Lets go paddlin' !
©Robert Pierce
Official TSRA Trips are led by trained Trip Leaders who can help you have a safe and enjoyable trip. It's a great way to meet other boaters and paddle new rivers with proper support. Most trips require preregistration so that the Trip Leader knows how many participants to expect and how to contact you if weather or river conditions mean a change in plans. Speaking with the Trip Leader in advance also helps you and the Trip Leader determine if the trip you're interested in is right for you.
Although we attempt to provde full information as early as possible, some trips may not have detailed descriptions until a few weeks before the trip as plans often do not gel until that time. Please contact the Trip Leader directly if you have questions.
It is always a good idea to check with the Trip Leader shortly before the trip. Water and weather conditions do change and plans may have to be altered.
CALLING ALL TRIP LEADERS!!
Want to help TSRA, have some fun, and change people's lives?
LEAD A TSRA TRIP IN 2010!
If you have a favorite stream, trail, cave, or bike route that you'd like to show to others, please contact me and we'll put it on the 2010 Calendar! I promise you won't be sorry. You'll get a LOT in return!
Contact: Jack Lyle; H: 615-376-9179; Mobile: 615-394-8024; jlyle@hvud.com
August 21st, 2010 OCOEE RIVER (III-IV) Pat and Heather Stacey (615) 391-3434 ext 11
Note: Pre-registration REQUIRED.
Please join us for an Upper and Middle Ocoee combo. We’ll paddle the Upper Ocoee in morning (10am EST launch), enjoy lunch at parking lot, then paddle the Middle Ocoee in early afternoon (1pm EST+-). We can take people down the Upper Ocoee for the first time if they are experienced and very comfortable and fluid with the middle section and they have a solid roll. We can take first timers down the middle section if they have a solid roll and they have contacted either of us before the trip to determine their qualifications and ability levels. It needs to be a requirement that all persons who plan to attend our trip MUST communicate with either of us before coming on the trip so that we can qualify them. People can do either the Upper or the Middle, they don’t have to paddle both sections to join the trip.
We will meet at the ‘middle put-in parking lot’ at 9:00am EST (in an attempt to be on the water by 10am)
Pat Stacey, CLP
Landscape Services, Inc.
204 River Hills Drive
Nashville, Tn 37210
phone (615) 391-3434 ext 11
fax (615) 391-0922
August 21 Bear Creek AL ( I-II ) Bob Pierce 615-216-6000
A sandstone gorge with a class six rapid? Hemlock trees? Cool water? In northwest Alabama? That's right....Come join us for a pastoral run on Bear Creek on August 21st. This is a pleasant float with some great scenery. The river actually passes through a small but beautiful sandstone gorge with a mandatory portage at a class six rapid! Other than the waterfall, the river has plenty of riffles and one nice class II surfing wave.
We have reserved a primitive group campsite at Bear Creek Canoe Run (Google it) for Friday and Saturday nights and will use their shuttle service to take us to the top. We will take out at the campsite at the end of the trip. Please have your boat packed and completely ready to load on their trailers by 9 a.m sharp Saturday morning. Bring cash for 10.00 per person shuttle and 3.00 per person camping as they do not accept credit cards.
You should bring foul weather gear, snacks and water as well as your PFD. A first aid kit is a good idea as well. We will go down Friday afternoon and secure the camp. Bring something to cookout for Saturday night. Count on a three hour drive from Nashville.
DEADLINE to preregister for this trip is Wednesday AUGUST 18th so we can give the outfitter a headcount.
Call Bob Pierce 615-216-6000
