Michigan Chapter Spring Paddle Grayling Michigan

[dmd421]

We had a fantastic weekend and perfect weather for our paddle on the Manistee River in Grayling.

 

[dmd421]

Celebrating the marriage of chapter members Jim and Edie Richardson.

 

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more pics

 

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more pics

 

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last set

 

[woodcanoenut]

great photos Debbie! Thank you for sharing!

 

[chris pearson]

Heres a video, got a bit crazy with underwater shots testing the Gopro.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0F4LqEuglps

 

[ken.kelly]

very cool Chris. Thanks for taking and sharing.

 

[woodcanoenut]

Indeeed cool. Thanks for sharing. Liked your music as well

 

[Craig Johnson]

Chris, Enjoyed the video. The shots when you had the camera on a pole you seemed to be able to keep the subject in frame. How were you able to do that. Does it have a remote monitor?

 

[chris pearson]

you can thru a smartphone app, but I just guessed!

 

[wanderlustjake]

Did you paddle the same section as last year?

 

[Jan Bloom]

No, this year we went from M72 to CCC Bridge. 14.5 miles.

 

[wanderlustjake]

Ok, thanks, was curious. How long did this trip take? Was the river relatively clear?

 

[Jan Bloom]

6 hours, mostly sandy pebbly bottom. Not particularly fast, average 4 ft/mile but seems much slower for long stretches. Some log clutter that might pose a problem for some in lower water. You want to paddle come on over the the SW corner, lots of rivers over here that are as good.

 

[dmd421]

Chris, thanks for the great video, loved the music you picked. The grand kids loved seeing it as well. did you get any of the beginning with all the jams?