[at-l] 2003 Rain Year

[s.landis at comcast.net (Steve Landis)]

Yup, sorry I was in paddling mode.  All this water is very exciting when 
you have a garage full of boats. Thanks for the translation Walt.

Steve

Walter Daniels wrote:
> Techical kayaker terms not hiking terms.
> Wave train is a series of standing waves in the stream
> Strainer is things like blowdowns across the stream that filter out
> kayakers, in the worst case tipping them over and trapping them below water
> level.
> 
> 
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: at-l-bounces@mailman.backcountry.net 
>>[mailto:at-l-bounces@mailman.backcountry.net] On Behalf Of Jim Lynch
>>Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2003 10:49 PM
>>To: Steve Landis
>>Cc: AT-L
>>Subject: Re: [at-l] 2003 Rain Year
>>
>>
>>Hi, Little help on vernacular please
>>what's a 'wave train'?
>>what's a 'strainer'?
>>Thanks!!
>>(sorry to be asking newbie-type questions!)
>>
>>Steve Landis wrote:
>>
>>>The Trail near the Scott Farm at the bridge is under water. The
>>>Conodoquinet Creek is over it's banks and we are expecting a 
>>>thunderstorm tonight.  While scouting the creek for a 
>>
>>possible paddle 
>>
>>>today ran into a couple of day hikers there who were hiking 
>>
>>from Boiling 
>>
>>>Springs to Wertzville Road who had to bushwhack around the 
>>
>>flooding.  I 
>>
>>>ended up doing a short paddle on Mountain Creek which is running at 
>>>Class III today but had to cut it short because I was alone 
>>
>>and the wave 
>>
>>>train going thru Mt Holly Springs was full of strainers and it just 
>>>wasn't safe.
>>>
>>>Steve
>>
>>James P. ('Jim') Lynch