Wikipaddle:Previous Destinations of the month
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| Image | Name | Description | Month |
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 | Cheat | The Cheat River near Albright, West Virginia, is home of the Cheat River Race, scheduled as part of CheatFest, and always the first weekend of May. The race is held the Friday afternoon before the Festival. The race has a mass start with 100+ participants lining up beneath an old railway bridge at a wide place in the river, and taking off at the sound of a fog horn blast. For the first five minutes, it is a mad scramble either to get out in front of the pack, or for some to hang back until the mob goes ahead. After the 10 mi. race will be a few kegs of cold beer waiting, and then dinner and awards in Albright after changing into dry clothes. | May 2010 |
 | Alseseca | Future competitors are already practicing their lines and calculating their landings on the Alseseca in preparation for the race in January.
The Tablazo section (aka the Roadside Section) has about 30 drops over about 3.5 mi. It may rattle your teeth a bit on the way down, but hang in there and you will be smiling by the time you make it to the bottom. | January 2010 |
 | Lower Big Sandy | The month of April is creeking paradise in West Virginia. With weather one day below freezing and the next 70 degrees, every third day is rainy, and every river and creek is flowing.
The Lower Big Sandy, in the Northern Part of West Virginia, near Morgantown, is a favorite of paddlers. It includes two waterfalls, 18' ft high Wonder Falls, and another 15' falls, with a tricky lead-in, called Big Splat. (more...) | April 2009 |
 | Alseseca | The Alseseca falls precipitously off the high plateau near Altotonga, and, narrowly channelled in dark volcanic rock, keeps falling all the way to the Filo Bobos. There it makes its final, 100' high gesture, called El Encanto Falls. Along that route, it is said that there are no less than 15 drops over 30 feet high. But the most accessible and do-able section of this river is along the road above Puente Tablazo where there are about 30 drops between 10 - 20 ft high in 2.7 mi. (more...) | December 2008 |
| - | Zambezi | - | May 2007 |
 | Hurley Weir | Hurley Weir is a weir on the River Thames at Hurley in the English county of Berkshire, not far from Marlow, Buckinghamshire and just downstream from Henley-on-Thames.
Hurley is the centre of a very active freestyle kayaking scene in the South-east of England, because of the favourable size and shape of the wave at Hurley Weir. A standing wave is generated by the gates (those which are opened) in the middle of on the weir. This attracts kayakers from a considerable distance. Hurley also hosts an annual rodeo competition, the Hurley Classic. (more...) | April 2007 |
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 | Vyrnwy | The River Vyrnwy (Afon Efyrnwy) flows from the bottom (and occasionally over the top) of a large Victorian stone dam, the first of it's kind in the world. The upper Vyrnwy from the Dam down to Dolanog is a good Grade III whitewater river, with plenty of exciting features. In contrast, the lower Vyrynwy from Pontobert down to where it joins the Severn, at Melverley, is a gentle Grade I to II which is highly recommended as a touring trip. The lower Vyrnwy forms part of the English-Welsh border between Powys and Shropshire.(more...) | February 2007 |
 | Tryweryn | The Afon Tryweryn is the best of the small handful of rivers in Gwynedd, Wales that are dam released and offers 8km of classic Grade II-IV whitewater. The dam releases are dependent on a number of factors including rainfall, local river levels and extraction needs, however, on average, the Tryweryn enjoys over 200 days of water a year, which makes it a popular destination for boaters across the country. (more...) | January 2007 |
