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Lower St Louis River - Minnesota
Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 9:42 pm
by dflath
An OC1, C1 and two kayaks enjoy one of the last warm water runs of the 2009 season:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLLTFuOEjAU
Enjoy,
Dan
Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 5:02 pm
by Paddle Power
Thanks for posting. Lots of drops and fun.
Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 9:02 pm
by JayDavis
Cool. The geology looks really different from here in the SE.
Which Mohawk is that yeller boat?
Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 5:56 pm
by Paddle Power
Viper 11
And, wow, look at the that shield rock!
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 4:18 pm
by milkman
Excellent job of filming and editing. Very fun looking run.
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 6:13 pm
by dflath
The "look" of the river is somewhat unique not only because of the Canadian Shield rock but the fact that it seems to point upstream giving everything the extra jagged flavor.
The level shown in this video is about 350cfs. This is referred to as the Fish Flow or the minimum the power company is required to let through the dam until October 1st. This is good for paddlers looking for whitewater when everything else in the area is dry. I guess it is good for the fish too.
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 6:20 pm
by dafriend
And, wow, look at the that shield rock!
The exciting thing about the rock on this run is that instead of getting smoothed out by the water it tends to shear off creating razor sharp edges. Things are made even more exciting by the orientation of these edges relative to the current. Sometimes the edges are perpendicular to the current - facing up stream, sometimes they run with the current. So... would you rather run straight into the blade's edge or slide down the length of it? My scars ache just thinking about it.
This run may have the record for generating the highest suture count of any in North America.
Sure is fun though.