{"id":2725,"date":"2008-09-02T01:29:13","date_gmt":"2008-09-02T00:29:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/paddler-lifestyle-articles\/adam-goshorn\/alabama-awakening\/"},"modified":"2008-09-02T01:29:13","modified_gmt":"2008-09-02T00:29:13","slug":"alabama-awakening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/alabama-awakening\/","title":{"rendered":"Alabama Awakening"},"content":{"rendered":"

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<\/a><\/a>\"adambottom1.JPG\"<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0Adam Goshorn – by\u00c2\u00a0Charlie Mix<\/p>\n

Alabama rivers were awakened in the middle of the dry season as the remains of Tropical Storm ‘Fay’ brought much needed rain to the region.<\/p>\n

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Typically the Alabama whitewater season runs from late fall through early summer, when frequent rain keeps the rivers running and the paddlers smiling.\u00c2\u00a0 From the time the rivers dry up in early summer until the rains return in late fall, Alabama paddlers put in a lot of travel time to keep their boats wet.\u00c2\u00a0 However, the Atlantic tropical storm season sometimes provides temporary relief from the dry spells.\u00c2\u00a0 August 25, 2008 the remnants of Tropical Storm ‘Fay’ began dropping rain on northeast Alabama and continued through the night.\u00c2\u00a0 By afternoon on Tuesday August 26th, Little River Canyon was thumping and local paddlers converged for an afternoon huck session on Little River Falls.\u00c2\u00a0 Andy Hobson, Charlie Mix, Danny, and myself (Adam Goshorn) took turns firing off\u00c2\u00a0THE most classic drop in Alabama.<\/p>\n

\"adambottom2.JPG\"<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0Pic\u00c2\u00a0by Charlie Mix<\/p>\n

\"adambottom7.JPG\"<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0Pic by Charlie Mix<\/p>\n

\"andystomping.JPG\"<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0Andy Hobson -by Adam Goshorn<\/p>\n

\u00c2\u00a0<\/a>\"charlielip.JPG\"<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0Charlie Mix -by Adam Goshorn<\/p>\n

\"charlie2nd.JPG\"<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0Charlie Mix\u00c2\u00a0by Adam Goshorn<\/p>\n

\"adamtop3.JPG\"<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0Pic by Charlie Mix<\/p>\n

\"adamtop5.JPG\"<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0Pic by Charlie Mix<\/p>\n

\"adamtop6.JPG\"<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0Pic by Charlie Mix<\/p>\n

While the water\u00c2\u00a0levels were\u00c2\u00a0only high enough to run the falls for one day, Little River Canyon remained runnable for the next three days at consecutively lower levels.\u00c2\u00a0 Having four days of paddling on one of my favorite rivers in the middle of a dry Alabama summer was a blessing indeed; a rare gift worth treasuring and one that increases our anticipation for the creeking season to come.<\/p>\n

Until Next Time…<\/p>\n

-Adam Goshorn<\/p>\n

\"adambottom9.JPG\"<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0Pic by Charlie Mix<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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