Memorial Day Weekend

I took off of work on Friday so that Boyd and I could head out East. First stop, Rock Island, Tn. We had to pick up my new Jackson Hero from the factory. It is soo sweet! From Rock Island we headed over to the Tellico. In order to avoid the class V interstate full of weekend travelers we opted for the back roads which probably ended up to be faster. At the Tellico there was no spot to camp at the take out or the designated camping spots, so Boyd and I decided to camp in his truck at the put in. At about 2 AM local, an hour after we had crashed, we were awakened by a ranger's lights. Aparently we couldnt camp there. Long story short, we were lucky enough to know the ranger and wound up sleeping for 2 hours in town.

Saturday morning Boyd and I met up with 10 y/r Lauren Burress and her dad, Nathan. The only thing running in that area was the Tellico itself. At 2.5 ft. the Tellico was a great first run in my Hero. I absolutely love how it paddles! After that we headed over to the Cheoah; and because of the night before I was very tired so I didn't do as well. Lauren and her dad walked Bear Creek Falls, Boyd and I ran the right slot. He did great and I ran it, flipped, and got a nice litle gash in my chin. After the Cheoah Boyd ran White Oak Falls (the picture above) while Nathan set safety and Lauren and I watched and took pictures. (photo below Lauren Burress)

That Sunday, again after no sleep, Boyd and I met up with some more of the Memphis guys to do the Ocoee fromthe Upper down to Goforth. Boyd and the other guys did great. Nothing too special from this weekend. Awesome people, awesome fun. That's what its all about. Coming later next month, blogs from Colorado.

Me this morning testing out my Hero in the pool. Tons of fun! I'll catch you guys later! Sammie