Here’s some shots from LVM 32, which will be showing at the Asheville Pizza & Brewing Co. Next Thursday, the 5th @9PM. Come out to see the show, win a $10 Dagger Green Boat, and catch up with all your friends.
Scott McClesky brought this in yesterday from their trip down the Thompson River over in the Lake Jocassee Drainage. Apparently the road from the Bad Creek Access Area is open during hunting season, allowing you to run shuttle on the Thompson. Looks fun, check it out.
Here’s some shots from the 2009 Russell Fork Race this past weekend. Almost 50 racer’s showed up and posted some record times.
Winners:
Andrew Holcombe
Adriene Levknecht
Yea, that’s right. Dagger graciously donated a Green Boat to the Green River Access Fund. A $10 raffle ticket will get you a chance at winning this beauty. More details at LVM’s Green Race Page.
This week, John, Woody, and Will talk about some issues facing many rivers in Canada. The Stikine watershed is threatened by over 60 open pit copper mines, and surrounding rivers will have to be dammed to generate enough power to accommodate these mines. On the other side of the country, rivers such as the Romaine are threatened by massive hydropower development which effectively dams the entire main stem of the river. The Romaine is already on it’s way to becoming Lac Romaine, however there are many other rivers in the region which are under review for hydropower development. LVM 32 is going to show you some of these places and the ‘progress’ which has been made there. Check out Sacred Headwaters, the Romaine Alliance, Hydro Quebec’s Romaine Project Site.
This week John, Woody, and Will are back again discussing what they saw on recent trips to the Romaine and Stikine rivers. Both of these incredible wilderness areas face being lost to mining and hydropower. Here about what they saw and stories from their trips.
Every year, a posse of wierdo’s from the Ocoee get together and go squirtboating. Part competition, part support group, these guys ride the bottom of the river. Here’s some shots from the editing room floor, a taste of what’s to come. See the rest of the river in upcoming LVM 32.
The recent rains caused the Toxaway River near Cashiers, NC to rise well above flood stage. This created some significant morphological responses, most notably a few landslides on the gorge walls. The rapid affectionately known as “Punji Stick” was modified with a VW Bug sized boulder. Check it out below:
The recent rains in the southeast left some impressive marks in the Toxaway gorge. Nick Urquhart, Baker Davenport, and Will Lyons went down to check it out.
I traveled up to the burrough of Ohiopyle this weekend to check out the Over the Falls festival. A good time was had by all, both the large crowd and kayakers. The day consisted of a race, freestyle over the falls, and just general meat huckin’. Check it out for yourself.
