I hit a small spot tonight in Mellow Park tonight. Its a nice little spot just up from the trail bridge at the far end of the park. Very good eddy ferry practice, and even a small wave to surf.
mellow has a good set of class 2 rapids further up, near the other end of the park near the tennis court entrance. but im not ready for them yet.. they run pretty fast and are hard to get on to surf.
I decided to run the lower section, just played a bit in the eddy, tried some stern stalls, but i kept hitting my stern on the river bottom. was just a little to shallow for squirts. i did alot of eddy ferrys, and even got close to the wave, but it looked a little too shallow to attempt a surf on that wave, so i just played a bit.
The Jackson RockStar handled great in the fast water, much better than the liquid logic cr250. I was really impressed how easily it just glided over the smaller waves, letting the water just pass underneath the kayak, didn't catch any edges making it feel too tippy. Definetley the most comfortable kayak i have owned yet. and so user friendly, from the great backrest system to the no holes, no leaks design.... truly an awesome boat.... i def recomment jackson kayaks to anyone getting started...
its gonna take some time to get used to paddling the rivers again, now that ive spent sooo much time on flat water trying to learn tricks... there is a much different dynamic to the way rapids play havoc with your boat. looking forward to the challenge though... and with some rain in the forecast for late friday ,and saturday we should be getting some good flows on the lackawanna. im stll looking to get up to skinners falls onthe delaware again though.... anyone wishing to come, let me know... any type of kayak is fine, the rapids are not to bad there.. class I or very small IIs.
happy paddling my friends,
-bob
"now he walks in quiet solitude with the forests and the streams, seeking grace in every step he takes"
john denver
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