Troll Hole – Upper Nantahala River – GAF 2015
Posted by Lauralyn Chrisley on Oct 1st 2015
I recently posted a trip report of my PFD on the Upper Nantahala. Here’s a video of some friends and me running one of the most fun rapids, Troll Hole, at Nantahala Outdoor Center’s Guest Appreciation Festival last weekend. Yes, it was easier this time! :) (Paddlers: Michael Neff, LC, Allison Ware, Pat Ross, Drew Bonham, Samantha Ruppelt, and Intervening Random Strangers.)
…
read more
read more
Tellico Ledges – Trip Report
Posted by Lauralyn Chrisley on Aug 15th 2015
The setup: After getting my pool roll fairly solid, one of the people who had helped me get it that way, Samantha Ruppelt, posted on Facebook that she was doing a beginning creeking clinic. She didn’t specify which river. I contacted her and told her I was interested in joining, if she thought I was ready. We talked a bit about my previous experience, and she said … no.
I
…
read more
read more