Wilson Creek – 12.19.2009
December 19, 2009 | Category: Kayaking, Photography, Trip Reports
Here at Channel 9 they were forecasting blizzard conditions. I had the day off and I wasn’t about to sit around. With Tommy back from school and John up in Hickory, we figured Wilson Creek was a perfect run for a snowy day. In my neighborhood it just rained and sleeted- no snow. Tommy got to my place and we headed up 321 toward John’s. There was a car wreck every few miles and while the roads were icy, I drove all the way up in 2WD taking my time. It took us a little over an hour to get to John’s.
The boats through my icy sunroof.
Typical 321 scene.
Hickory was a nightmare. No plowed roads, people walking, cars stuck off the road. Tommy and I meandered our way through the carnage, arriving at John’s to you guessed it- home made biscuits.
We ate, packed up and headed up toward Wilson. Carnage from other vehicles were all over the place. We saw everything from stuck 18 wheelers to Mustangs that won’t be moving until the snow melts.
The chaos of the snow. One of the back roads on the way to the putin.
The most alarming thing was the downed trees. They were everywhere once we got off the “main” roads. Many of them had been sort of cut with a chainsaw, but we touched up a lot of them with our own saws.
A tree down across the road.
What can I say? It's a Jeep. This was the scene from Hickory to the putin. Trees everywhere.
We arrived at the put in, happy and very excited to get on the water. Jenna would be our shuttle and photographer for the day.
Very happy to be here!
John and I ready to get in the water.
Beautiful scenery.
Some roadside carnage.
John grabbing some style points.
We all had great lines all day, and made it to the takeout, nice and warm. We made a unanimous decision to take a different route home- toward Morganton. The roads were much better and actually taken care of.
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vaughn
on December 20th, 2009Nice post dude….I so wish I could have had a snowy kayak adventure with you guys!!
James
on December 20th, 2009Me too man. It was a great day.