Upper Pemigewasset

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Category: Trip Reports
Hits: 59
Organizer(s): Ed Clark
Date: 2004-05-06
Kayakers (K1): Ed Clark
Deck Canoers (C1): Alden Bird
Predominantly: Advanced WW
Water Level: Low boatable
Painted Gauge Height (ft) e.g. '3.3': even with
Primary Realtime USGS Gauge Site: Woodstock
Primary Realtime USGS Gauge Flow (cfs), e.g. '797': 1130
Primary Realtime USGS Gauge Height (ft), e.g. '2.96': 4.34

The Upper Pemi runs for three miles through Franconia Notch New Hampshire.

This river is WILD! I mean, I was laughing down this thing. I couldn't believe how cool it was the whole way down. I wont ruin the surprise by describing rapids -- suffice to say, it's exciting!

We had some carnage. This river is friendly, but very challenging. Ed took his first swim of the year in a sticky hole. I pitoned off a falls and ripped out my thigh straps. Fortunately a little work had us both going again. This is a river trip you would not want to abandon.

This is the coolest river I have ever done. Hands down. Life is a novel thing in Franconia.