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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
March 6, 2010 Cumberland Plateau Whitewater Paddle (class II, II+)
Cancelled! No Water! Check back here for new date.
Join us for a class II run on the Cumberland Plateau. Choice of run will be weather and water dependent, but it could be West Fork of the Obey or Jet to Lilly. Be prepared for paddling in winter weather and cold-water conditions. Pre-registration is required. Please call Beth Boord at 615-794-9173 before 9:00 p.m. Central or email at beth.boord@vanderbilt.edu for more information and to pre-register.
April 3rd, 2010 Stones River Relay: Race to the Mill
The East Fork of the Stones River begins in Cannon County and flows west and north emptying into Percy Priest Reservoir near Nashville. The East Fork begins as a tiny spring coming forth from a stone outcropping slowly growing as it winds its way through downtown Woodbury and then onward through Rutherford and Wilson counties.
The Stones River Watershed Association (SRWA) is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit all volunteer organization. The mission of SRWA is to protect, preserve, enhance and restore the natural resources within the Stones River Watershed.
The Relay is a community event focused on getting people outside and onto the River. Beginning on Short Mountain – the highest point in middle-Tennessee – the Relay has three stages. The first leg is a run (mostly downhill). Stage 2 is a bike ride (again mostly downhill). Stage 3 is a paddle: entrants will switch to canoes or kayaks at the Arts Center of Cannon County. At that location the River is deep and wide enough to accommodate a flotilla of paddlers who will work their way downstream ultimately exiting the River at the newly restored Readyville Mill.
Entrants are welcome to participate solo or as a team to complete 1 or all 3 legs of The Relay. This is a fun, family event. Children and adults are encouraged to register.
Check-in on Event Day will be 8-8:30am at the Arts Center. Boats will be inventoried there; participants and their bicycles will be shuttled to the Short Mountain School where bikes will be inventoried; runners will then be driven to the top of Short Mountain to the Relay starting point. The Run – first leg of the Relay – will begin at 9:30am.
Proceeds from the event will be shared by the host sites and SRWA to be reinvested in water-focused environmental projects.
We warmly welcome your participation in the Relay and with future SRWA activities.
Please contact us at relay-info@stonesriverrelay.com, or contact Neal Appelbaum at (615) 563-3276 if you have questions about registering for the event or if would like to volunteer to staff the Relay on April 3, 2010.
We look forward to seeing you on the River!
APRIL 24TH, 2010 BIG SOUTH FORK RIVER (III-IV) Jack Lyle
It’s BIG, it’s in the SOUTH, and it has a FORK! The Big South Fork is one of THE classic Cumberland Plateau runs. Imagine plunging through an incredibly scenic gorge with towering cliffs overhead, house size boulders jumbled in the streambed in front of you, and rapids with intriguing names like THE ELL, THE WASHING MACHINE, AND DOUBLE FALLS. Just like the name implies, this river can produce large, pushy rapids if there is enough water in it. At lower flows the character is different, but the difficulty level does not diminish much. It flows through the Big South Fork River and Recreation Area (BSFRRA), a visually spectacular area of the Cumberland Plateau. Depending on water levels, we will put in at either Burnt Mill Bridge on the Clear Fork River, or at the Confluence with the New River, where the Big South Fork is formed. However, below the confluence with the New things get interesting fast. In short order you are confronted with Double Falls, the Washing Machine, and the infamous “Ell”. This run is as technically difficult as the Ocoee, but does not have the advantage of a road nearby if you decide you don’t want to play anymore.
Below the Ell, the river still has much to offer. Rapids such as Rion’s Eddy, the Narrows, and O&W Rapid await us. This gorge is one of the prettiest and most spectacular on the Plateau. All in all, the Big South Fork is one great trip!
This is the 20st year I’ve lead this trip for TSRA. In the last 8 years or so, we’ve given an award to someone on the trip, determined by acclamation of the group, to the person with the most spectacular, unusual, or unintended run anywhere on the river. This is the infamous “plunger” award. It’s an award that everyone hopes someone ELSE wins, but it makes for a lot of fun for the group. I am sure that everyone will covet this magnificent prize!
Our trip is dependent on water level. For this reason please pre-register with me for this trip. Meeting time and place will be provided when you pre-register. I can be reached as follows:
Jack Lyle
(615) 376-9179 home
(615) 354-8543 Work
(615) 394-8024 cell phone
Come join us for a trip on the beautiful Red River. The Red is a gorgeous Class I stream lined by farmland, forest, and limestone bluff. The exact section we will run will be dependent on water level and the upper level's access is mostly private. Since an upper level trip would allow folks to see some beautiful sections that might not otherwise be easily available, pre-registration is required so access can be arranged. Call Michael Murphy @(615)330-0764 between 7:00 and 9:00 PM or email contact info to mmurphy@maggartpc.com.
JUNE 5; 2010 37TH ANNUAL DUCK RIVER MEMBER-GUEST FLOAT Pastoral
Trip Leaders: Frank M. Fly 896-3600 Tom Copeland h: 896-4069
This is a pleasant float for paddlers of all ability levels, and is an excellent opportunity for beginners to gain experience on a river prior to canoe school. This member-guest float is designed to promote canoeing, TSRA, and the Duck River.
The float is approximately 8 miles from the put-in near Verona Road off Highway 99 to the take-out at Highway 431, where a beautiful Class I rapid can be run repeatedly. Bring lunch in a water-proof container. Life jackets are required and a limit of two persons per canoe, with the exception of small children.
Canoes, paddles, and life jackets can be reserved by calling the Rangers at Henry Horton State Park at (931)364-7724. Camping and rooms are available at Henry Horton State Park on Highway 31-A approximately 50 miles South of Nashville.
Meet at the restaurant parking lot at Henry Horton State Park at 10:00 a.m. Central Time. From Interstate 65 South of Nashville take Highway 412 (99) East to Highway 31-A and turn right.
Pre-registration is not required. Please come!
Trip leaders: Frank M. Fly w: 896-4154
3600 Manchester Pike h: 896-3600
Murfreesboro, TN 37127
and
Tom Copeland h: 896-4069
August 7th, 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
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