over the handle bars.  It was pretty interesting, but I don't think there is any big drop that is more forgiving.  

After having run the South Grasse a few times now, I think my favorite rapid has to be the last big rapid (and I have no idea what the name of it is....Sinclair Falls I thought I heard once).  If you hit the line, you get to punch a hole, miss a rock, boof, land, run a slide, and smile for the camera.  I like it so much I think because it is not a real hard rapid, but a hard one to hit the line the way you want to.  Well, off to another week at the Jail....

Cheers,

LaFlair

West Branch of the Oswegatchie

Just got back to Potsdam after running the West Branch of the Oswegatchie with Danny and Uncle Jim.  First time for us, and it was pretty fun.  We all walked the 25' back breaker, but for the most part, ran all the woodless drops.  The level was around 1200 cfs, and I would have liked it with more water.  But the run was pretty great.  One really fun slide.  A ton of flat water and wood.  But it's always fun to get in a new run.  Well we already had some drinks at Cantina's and its time for another.  After all, it wouldn't be a South Grasse run without a hangover!

LaFlair