thanks for sharing another great video, like the scenery and paddling down those rocky chutes, looked like a lot of fun, Merry Christmas to all you River Kings!!
Thanks!!! Really depends on the crew, the flow and how fast/slow you like to paddle. It can take as little as 2 hours or as long as you like depending on pace...
The classification system is often hard to decipher. There are so many factors that play into it. I would say yes, Class II/III for 2 reasons but not really for difficulty. One reason is because self rescue is tougher on this river as it is braided (many channels and extremely wide. This makes it easy to get stranded way out in the middle and away from your boat during a swim. There would be just enough current to really compound your situation and make swimming out of it difficult and painful, but not impossible at this level. The second is that the run is really manky. The penalty for being up-side-down is going to be higher here than other places. You will feel every rock in the river and they are not built for bodily interaction! LOL. But as for difficulty, most of it at this level is just class 2 boogie and smaller moves with really only Gabriel's Bend (maybe?) and Moose Jaw (for sure) that would be Class III as stand alone rapids. This changes dramatically on this run as the water level rises.
@@RiverKingsKayak Very good explanation and reasoning Pete! Thanks for the lengthy reply. I imagine the run gets blown out at very high levels (10,000 cfs +), but gets interesting at 2000-4000? cfs.
Thank you ! I work all the time, and your videos is the only way that I can great away. Thank you so much and Happy Holidays
Right on Rick! I'm glad that the vids are bringing you along with us! Merry Christmas!
thanks for sharing another great video, like the scenery and paddling down those rocky chutes, looked like a lot of fun, Merry Christmas to all you River Kings!!
Thanks lou36!!
Rock'n and Creek'n till sundown, what a day.
You know it Dirt Dobber!
Great video once again. I like how you showed a good way to catch the eddies on the way down Gabriel's Bend. Hope to paddle with you next year.
Right on Don!! Thank you sir!
Awesome group! P5 and Jerry MVP’s this round. Love the edits with the P5 highlights
Thanks AO!
Great fun, another great video, enjoyed a lot!
Thanks Mitchell!
Great video! Merry Christmas to you and yours Pete!
Thanks Jeffrey! Merry Christmas!
Great sunset paddle! The fellas rocked the lower Haw!
Thanks Matt! They are really coming along!
Great way to close out the year, Pete. You and yours have a great week and enjoy your Christmas. Stay well.
Thanks GG! Merry Christmas!
Awesome video! So cool that your son is out there learning and making memories with you. Merry Christmas to you and your family.
Thanks Huckleberry!! Merry Christmas!
Great video! Great pro tip!
Thanks Mike!
This might be the most boat/paddler color coordination in one spot I've ever seen :D
😅🤣😅🤣 love it!!!
Great video! Merry Christmas Pete to you and your family.
Thanks Chris! Likewise!!
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thanks C W!
Awesome video sir!!! Was trying to plan this trip and was wondering how long does it take to get from bynum damn to Robeson creek canoe launch?
Thanks!!! Really depends on the crew, the flow and how fast/slow you like to paddle. It can take as little as 2 hours or as long as you like depending on pace...
My wife and I have done red slide park to swepsonville 4 times and we loved it. Where do you put in and take out to do this run?
15/501 at Bynum Dam was the put in and Robeson Creek access is the take out.
Kills me that my friends don’t want to kayak the haw more, it’s 30 minutes away and yet they say it’s not worth it (ridiculous)
Its a great resource and runs very often!
What happened to Austin's Katana? He sill have it or trade it out for a true white water boat
He still has it for ww camping trips. He is really enjoying the Flying Squirrel though!
AW says Class II/III for Lower Haw. Would you consider it Class III at this level?
The classification system is often hard to decipher. There are so many factors that play into it. I would say yes, Class II/III for 2 reasons but not really for difficulty. One reason is because self rescue is tougher on this river as it is braided (many channels and extremely wide. This makes it easy to get stranded way out in the middle and away from your boat during a swim. There would be just enough current to really compound your situation and make swimming out of it difficult and painful, but not impossible at this level. The second is that the run is really manky. The penalty for being up-side-down is going to be higher here than other places. You will feel every rock in the river and they are not built for bodily interaction! LOL. But as for difficulty, most of it at this level is just class 2 boogie and smaller moves with really only Gabriel's Bend (maybe?) and Moose Jaw (for sure) that would be Class III as stand alone rapids. This changes dramatically on this run as the water level rises.
@@RiverKingsKayak Very good explanation and reasoning Pete! Thanks for the lengthy reply. I imagine the run gets blown out at very high levels (10,000 cfs +), but gets interesting at 2000-4000? cfs.
Thanks Noah! Yes, at those levels, it is not the same at all. It will be full on Class 3 and then at even higher levels Class IV and so on.
I ran it at 10,000 about a year ago. 16,000 is flood stage down there. Look for that video. You can see how much different it is.