Total time: 3:54 moving time: 2:34 stopped time: 1:20 # of stops: 13
Average speed: 8 mph
Amos' EpicsSunday: A morning 20 mile MTB ride through the Wilson Creek Wilderness
Total distance: 20.5 miles
Total time: 3:54 moving time: 2:34 stopped time: 1:20 # of stops: 13
Average speed: 8 mph
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Total time: 3:54 moving time: 2:34 stopped time: 1:20 # of stops: 13
Average speed: 8 mph
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Friday After Work Wilson Creek run with Gaston & Layla
Level was 4" at 16:00. A good time was had by all. Cool temperature and clear skys. What an excellent way to spend a Friday afternoon!
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Wilson Creek at High Water with Layla. A short but epic adventure.
Big water 10' Falls: 
Our put in:
Layla and I met at the gage at 16:45. A little late for a winter after-work paddle but it was the earliest I could get there and Layla had decided to run home and trade the play boat for the creek boat, a good call. When I got to the gage it was reading just a little under 15". 
We set shuttle then drove up to look at 10' Falls (pic below). It was big, much bigger than 15", neither of us were feeling it. We opted to put in right below Boat Buster/Thunder Hole. We ran the first few drops down river left up to Triple Drop. At Triple Drop Layla showed me the high water line on the far river right which she proceeded to smooth after which I managed to bang my way through. We headed down river to Razor Back where Layla suggested the first spout on the left, just before the Fire Escape.
Our put in:Layla and I met at the gage at 16:45. A little late for a winter after-work paddle but it was the earliest I could get there and Layla had decided to run home and trade the play boat for the creek boat, a good call. When I got to the gage it was reading just a little under 15". We set shuttle then drove up to look at 10' Falls (pic below). It was big, much bigger than 15", neither of us were feeling it. We opted to put in right below Boat Buster/Thunder Hole. We ran the first few drops down river left up to Triple Drop. At Triple Drop Layla showed me the high water line on the far river right which she proceeded to smooth after which I managed to bang my way through. We headed down river to Razor Back where Layla suggested the first spout on the left, just before the Fire Escape.This is the dry spout at a level of 0":
It was getting dark fast at this point. There was still just enough light at the point when I dropped through the spout that I could see Layla broached up against the wall/cave at the bottom.
It was getting dark fast at this point. There was still just enough light at the point when I dropped through the spout that I could see Layla broached up against the wall/cave at the bottom. The pic below shows the cave 2 days later at a level of 0":
A wall which was pretty undercut and very scary looking. By the time I got to her she was out of her boat in the undercut cave, holding on to her Hefe in front of her. Layla was totally calm and cool headed and said she would hang there while I got on shore and roped her boat out. It was a good plan and we managed to accomplish it in a timely manner. The next task was getting our boats to the road in the dark. This job took a little longer but we managed no worse for wear.
This was one evening of paddlin' we wont soon forget!
By the time we got back to the gage it was reading 2'.
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A wall which was pretty undercut and very scary looking. By the time I got to her she was out of her boat in the undercut cave, holding on to her Hefe in front of her. Layla was totally calm and cool headed and said she would hang there while I got on shore and roped her boat out. It was a good plan and we managed to accomplish it in a timely manner. The next task was getting our boats to the road in the dark. This job took a little longer but we managed no worse for wear.This was one evening of paddlin' we wont soon forget!
By the time we got back to the gage it was reading 2'.
Amos' EpicsSaturday. Dec. 06 Autobahn of Wilson Creek Wilderness then some more SOUTHERN CULTURE ON THE SKIDS at the Oasis in Winston Salem
Big Day!: 30 mile Wilson Creek Wilderness mountain bike ride with Steven, rush home for quick shower, pick up Big J-dub and Double D, then onto Winston Salem to meet up with Kurt Zander for some more Southern Culture on the Skids live at the new Club Oasis. SCOTS out did themselves once again. It seems like they just keep getting better. The sound was great, with out a doubt one of the best venues I've seen them in terms of acoustics. They are hard to beat live! I guess that why I've gone to see them 5 times in the last couple of years.
If you haven't heard of them and are interested in exceptional live music with incredible musicianship, check out their website: http://www.scots.com/home/default.asp
Possum Jenkins opened up and were pretty good especially when they played Snake Farm.
Distance: 30.3 miles
Total time: 4:52 Moving time: 3:46 Stopped time: 1:06 # of stops: 12
Average speed: 8 mph
Ride start time: 11:06 am End time: 3:58 pm
Big climbs on a big Elevation Day:
Birthday Knob on the climb up
Steven at Upper Harper Falls
^ Grandfather Mtn from Raidercamp on the Upper Harper Creek exit 
Schoolhouse via Upper Wilson Ridge
If you haven't heard of them and are interested in exceptional live music with incredible musicianship, check out their website: http://www.scots.com/home/default.asp
Possum Jenkins opened up and were pretty good especially when they played Snake Farm.
Distance: 30.3 miles
Total time: 4:52 Moving time: 3:46 Stopped time: 1:06 # of stops: 12
Average speed: 8 mph
Ride start time: 11:06 am End time: 3:58 pm
Big climbs on a big Elevation Day:
Birthday Knob on the climb up
Steven at Upper Harper Falls
^ Grandfather Mtn from Raidercamp on the Upper Harper Creek exit 
Schoolhouse via Upper Wilson Ridge
Ancient Russian training technique: post ride submersion in ice cold water. I know that water had to be COLD!! Especially since it never got out of the 30s all day by SH's thermometer.
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Kitsuma After Work
Johnny Calhoun contacted me during the work day and suggested meeting up for an evening Kitsuma ride. I got the Christmas Tree set up during lunch, threw my gear together and headed out from work at the earliest acceptable time and then we were here:
I didn't record the entire ride. I missed the first mile from Ridgecrest but I turned the GPS on at the first plateau past the main switch backs:
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I didn't record the entire ride. I missed the first mile from Ridgecrest but I turned the GPS on at the first plateau past the main switch backs:
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