 | | 
01-01-2012, 02:37 PM
|
#1 | | Member
Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 46
|  Falls and Canoes
A while back, I saw on the news, where two men went over some falls for the first time. I think they were in canoes or kayaks. I can not believe they went over those falls, because the drop is huge! I do not know about you, but I prefer rapids, to dropping into the unknown!
Last edited by Miley; 01-02-2012 at 02:20 PM.
| 
|  | | Important Information | | Join the #1 Outdoor Forum Today - It's Totally Free!
OutdoorBasecamp.com - Are you looking for like minded people who share your enthusiasm for the outdoors? Maybe you are looking for help for your next trip. We have hundreds of members who are eager to help and to share with you.
Join OutdoorBasecamp.com - Click Here | |
01-01-2012, 06:44 PM
|
#2 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Liberty, N.Y. Lower Catskill Mountains. Posts: 867
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Miley  A while back, I saw on the news, where to men went over some falls for the first time. I think they were in canoes or kayaks. I can not believe they went over those falls, because the drop is huge! I do not know about you, but I prefer rapids, to dropping into the unknown! |
Hi...
If they were in a canoe, they were incredibly stupid.
If they were in a kayak, they were incredibly crazy.
NOTE:
"Pathfinder", who is now posting on this forum, is NOT Pathfinder1, which is me...!! | |
| | |
01-01-2012, 11:15 PM
|
#3 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Idaho Posts: 2,357
|
Not for the average person, nor the average sane person. One of those "don't try this at home moments."
| 
| | |
01-02-2012, 12:04 PM
|
#4 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Liberty, N.Y. Lower Catskill Mountains. Posts: 867
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Grandpa Not for the average person, nor the average sane person. One of those "don't try this at home moments." |
Hi...
Yes, there are many things that should never be tried at home (always go to your neighbor's house).
NOTE:
"Pathfinder", who is now posting on this forum, is NOT Pathfinder1, which is me...!! | |
| | |
01-02-2012, 12:09 PM
|
#5 | | Look 2x Safe a life
Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Florida Posts: 2,562
|
I went canoeing with family in NY. Something we all wanted to do before living as we lived near the river, and I used to ride my bike to it to go fishing. Well, there was one spot where it goes under the road through a few large tubes sloped down, and there was maybe a two foot drop at the bottom. Of course some of us had to go through it in the canoes.
Not the same, but it sure was fun. Not sure how I would feel going over a large drop, especially with my problem with heights. But then again, I enjoy climbing trees still, so who knows.
| |
| | |
01-02-2012, 03:19 PM
|
#6 | | Member
Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 31
|
Wow, some people are just crazy! What if there were rocks, where the falls drop off?! I like to paddle, and I like small drops, but I would never attempt a huge fall.
| |
| | |
01-02-2012, 04:24 PM
|
#7 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Liberty, N.Y. Lower Catskill Mountains. Posts: 867
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Little Kitty Wow, some people are just crazy! What if there were rocks, where the falls drop off?! I like to paddle, and I like small drops, but I would never attempt a huge fall. |
Hi...
Did you ever think that you might be sane?
NOTE:
"Pathfinder", who is now posting on this forum, is NOT Pathfinder1, which is me...!! | |
| | |
01-02-2012, 04:29 PM
|
#8 | | Member
Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: TN Posts: 94
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Little Kitty Wow, some people are just crazy! What if there were rocks, where the falls drop off?! I like to paddle, and I like small drops, but I would never attempt a huge fall. | It's really not that bad. I learned all I need to know from watching this countless times in movies.  Oh wait, they weren't real? I have no problem with the rapids either, but a large drop in a canoe of all things is just nuts. Not a fan of rocks or my head crashing into them.
| |
| | |
01-03-2012, 12:57 PM
|
#9 | | Forester
Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Minden, NV Posts: 642
|
It is common now for people to run a lot of "steep creeks" in kayaks that were thought of as unrunnable only 10-15 years ago. Good for them. Most of the serious kayakers I know have dead friends.
I ran the North Fork of the American R in CA with a commercial rafting company once and went over and 8 foot drop in a 14' raft. It was okay because there was a descent pool for recovery and the reversal was not too strong. I wouldn't do it again at my current age.
Small drops in a canoe are okay, but some have a lot of sheer in the bow like a Sawyer Cruiser and slice through the water too much. A whitewater canoe with a wider bow and less sheer can handle a couple of feet especially with a spray cover and no overnight gear.
Last edited by ppine; 01-03-2012 at 01:00 PM.
| |
| | |
01-06-2012, 02:40 PM
|
#10 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 905
|
Heh. Once when I was 11 my grandfather and I were in a canoe going down a deep and well known rapid stream. No whitewater, it was manmade, a passthrough from one lake to another. It was pretty fast, though. Apparently nobody told my grandfather about the new wire cattle fence they strung across it. We noticed it with about 5 seconds to spare and ducked hard to avoid being injured. That forced the nose of the canoe up and it slammed into the fence, turned us sideways, which slammed the back of the canoe into the fence. Through some miracle we didn't dump. I'll never forget that. Thankfully nobody was hurt and no gear was lost... though when my grandfather found the guy who put up the fence that guy almost got hurt.
| |
| | | |
| Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes |  Linear Mode |
Posting Rules
| You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
| | |
| |
