Spring Flings 2015

Below: Adam Goshorn running the low water line on the first drop of Cable Falls on one of several snowy days on Little River Canyon early in the spring.  Photo by Shannon Goshorn.
 

The spring of 2015 was not a high water year in and around north Alabama, but luckily for those of us who live here, below average spring rain is still better than most places anyway.  The ever reliable Little River Canyon (LRC) stayed at runnable levels almost nonstop from December to April and provided consistent, high quality paddling between the few bigger rain events that we did have.  When the rains did come we were able to take advantage, getting some great days on a variety of great creeks and some hucks off Little River Falls, our local favorite.

Below: A compilation of shots from of a variety of runs friends and I paddled from February to April of 2015.  Edited by Adam Goshorn.


Below: Adam Goshorn in the run-out below Mr. Bubbles on Little River Canyon just as the leaves were starting to come out.  Photo by Shannon Goshorn.
 

Until Next Time... Adam Goshorn Below: Hiking in for a solo lap on the Upper Two section of Little River Canyon.  Photo by Tom MacMichael.
   

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A Grand Canyon Christmas

Below: Santa! Photo by Ruby Compton.    Photo by Ruby Compton[/caption] For the fifth time in six years, in December 2014 I found myself climbing into a Pyranha boat and sliding into the waters of the Colorado River at Lees Ferry, Arizona.  Previously I've paddled the Grand Canyon with raft-support in an Everest, Burn II, and Shiva; and one self-support trip in the Fusion.  This time around my boat of choice was the Burn III, which I have been loving ever since it came out, although, this would be my first chance to paddle it in big-water rapids on a high volume river like the Colorado!

 Below: A compilation of video from our trip, edited by Adam Goshorn.

 Below: A storm brewing, photo by Evan Alfano.  

 Below: New school meets old school deep in the Grand Canyon, photo by Charlie Mix.


Below: One of a million side hikes, photo by Ruby Compton.         

Below: Another day of floating through a geology lesson, photo by Evan Alfano.

 Below: North Canyon Camp, night two, photo by Blake Burks.

 Below: Mandatory visit to the graineries, photo by Adam Goshorn.

 Below: Late afternoon mirror imaging, photo by Adam Goshorn.

 Below: The upside to rain in the Grand Canyon are the rainbows, photo by Ruby Compton.

Below: Redwall jumpshot, photo by Adam Goshorn.

 Below: Blue skies and brown water, photo by Evan Alfano.

 Below: Deer creek magic, photo by Adam Goshorn.  

 Below: Another camp... another awesome sunset, photo by Evan Alfano.

 Below: Ledges camp, deep in the ditch, photo by Ruby Compton.

Below: Another rainy days means another rainbow, photo by Ruby Compton.

Below: Talking Heads Camp, across from Teapeats Creek, photo by Evan Alfano.

 Below: Our Christmas Tree all lit up.  Photo by Shannon Goshorn.   Below: Watching the sunset with Diamond Peak in the background, photo by Shannon Goshorn.

 Below: Life and death in the ditch, photo by Evan Alfano.  

 Until Next Time...

 Adam Goshorn

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Winter on the Mountain

  Below: Adam Goshorn on Short Creek, photo by Shannon Goshorn
   

Fresh off a winter Grand Canyon trip, I probably should be working on sorting pictures and video from that trip.  However, ever since I arrived back to my home the opportunities for great boating have kept me happily distracted!  The XL Burn III was awesome in the big water of the Grand Canyon and really shines back home creeking too!  The past few weeks have included lots of runs down our local favorite Little River Canyon at a variety of levels ranging from 250 CFS to 7,000 CFS.  We've also gotten runs on Short Creek, Tellico River, Upper Teddy Bear and Lower Teddy Bear.

Below: Adam Goshorn blasting through holes in Little River Canyon, photo by Ben Bernhard
    

Below: A mixture of footage from the past few weeks here on Lookout Mountain.  Be sure to set the resolution up to 720 for best viewing!
   

Below: my wife, Shannon Goshorn, boofing her way down Short Creek, photos by Adam Goshorn

    

Below: Jerrod Jones ripping a boof on Short Creek Falls, photos by Shannon Goshorn

Below: Jerrod Jones on Grotto Falls, photo by Adam Goshorn

Until next time...

 -Adam Goshorn

Below: Adam Goshorn in the XL Burn III in Little River Canyon at a healthy flow, photo by Ben Bernhard
   

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More Colorado!

A nice edit of our time in Colorado in June 2014 by John Kern:

 
CO2 July 2014 from John Kern on Vimeo.


Until Next Time...

 -adam