Solitude you say...perhaps a future Noli Gorge trip would satisfy...

Adam, I don't know about quickly regaining my composure...I recall wanting to get the heck off the river and yelling for my mommy...fortunately she was 5+ hours away so really I had no choice but to finish...



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A couple of years ago I boated a couple days with a guy that boated the Ocoee every wkend. Strange guy but very knowledgeable about the happening on the Ocoee since I guided there ('86-'88). When we ran Edge of the World on the Upper, we noted the powerhouse seemed to be putting out a fair amount already, and the channel by Thunder Rock was seriously cranking. He told me sometimes you can catch a bit of a surge like that as they can mismatch the flow while ramping up the turbines. We enjoyed a bit of a surge, but nothing like the surge our guys just experienced! I would think that if there was routinely a surge like that ... there would be a lot of people talking about it!
Wes

The late afternoon surge on the Ocoee is common knowledge but not a consistent thing. Here's some others talking about it on BT.

[boatertalk.com]

I am with you Hanley, hands down. That is how we started doing low water runs on the RF out of a desire to avoid the crowds and find cool remote places to boat and enjoy. It has actually been a long time since I have been to the Ocoee. Clay, just this weekend suggested it as something to do again. Hmmm, regular high water surges would be interesting. Probably less crowded which would be a plus. (I think he wants to trick me into playboating).

Brent