Sep 17, 2023, Kennebec Gorge at 5000cfs

Kayakers: TC’s Suzanne and Gary Cole, Jeff Sweet, Ken Gordon, Paul LeClerc, Pat Cavanagh, Peter Hockmeyer, Matt Porter, and in a tandem duckie: Clyde Mitchell and Jessa Solis.

Clear blue skies and warming temperatures greeted us on the day after the storm. Once again, we made our way down the river surfing and squirting where we could. We had some rolls below Big Mama and in Magic but it all worked out well. Jessa and Clyde continued down while the rest of us took out at Carry Brook. There was a group of Connecticut boaters on the river and it was nice to see more than the usual number of kayakers enjoying a day on the Kennebec. We even saw Peggy Dwyer with a raft full of friends – that was a blast from the past.