Kayaking the Savage River: The September 2022 Savage River Whitewater Release (870cfs)

[@egferio95]

thanks for actually putting the location properly

[@PotomacPassageOolikhanna]

Greetings egferio95, certainly, you are most welcome, and that's how I aim when it comes to geography, only one right way of doing it. In regards to the property location, do you mean from my maps, or from the information I wrote in the video description? Are you referencing the locations of the rapids too, or the Put-In and Take Out? If you're interested, I have three videos from this year's first release too, at 1,020cfs. Feel free to reach out if you would like to join up!

[@jasonwalker7166]

Ahhhhh Yeaahhhhh .... I can't wait till next year. That was badass.

[@PotomacPassageOolikhanna]

Thanks my man, you know it...continuous fun the whole way down with so many features and boofs to rock in a half slice. so looking forward to running the rocket ride with you and Glenn for next year's releases, and hopefully catch some unscheduled releases before then, and have you primed for next year's Savage season!

[@glenndouglass9921]

Good run on the Savage. You really show what it would be like to run it. Would not want to swim there. Keep on paddling. Keep the video's coming.

[@PotomacPassageOolikhanna]

Thank you, the other videos incorporated some nice shots of the good times being had many others in kayaks, rafts, and shredders, but this one I just focused solely on the game plan and getting in the game day mindset for kayaking it for the first time at a release level (will opt for the more aggressive lines and boofs in the future, with gaining the overall feel being the target for this exploratory run)...was a long time in the making and so worth it, just as you and Jason will find out next year...or sooner with the blessing of any unscheduled releases before next June. It will be a big redemption run from the rafting disaster and what has to be an all time record for the shortest time to flip and go full yard sale and for every person for themselves to get to shore. For sure, definitely want to be on it with that no swim zone mindset for the Big Three, and several other portions, although the swims at Piedmont Dam make are of rather low consequence and easier to recover from center and left of the spillway where it pools outside of the recirculation near the shoreline. Swimming and recovery on the righthand side of the spillway and quickly have one to be swept down into the next set of rapids, which is continuous and rocky. We waited at the bottom of Hutch's Demise for the pinned rafters, to ensure all was okay, they were in a tough spot and bottlenecked our group with the line we diverted to with how quickly they came into sight around the bend.

[@FrankensteinDIYkayak]

looks like a good boat for the savage but what was really impressive was when I saw someone do it at 550 cfs in a long displacemment crossover boat alone in the winter.

[@PotomacPassageOolikhanna]

It sure was, this is what the Recon was built to rip in. The pronounced rocker and extraordinary secondary stability made for cruise control like responsiveness and one super fun ride. I'm looking forward to next testing out the capabilities of the 12R, and seeing how it performs on Triple Drop's class IV line (right line). Ah, you must mean this video, of the Dagger Axis 12.0 running it at 370cfs last January. Just goes to show that your Green Boat easily would have made it down after seeing how the Axis was challenged - "Kayaking the Savage River at 1.96ft./370cfs, in Western Maryland's Savage River State Forest" - kzbin.info/www/bejne/d4XPeXuHaLSfqck

[@FrankensteinDIYkayak]

gotta like a river where the putin is so close to good camping. firepits could be bigger there

[@PotomacPassageOolikhanna]

For sure, the hearing the flow all night long and in the morning really adds to the ambiance of the camping there. You know how comforting the camping gets out there, where its the norm to only be awaken a train and only hear one or two vehicles pass by during the night. The activity definitely gets amped up during the Savage and North Branch release weekends, where the sites are quickly grabbed up. The first two releases had quite the night life party going scene at two of the campsites. The fire pits vary a good bit from campsite to campsite as you know, with how they're hand built and are easy to widen out...still larger than the fire rings at Barnum Whitewater Area, which obscure the flames some from how tall the rings are, but they have a great griddle attached to them.