The Appraiser's Blog...

    Finally got back on the river last Thursday. Headed out about 3 o'clock in the afternoon or so. Pretty windy up top but nice and still down at the bottom of the gorge. Temps were in the 60's and water was pretty decent too. We kayak down in Hastings for the most part and while the water wasnt huge by any means it was nice to get out after missing a whole season. Three kids at home has kept us busy to say the least.

    The Vermillion River in Hastings is Class II-III whitewater when the water levels are low to medium and it can crank up to Class IV+ when the water levels go up. It is a short run only about 1/2 mile or so but provides some great surfing and play. There were about 5 or 6 of us down there so that was nice to have some people to chit chat with while waiting your turn to ride. Railroad was fun although not deep enough to throw any ends. You could spin nice and practice your back surfing to no end. S-turn was small but surfable and Donut Hole was Donut Hole. Spin till tomorrow if you wanted to.

    Here are a few picks of us paddling down there. The scenery is awesome and most people dont even know that this area exists. It is a great area to go out and hike to explore.

This is Donut Hole at about 300 CFS(Cubic Feet per Second)

This is right below Railroad Hole around 300 CFS

Here is S-Bend at 300 CFS

Donut Hole at about 75 CFS

More Donut Hole around 75 CFS

We are hoping to get back out next Thursday to get some footage for a video segment on the show "Out & About" on channel 5? or something like that Saturday nights... I will post it when we find out when it will air....

Until next time have a good week...

Lanny