{"id":3151,"date":"2009-02-13T00:17:30","date_gmt":"2009-02-12T23:17:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/?p=3151"},"modified":"2009-02-13T00:17:30","modified_gmt":"2009-02-12T23:17:30","slug":"low-water-and-high-spirits-in-little-river-canyon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/low-water-and-high-spirits-in-little-river-canyon\/","title":{"rendered":"Low Water and High Spirits in Little River Canyon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"center;\"><a title=\"13\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/13.jpg\"><\/a><a title=\"adamlrcputin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/adamlrcputin.jpg\"><\/a>\u00c2\u00a0<a title=\"13\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/13.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment wp-att-3164 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/13.jpg\" alt=\"13\" width=\"500\" height=\"347\" \/><\/a><a title=\"12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/12.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00c2\u00a0Fog\u00c2\u00a0at the put-in<\/p>\n<p>Photo by Steve Krajewski<\/p>\n<p>\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Low water levels\u00c2\u00a0have continued to prevail in north\u00c2\u00a0Alabama\u00c2\u00a0and much of\u00c2\u00a0the rest of the southeastern\u00c2\u00a0United States for\u00c2\u00a0over a\u00c2\u00a0month.\u00c2\u00a0 Luckily we have received some rain, just\u00c2\u00a0as it seems like the rivers are going to drop too low to run, we\u00c2\u00a0managed to get just enough rain each week to\u00c2\u00a0get in our boats for the weekend.\u00c2\u00a0 The levels haven&#8217;t been high by any means, but for those\u00c2\u00a0determined to\u00c2\u00a0go boating\u00c2\u00a0and those who enjoy tight, technical, creeking;\u00c2\u00a0we&#8217;ve been making the best of low water fun with boofs, spins, and splats all the way down the river.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/12.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment wp-att-3163 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/12.jpg\" alt=\"12\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00c2\u00a0Fog blocks view of falls<\/p>\n<p>Photo by Steve Krajewski<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment wp-att-3162 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/11.jpg\" alt=\"11\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00c2\u00a0Anne Connolly hiking in<\/p>\n<p>Photo by Steve Krajewski<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"adamlrcputin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/adamlrcputin.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment wp-att-3165 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/adamlrcputin.jpg\" alt=\"adamlrcputin\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00c2\u00a0Adam Goshorn puting in<\/p>\n<p>Photo by Steve Krajewski<\/p>\n<p>\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As of this writing (2\/12\/09) the Little River through Little River\u00c2\u00a0Canyon in northeastern Alabama has been\u00c2\u00a0runnable every day\u00c2\u00a0since early December.\u00c2\u00a0 Various levels on various days, but at least the middle section (Upper Two to Powell Trail) has remained at runable levels none-the-less. The great thing about the canyon is that it is very different and different levels&#8230; some\u00c2\u00a0rapids are\u00c2\u00a0better\u00c2\u00a0at low or high water,\u00c2\u00a0but every level brings out something\u00c2\u00a0different.\u00c2\u00a0 The rapid &#8220;Terminal Eddy&#8221; get especially harder and more dangerous\u00c2\u00a0at lower levels.<\/p>\n<p style=\"center;\"><a title=\"10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/10.jpg\"><\/a><a title=\"10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment wp-att-3161 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/10.jpg\" alt=\"10\" width=\"500\" height=\"352\" \/><\/a>\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"center;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"center;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"center;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"center;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p 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Hughett<\/p>\n<p style=\"center;\"><a title=\"4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment wp-att-3155 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/4.jpg\" alt=\"4\" width=\"500\" height=\"364\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"center;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"center;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"center;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"center;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"center;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"center;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"center;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"center;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"center;\">\u00c2\u00a0Steve Krajewski in Pinball<\/p>\n<p style=\"center;\">Photo by Brandon Hughett<\/p>\n<p style=\"center;\"><a title=\"8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment wp-att-3159 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/8.jpg\" alt=\"8\" width=\"479\" height=\"371\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"center;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"center;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"center;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"center;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"center;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"center;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"center;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"center;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"center;\">\u00c2\u00a0Adam Goshorn enters Pinball<\/p>\n<p style=\"center;\">Photo by Steve Krajewski<\/p>\n<p style=\"center;\"><a title=\"7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment wp-att-3158 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/7.jpg\" alt=\"7\" width=\"473\" height=\"364\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"center;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"center;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p 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style=\"center;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"center;\">\u00c2\u00a0Adam Goshorn\u00c2\u00a0in Pinball<\/p>\n<p style=\"center;\">\u00c2\u00a0Photo by Steve Krajewski<\/p>\n<p style=\"center;\"><a title=\"31\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/31.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment wp-att-3154 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/31.jpg\" alt=\"31\" width=\"500\" height=\"358\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"center;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"center;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"center;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"center;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"center;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"center;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"center;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"center;\">\u00c2\u00a0Adam Goshorn in Humpty<\/p>\n<p style=\"center;\">Photo by Anne Connolly<\/p>\n<p style=\"center;\">\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"center;\">\u00c2\u00a0<a title=\"2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment wp-att-3153 centered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/2.jpg\" alt=\"2\" width=\"496\" height=\"540\" \/><\/a>\u00c2\u00a0Photo by Anne Connolly<\/p>\n<p style=\"center;\">The low levels have thinned out the crowd and for some reason really\u00c2\u00a0fostered a great vibe on the river every weekend lately.\u00c2\u00a0 The slower pace and technical nature of the paddling leaves plenty of time for talking and enjoying\u00c2\u00a0each others\u00c2\u00a0company and the scenery in additon to the river itself as\u00c2\u00a0we make our way downstream.\u00c2\u00a0 Good friends and good times keep us coming back, even when the rain isn&#8217;t all that we wish it would be.<\/p>\n<p style=\"center;\">Click here for a first person point of Little River Canyon&#8230;\u00c2\u00a0 <a 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