by raprap » Mon Jul 16, 2007 10:45 pm
Some of the best--Red River Gorge has after all the Red River, and Red River Gorge is adjacent to Natural Bridge. The Red River is interesting although it is more of a rock climbing Mecca than canoeing. A little south around London Kentucky is the Rockcastle River. The upper Rockcastle is relatively easy, the lower Deadly dropping 50 to 100 feet per mile. Several Livery's available.
About halfway between the Red River and Hocking Hills there Ohio Brush Creek, and a sometimes easy float, a sometimes class 3 (after a gullwumpus) starting at Serpent Mound going to the Swirl Hole. There a livery in Peebles.
Hocking Hills is also along the Licking River--several Livery’s available. Moreover, at Bob Evans Farm (Yes that Bob Evans) there's a day livery along Beaver Creek and you can see where all them breakfasts come from.
Iff'n you want whitewater though---go to the New River Gorge in Ravenswood WVa and take a raft trip on the upper New---lots of rafting companies and camping--canoeing on the New though is not recommended--it generally gats a set of rocks named after you posthumously.
Rap
Kentucky Pool Made a Fool out of me.
Instead of Tennessee River it looks like I'm headed to the deep blue sea.
JHartford