Black Sheep Paddlers

The Canoe Stig

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From: South Lakes

Registered: 25th June 2009

Posts: 2,746

River Crake this afternoon.

Went for a short paddle down the bottom end of Coniston and then down the Crake to the Nibthwaite Bridge. Put in at my usual spot just past Brown Howe, too many tourists about so got a spurt on and headed into the quieter Southern end and the River Crake.

I hadn't been down the Crake since before the Cumbrian Floods of Nov 09.

Here's a picture from October 09

The same scene today note the boat house has been swept away.

The "Boathouse" of Octopus Lagoon hadn't floated away.

I found the swept away boathouse about quarter of mile down stream.

Further down the first road bridge that crosses the Crake, showed how high the water got on that night in November. The road is still closed today.

Then I paddled back up, had a play for half an hour on the little chutes before heading home.

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A rag, tag and bobtailed bunch, but non the less brothers in arms, fighting the good fight.

docksider

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Registered: 31st August 2009

Posts: 353

Re: River Crake this afternoon.

quite a shocking picture, all this time later, of damage done by flooding.  Your outing a bonny review.

darren

Coureur de Bois

From: chorley

Registered: 25th April 2010

Posts: 110

Re: River Crake this afternoon.

Glad to see black sheep are exempt from the BCU notice great pictures

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“Voyage upon life's sea, To yourself be true, And, whatever your lot may be, Paddle your own canoe

The Canoe Stig

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From: South Lakes

Registered: 25th June 2009

Posts: 2,746

Re: River Crake this afternoon.

Glad to see black sheep are exempt from the BCU notice great pictures

I am not a member of the BCU.

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A rag, tag and bobtailed bunch, but non the less brothers in arms, fighting the good fight.

docksider

Bourgeois

Registered: 31st August 2009

Posts: 353

Re: River Crake this afternoon.

and I can't see what it says!

pieface

Coureur de Bois

From: South Shropshire

Registered: 20th August 2009

Posts: 169

Re: River Crake this afternoon.

Nice. What's the lower Crake like for a canoe?
I kayaked it 26 or 27 years ago and one boat got stuck in Bobbin Mill falls, we had to smash the nose off with a rock to free it. Would it be too narrow for canoes in normal water levels?

Cheers, Pieface.

The Canoe Stig

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From: South Lakes

Registered: 25th June 2009

Posts: 2,746

Re: River Crake this afternoon.

No it's runnable just no access to scout or really position a person with a throw line at Spark Bridge it's classes as G3.

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A rag, tag and bobtailed bunch, but non the less brothers in arms, fighting the good fight.

Greybeard

Coureur de Bois

From: Land of the Prince Bishops

Registered: 12th July 2009

Posts: 203

Re: River Crake this afternoon.

Was fully expecting to see animals 2x2 trouping out of the "ark" boathouse. Sure the owners name isn't Noah.

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Greybeard; aka Aslan

Respect your elders, or be eaten by bears