Middle East Branch, MVP Trip, 14-May-2013, 1375cfs (high for open boats) |
| These first four shots taked by Dave Hogan somewhere above Loon Mtn. |
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| I have no idea why I'm drifting down sideways and apparently not paying any attention... |
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| A little bit of rescue action just above Loon Mtn Rapid. |
Middle East Branch, MVP Trip, 28-April-2013, 760cfs |
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| These two shots taken by Dave Hogan. |
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| Sometimes water just comes in thru the big hole on the top. This shot by Andrew Fournier. |
Loon Mountain Rapid—May 2009 |
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| Loon Mountain Rapid was the most difficult rapid on the river [before Hurricane Irene and the bridge reconstruction destroyed it]. Pushy and rocky at any level it did catch ones attention, requiring constant moves and quick decision making. The right channel (shown here) was the classic route and not quite as hard as it appears (most people took the left channel since the consequences were far less). Precise planning was required (routes along the right were narrow slots). If you nailed the very top of the first drop perfectly you'd coast right thru. Catching an eddy below the first drop is [was] important, otherwise you'd fly down the rapid and build up quite a bit of speed, and avoiding the rocks and holes became... interesting... This photo taken by Kevin. Water level about 1.1 on the Paddlers' Gage (about 1000 cfs or so). Note that there has been some shifting of the rocks over the years compared to the below photos. |
Governor Adams—April 2008 |
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| This is Governor Adams, the rapid immediately below Loon Mtn Rapid.
It's technical and fun.
Class III+–IV at this level. These shots taken by Mark Lacroix late April 2003. |
Loon Mountain Rapid—At a higher level (Class IV+) |
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| Just after entering the top of the rapid (left side of right channel) with most of the right channel visible in this photo. This shot taken in the late-1990's–early-2000's by an unknown paddler using a disposable camera I purchased at the last minute. |
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| This shot taken only a couple seconds after the first... This was such an incredible rapid, a huge rush... |