Richard Grove's Paddle Log

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Boy Scouts on the Etowah

 
 

What a trip!

It began several months ago with a phone call from Todd Hobbs, Scoutmaster of Troop 735 in Dallas, Georgia, who was looking for a 3 or 4 day kayak trip down the Etowah River for a small group of Boy Scouts plus several adults. (more…)


AL: Dead River: 57.5 Miles, 3 Nights.

 AL: Dead River: 57.5 Miles, 3 Nights.

This was a 3 day, 3 night, self-sufficient kayak camping trip from the Lake Weiss Diversionary Dam to Sam Davis’ backyard in Gadsden, Alabama. (more…)


2009 Paddle Alabama Trip Report

WVkTdF 2009 Paddle Alabama Trip Report

For me, it started on Wednesday morning June 10 with a 2 hour drive from Atlanta, Georgia to Riverside Campground at Cedar Bluff, Alabama. (more…)


Bartram River Trail II – The Media Circus

The afternoon before the Grand Opening II of the Bartram River Trail, Richard picked me (and my gear) up for the trip down to MillBrook/Wetumpka AL. That night, we camped on the lawn in front of Harry’s Lounge, a private club establishment of considerable downstream repute. (more…)