Tales from the Cripps
Tales from the Cripps
1. The Great Flood on the Potomac River with Forrest Noble
In this episode we take a trip with my guest Forrest Noble through kayaking history, from epic equipment failures to a legendary story of paddling down the Potomac river at one the highest flood levels in recent history.
0:00 - 4:23 Introduction
4:24 - 14:35 North Fork Payette swim story
14:36 - 17:04 Equipment chat interlude
17:05 - 18:20 Potomac Flood Story Introduction
19:05 - 53:30 Potomac flood story
53:31 - 54:23 Conclusion
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For some background on the rivers in the story visit American Whitewater for descriptions of Potomac river and North Fork of Payette river:
Potomac River Great Falls (VA Lines)
Potomac River Great Falls (MD Lines)
North Fork of the Payette River
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