Washington, DC offers incredible whitewater at Great Falls! (See Dane, EJ, and Jason Craig's tour of the falls!)

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It is July in Washington, DC. The Dog Days of Summer; 85 degrees and
humid, but with an incredible reprieve from the heat, the Potomac River.
The Potomac in the true DC area can be broken down into the Falls, Mather
Gorge, Carderock, and Little Falls for whitewater enthusiasts. Today Jason
Craig (Reno, age 13), Dane Jackson (13, Rock Island, TN), and EJ( age 43,
TN) did three laps on the "Great Falls". The water level at the Little
Falls Gauge was at 2.85 which is perfect for both the "Maryland Side" (river
left channel), and the Virginia Side (river right channel) but getting a
little low for the "Center Lines".

We put in at Great Falls Park Maryland, and ran the dam at the top (photo
looks like Dane is bow stalling). A short beautiful run down class 2-3
rapids lands you at the top of the falls. If you don’t know where you are
going you might find yourself on either the MD or VA side without knowing
where you are. Think of it as the a horizon line that is 1/8 of a mile wide
with 3 major islands that after you go past you are stuck in that channel.
Very cool if you like variety! The rest was a wonderful day of paddling
with two incredible 13 year old boys.

Check out the photos! We went slalom boating and ran Little Falls with
Danny Stock later, more fun!

🙂