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Hello, Did that paddle quite a while ago while visiting the area so do not remember. We used Guadalupe Canoe Livery right at Rt 281 to take us up stream. Suggest you contact them to ask if there is any public parking at the bridge or they might let you park at their place for a small fee. Hope you get to do the paddle. It was fun!
Great vid, thanks for sharing. Do you think you could launch a 13 ft raft at the put-in at Redmond? Hard to tell just looking at aerial imagery. Thanks!
Hello Daniel. It has been a long time since I did that run and have only done it once so do not remember anything about the put in. I would think there is plenty of room to launch your raft but to be sure you might want to go have a look. Also recommend you check the water levels before you go to make sure it is not too low or high for a good trip. Happy paddling. Go outside & play!
Best ride is staying to the left on the river. I live close to the Hiwassee. We love that river. What’s fun is to pick spots on the river to set up and play dueling banjos all day to the out of town kayakers. Some actually speed up without looking to the side where the music is coming from. Lol.
Really nice video you just got a new subscriber :) I did this kayak trip but during 2 days so I started a little bit before you starting point. I have a lot of pictures simalar to yours plus some drone shot hopping to see more of you adventures don't hesitate to go see mine
awesome day, man... Wahoo!! lol she wahoo'd through the whole thing.. haha... God bless you guys and that definitely looked like a fun trip... Kevin and Kristi
Dude this was really cool. I’m going to forward this to my dad. He was in the navy in Vietnam and loves watching things like this. God bless. Cool video. Kevin
Not much of a wilderness experience but it looks like constant entertainment! I spent a night on the Iwo Jima several years ago on a Tiger Cruise. One of my nephews was assigned to that ship. Thanks for the video, Jerry.
wow that was awesome! I found your channel from the Salt Springs video you posted a while back... We are going to Salt Springs in February and I was doing some "research" lol... I subscribed and am looking forward to more videos!
Thank you. Enjoy Salt Springs. We love that place and all the paddling opportunities in the area especially with manatees at Salt Springs and Silver River. Juniper Run is great as well.
YIKES that water in Tennessee aint no joke? Much faster than what I'm use too in Georgia! O Boy I hope my grandson husband & me dont topple over since we are weak swimmers if at all gulp! Thx for the video 😎
If on a guided raft trip you will be fine. If kayaking make sure you know what you are getting into...this is a dam release river. If you are a novice don't do it. :)
@@GoOutsidePlay Yea I am on a guided WHITEWATER RAFTING TRIP on Friday 😎! Also wanted to fo some solo kayaking on the lower end? Hopefully more Peaceful waters? Waiting on my watersuit today cause I already know the water is cold yikes! We have kayaked some (I think Im the best of my husband & grandson tehehe) However? I dont wanna do those waters in a canoe or kayak like you guys did! WTG!
This river is only paddleable when there is the right amount of water.... Usually in the Spring after heavy rain. Check the USGS gauge. You can put in further up river but I know of one group that did and they found lots of downed trees. I don't know about after where we took out but as you can see there is a dangerous spillway there. The Swannanoa dumps into the French Broad and I do know there is a dam to portage around in order to go further towards Marshall. Hope that helps.
These are not turbines. These are the spillway gates that are open. Simply letting lake water down the chutes. No generation there. The turbines are inside the dam. When the big gantry crane moves across the dam and lifts the internal metal doors that are in those arch looking caves at the bottom left at Wilbur, thats when they're generating.
Actual time on the water.... About 5 hours but we stopped twice for breaks and were not going very fast. All depends on stops, paddling speed and water flow. :)
Nice section! Looks like you had a fine day for it too. I did the next section down from the 281 bridge for seven miles several years ago and thoroughly enjoyed it.
Thanks. We decided not to go further downstream as we were advised a waterfall below FM 311 now has steel rebar in the chute you have to go thru so you have to portage/drag around it. We are headed to a stretch above Guadalupe State Park in a couple of days. :)
Looked like a nice paddling trip! I have have been on the Pigeon River in my kayak a couple of times myself. I sure do like it! Thanks for sharing your trip!
I love Juniper Springs. I think I've done this run three times and it's always special. Just wish the shuttle were a bit shorter. Thanks for sharing, Jerry.
