This winter break my brother Jim had just graduated from Cornell and we figured this would be the last trip together before real life started (at least for him). Along for the trip were my friends Jace and Christian from Colorado. We had a solid class V crew who were out to get the goods. All I have to say is that we found them.
Enjoy.
- Tom Janney
 photo by Tom Janney |
Jim waits in the eddy as Christian cleans up Double Clapper on Upper Red Creek in West Virginia - one of the most remote runs in the state. |
 photo by Tom Janney |
Christian sticks the line on Double Indemnity on the North Fork of the Blackwater in West Virginia. Jace pitoned the left side of the drop resulting in a broken ankle and an early end to his trip. |
 photo by Christian Cook |
Jim probes the 30 footer on the North Fork of the Blackwater in West Virginia as Tom looks on - one of the best 400fpm creeks around. |
 photo by Tom Janney |
Christian missing the boof on the Lower Blackwater - one of the most scenic runs around. |
 photo by Tom Janney |
Christian paddling away from a successful run of Big Splat on the Lower Big Sandy in West Virginia. This was the last day of our trip and we completed a sweet triple header: Upper Blackwater, Top Yough, and Lower Big Sandy. |