Craig Creek Canoe Camping Trip

Now that I am up to date, Pete, Patrick, DenverDog and I took a 3 day weekend down to Craig County, VA to spend some quality time on the river and in our tents. Day 1 we took a short paddle from a ford down to their land - 6 miles. Day 2 we went form their land down to Oriskany - 12. Day 3 we went from New Castle, VA down to the ford where we put in the first day - 8. Total mileage: 26 miles. Pretty successful weekend with dodging raindrops on day 1 to soaking up the sun the rest of our weekend. I even got to have my first fire of the summer!
Day 1

The put-in/take out ford

Hey Patrick and DenverDog

Camp

DenverDog and I had to wait in the rain

Look at that little wet face

Canoes taking a rest

Start of Day 2

Domestic Geese

Lots of cliffs

Dome Mountain

Fox Squirrel

Action Shot

Beautiful Day

Red Tailed Hawk

The boys scouting the 5' class II+/III rapid

Footbridge and ford below the rapid

Virginia Creeper

Mount Rushmore of Craig Creek

Doesn't that look like George Washington on the left?

The class II+/III rapid

Close up of the class II+/III rapid

Lots of turtles

Day 3

See the deer on the right? They use the fords as well

My first campfire of the season!

Slate River Memorial Day Float

Our boats safe below the poison ivy covered hill

Mr. Butterfly thinking my shoe is a mate

Pretty colors

Shadows making this spider look massive

Another 4 River Float

Middle River Float including North and South Forks as well as South Fork Shenandoah

Put-in Bridge

Beautiful ornamental metalwork on bridge

Darn damselflies shacking up on our boat

Ocatagonal Barn - Built in 1867 by Robert Harnsberger and now on the National Register

 

 

 

 

Snake!

The crew headed to the mountains

Leaving us in the dust

Maury River Float

Pete, a few friends and I paddled the Lower Maury River on Sunday. There were beautiful views and crazy rapids - I was bailing our canoe out the whole time!

Dam ruins

Same dam ruins

Rob dominating the rapid

Pete's dream house

Mountain views all day long

High Bridge Trail State Park

Last weekend, Pete and I set off for High Bridge Trail State Park with our mountain bikes. It is a rails to trails trail in Farmville, VA. It was my first time with my eggbeater clip ins and I only fell once! We biked 16 miles and then went to Appomatox River Co. and I bought my first brand new green Pyranha whitewater kayak. Pics were on my last post. It even came with a Pyranha sponge!

High Bridge

Appomatox River - We have yet to conquer this river