Cape Fear river

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Cape Fear river:
http://www.eenorthcarolina.org/public/ecoaddress/riverbasins/capefear.150dpi.pdf



From Rich:

"Maria, Eva, Tamas, Robert, Abbey, Jay, Mark, Bob, Evelyn, Lyman, Pam, and Rich launched into the calm waters of the Cape Fear River under the cooling cover of overcast skies. Paddling upstream we took the right hand channel around the island which had two groups tent camping and fishing on the bank. Upon reaching the junction with the Haw and Deep Rivers we went left up the Deep River. There was surprisingly little current flowing. Sycamore trees with their light colored bark arched over the water, Trumpet vines with their bright orange flowers were scattered along the shore, and a few turtles were spotted on floating logs.

The lunch stop was just prior to the start of the Deep River rapids at an old ramp with a small dock. There was a cleared area and a gazebo tent which made a great area to eat for some. Others ate at the dock with the kayaks, and Robert stayed in his kayak for lunch. After lunch most checked out the rapids before turning down river.

Back on the Cape Fear we passed under an old rusty railroad bridge. It was questioned whether the bridge was still in service, when to our surprise, along rolled a locomotive with several empty coal cars attached. In response to our waves we received a toot from the engineer. As we approached the boat ramp it was a beautiful sight to see several of our boats paddling abreast pushing a soft smooth bow waves as they cut the calm water leaving a trail of ripples behind. There was good fun and great laughs as the group chatted and told stories as we paddled along.

At the boat access again after 13+ miles paddled Eva, Pam and Tamas were eagar to paddle more, so they continued on down to the Buckhorn dam.

It was great to have a new member, Bob, who joined CKC just one week ago on the trip! Eva and Tamas thank you once again for a great video. It was a wonderful day with everyone. I hope to be paddling with all of you again soon. ... Rich "