2021 James River High Adventure Canoe Trip
63 miles of fun
Starting off at 0-dark hundred
It was an early departure!
Twin River Outfitters, ready to go
Day 1, gear dropped off at camp so should be easy canoeing…
Part of our conservation effort was collecting tires from the river.
Night 1, nice campsites river-side
Another shot of camp 1
Rafting with gear. Mostly we just coasted with the current and added a little paddle to keep us moving
More water excitement.
There were occasional class 1 and class 2 rapids. nothing major, but fun to watch
Night 2, nice multi-level site, again next to the river. All the sites were near the water, providing easy access. Actually, the campsite coordination is what made this such a great deal (plus we were able to stop at the cars day 2.5 and grab lunch, as well as the night before the last day).
Night 3 campsite.
All the campsites had dry wood for sale, but here we bought some and went over Canoeing, Kayaking, and Camping merit badges. We also spent an hour or two just enjoying the fire and evening. But as it got dark, the boys tended to head to their tents (something about being tired from all the work during the day??)
View of the river
One pile of tires we collected. In all, we ended up with around 18-20 tires
Taking a lunch break.
Last night camp. We set up camp, hauled out our canoes, then caught a ride to TRO to go drive our cars back to this camp. THe result was Friday we were able to get dropped off at camp and on the road an hour or so quicker than having to drive all the way back to Buchanan. Clearly a great decision made from years of experience. Way to go TRO guys.
One of the final rapids, class 2 or 3. Fairly short, but a lot of fun in a sit-on kayak!
63 miles, canoeing class I/II rapids for 4 days, kayaking class II/III rapids 1 day, 4 nights on the river, lots of sun and water, and everyone is smiling. That is what I call a successful trip!
This is what happens when you hit a rock going into the rapid and lose control of your kayak. Surprisingly, no one fell off their kayaks during the rapids, only once or twice when stuck on rocks in shallow water.
In honor of Hunter who missed the trip to hike the AT, but ended up with a wounded knee, we crossed the longest pedestrian only bridge of the AT which was located next to our end point. From here, TRO dropped us off at our campsite where the troop trailer was already packed and ready to go. The camp has change tents where the boys switched into dry and clean clothes, and off we went. Another great trip in the books.
