10/18/2014: Russell Fork, Haysi to Garden Hole

With: Ann Somers, Kim Buttleman, Jenny Thomas, Joey Fallin, Bill Hammill, Suzanne Wantland, Will Seeley, Joanie Lambert, GK Kinsey, Sarah Ruhlen
 
Not sure about the volume. Flannagan gauge said 790, Haysi said 401, but I found a Bartlick gauge, which I cannot find again, that said 660. So it was either 1190 or 1450 CFS.
 
1. Pilot Mountain, on my way out of town on US-52.
2. Hanging Rock, Sauratown Mountain, and Pilot Mountain (l to r) from Eight-Mile Hill (the Blue Ridge front) heading out on I-77.
3. Roadside view from I-77.
4. The New River, seen from I-77.
5. Punkins! Many, many punkins! Seen from I-77.
6. The first ledge on the upper stretch; Jenny and Kim in the foreground
7. Jenny and Kim (foreground) on the rarely run upper stretch.
8. Sarah Ruhlen, way up in the middle of Twenty Stitches!
9. Sarah Ruhlen eddying out in Twenty Stitches!
10. Kim Buttleman in Twenty Stitches!
11. Jenny Thomas in Twenty Stitches!
12. Kim, Jenny, and Sarah in Twenty Stitches!
13. Jenny and Sarah in Twenty Stitches!
14. Joey, Donna, Sarah, someone (Suzanne?), Ann & Caitlin (foreground to back)
15. Sarah and Donna (foreground), Jenny in the rapid, Ann and Caitlin on the shredder.
16. I don't know the name of this rapid.
17. Jenny and Kim above the next-to-last rapid.
18. Kim in the next-to-last rapid.
19. Kim in the next-to-last rapid.