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Class V.2
Deep Creek and Soddy Creek are in DANGER!!!!
Please check out the damage being done to our
creeks...thank you Ben at Steepcreeks.com for
letting us know about this.
http://americanhiking.chattablogs.com/archives/064527.html
http://www.cumberlandtrail.org/soddy.html
Gage:
The moral like it at 3ft. The less mortal
like it at 2 ft.
MAP:
A Special thanks to Randy Hale of North River Geographic for donating his resources, effort and time to make this map. To blow it up and for finer detail please click on the picture. You will need a PDF reader to enlarge the map.
*big file warning :)
At the Takeout Section in the Summer at the Bluehole on Soddy
Soddy Creek
Soddy Creek can be run when the Chick is high,
BUT BEWARE it is probably the most dangerous run
on the ridge, it seems everything is undercut.
Even the fun rapids have penalty points, and the
mentality
on the this run is not if, but when.
Soddy can also be run VERY LOW, the undercuts
are more exposed,
but when others aren't running
this one will be. If it looks boney at the take
out, you can still run it. A
strong group with
rescue skills is needed for this run. You need
more that a throw bag to be safe.
I always liked
a strong group that you could count on. This is
a good one to be in the mindset it's okay to
walk
some, get the run dialed in first then come
back. Memorizing the lines on this one is very
helpful.
Did I mention it was undercut? Think
Fist on the Russell Fork, and you get the idea
Paddler Andy Mitchell running the mank
on Soddy
Photo taken by Scott
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