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Art Barket paddles High Falls on the Shavers Fork of the Cheat. Photo Abed Borsa.

Shavers Fork of the Cheat River (WV)

December 12, 2017December 12, 2017 Nick Gottlieb 1 Comment cheat canyon, cheat river, kayaking, self-support, shavers fork, west virginia, whitewater

Location: West Virginia, USA Length: 52-140 miles Permitted: No Days: 2 or more Class: I-IV Craft: kayak, raft Season: Rain dependent, most likely

Adam Herzog in Super Corkscrew on the Upper Chattooga River. Photo by Cooper Lambla.

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Chattooga (NC, GA)

November 14, 2017November 15, 2017 Nick Gottlieb 0 Comments chattooga, georgia, kayaking, north carolina, self-support, whitewater

Location: North Carolina and Georgia, USA Length: 50 miles Permitted: Yes Days: 2-3 Class: I-V Craft: kayak Season: Dec 1-April 30 Gauge: @Burrells

Kate Bowman walled in above Skull in Westwater Canyon on the Colorado River.

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Westwater Canyon (UT)

October 24, 2017October 24, 2017 Nick Gottlieb 1 Comment desert, kayaking, self-support, utah, westwater canyon, whitewater

Location: Utah, USA Length: 19.5 miles Permitted: Yes Days: 1-2 Class: III-IV Craft: Any Season: Year-round Gauge: click here Map: click here The Westwater

A group of paddlers paddle past on their way from Mineral Bottom to the confluence of the Green and Colorado rivers.

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Cataract Canyon: a Kayaker’s Perspective

October 10, 2017October 10, 2017 Nick Gottlieb 0 Comments cataract canyon, colorado river, geology, kayaking, whitewater

When John Wesley Powell led his exploratory trip down the Green and Colorado rivers in 1869, every member of his