New River at Gentry Rd to New River Outfitters at HWY 221 in Scottsville NC

Today Dennis, mom and I left to meet my brother Alan and his family at New River Outfitters to kayak the New River at Scottsville/ Jefferson NC just passed Sparta.  http://www.canoethenew.com/

 

This was Nana's first kayak trip! She mastered it at the end.

We put in at Gentry rd off Hope Wagoner rd and got out at the New River Outfitters location at 221 after the bridge.  There is one obstacle.  It is a low water bridge that usually you need to portage on the left but the water was so low we could float under it.  I think this would be a much better run if the water was not so low.

This was my mom's first kayaking trip.  She is close to 70 and ready to be "stretched" as she put it.  I was really proud of her. When we started mom got stuck before Dennis and I could get out boats in the water.  She got the hang of paddling halfway through the trip and by the end did great!  The biggest danger in this run is getting stuck on a rock because the water is so low.  It was so low that we bumped and grinded many places along the way.  It has some rapids but is a great beginner run the water is clear and only 1 1/2ft deep on most of the run or less.  Next time I will look at the river gauge.

http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/uv?cb_00060=on&cb_00065=on&format=gif_default&begin_date=2012-07-06&end_date=2012-07-06&site_no=03161000

Alan and his massive fish.

Alan was camping at the New River State park Campground.  It was very nice.  Great place to camp if you want to play on the river. Our run went past it's two accesses.  I knew we were close to being done as we past  it.  Great place to picnic or take a break.
Family float down the rapids.