Tohickon Creek: Kayaking & Rafting Race Course Compilation - 2023 November Whitewater Release

The November 2023 Tohickon Creek Whitewater Release: A Collaborative Compilation with ‪@FrankensteinDIYkayak‬ Kayaking & Rafting Race Course In The Purple Haze, Both Runs, at 3.33ft./850cfs

Do you have an around the campfire kind of Tohickon story, if so, feel free to share and join us next time! For us it went like this:..."You know the biggest raft wins," "Oh, a Swifty," "You wouldn't want to fall out at the top of it...you would want to fall right here," "We're coming up on a big ledge here," "Ugh, we're not going to make it," "There goes their boat," "Ride that wave," "Good job. We got everybody?," "back it up...back paddle...paddle forward, relax," and to many "Whoohoos!" to count!

As with the Stonycreek River, Race Course lived up to its name in every way. With so many line options, what a fast and fun race it would be to have a race at Race Course, and find out which of the maze of lines is the fastest one. Does anyone know the origin or details of how Race Course received its name, or the year in which it was named? Two overturned kayaks were observed half way down, where the Upper and Lower Sections connect, and were safely receiving assistance. What was really eye catching was the Perception Swifty that was spotted at the beginning of Race Course (0:58) - "Oh a Swifty. That's the first time that I have seen a Swifty down this far...That Swifty guy I think doesn't think he can do it." With not being seen at the Take Out for for quite awhile, it remained unseen if the Swifty made it down through Race Course and especially Hat's Rock...where the green kayaker who got boxed into the raft train, giving The Purple Haze with a whack with his paddle, and at some point went over. Two members of our crew assisted him and the recovering of his kayak at the bottom of Hat's Rock.

The guiding and entertainment from two of the finest of ‪@RiverTrailOutfitters‬ premier raft guides (‪@glenndouglass9921‬ & Annette B.) made it laugh after laugh all the way the down, where the entertainment was savored just as much as the ledge drops and riding high wave train thrills.

Please comment if:
you are looking for a crew to join up with
you would be interested in joining up for: next year's release, regional kayaking/rafting trips, other regional whitewater releases, kayak races (the circuit runs March - August), and/or local trips and attaining at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
-you're in search of or have kayaked any of the rare running microcreeks, such as: Piney Run AKA "Crazy Creek", Stikey's Creek, or Double Run (Westridge Hills) within Harpers Ferry, WV
you have your own memorable and good times Tohickon stories you would like to share
would like to collaborate in making whitewater kayaking photography/video projects
if you would like to book a rafting trip with RAT

Featured Raft: AIRE "Purple Haze" ‪@glenndouglass9921‬, ‪@FrankensteinDIYkayak‬, ‪@lisamassee2139‬
Featured Kayaks:
Pyranha 9R2
Pyranha Burn 3 ‪@sseacord‬
Featured Shredder: ‪@jerkonoza7812‬
STAR Viper Inflatable Kayak: ‪@drevil1234‬

"He Makes Springs Pour Water Into The Ravines; It Flows Between The Mountains. They Give Water To All The Beasts Of The Field; The Wild Donkeys Quench Their Thirst. The Birds Of The Sky Nest By The Waters; They Sing Among The Branches. He Waters The Mountains From His Upper Chambers; The Land Is Satisfied By The Fruit Of His Work." - Psalm 104:11-13

Photography:
CC Da'Man "Tohickon Dam Release 11-04-2023" - https://photos.google.com/share/AF1Qi...
Nadia Efimova "Tohickon Whitewater Release 2023" - https://photos.google.com/share/AF1Qi...
Kara Foran: https://gallery.karaforan.com/toh/

Through an outpouring of generosity and kindness, good friend Jamie Johnson, the owner of the Purple Haze and founder and partner of RAT (a PA non profit, donation based whitewater rafting venture) made this trip happen - Facebook Group: RAT River Adventure Team -   / 622434168379079  

Trip Details:
Date: November 4, 2023
Trip Length: 3.4 Miles
Class: II-III
Elevation:
Put-In: 265ft.
Take Out: 93ft.
Average Gradient:
50 fpm per calculations
42 fpm per American Whitewater
Level (max flow rate):
3.33ft./850cfs
Stream Gauge: USGS 01459500 Tohickon Creek near Pipersville, PA
Location: Tohickon Creek
Tohickon Valley Park
Near Pipersville, PA to Point Pleasant, PA
Put-In: Ralph Stover State Park (Red Bridge at Stover Park Rd)
6011 State Park Rd, Pipersville, PA 18947
40°26'05.1"N 75°05'49.8"W (40.434762, -75.097154)
Take Out: Buck's County River Country (parking lot adjacent to the Delaware River)
2 Walters Ln, Point Pleasant, PA 18950
40°25'20.3"N 75°03'51.3"W (40.422305, -75.064235)
Downstream of the Point Pleasant Aqueduct
Take Out Fee: Release Weekends - $20.00