I don’t consider myself an expert paddler by any means. But, I got out on the Fall Creek with my paddle and canoe ready to go, and go we went.
At the Hoosier Outdoor Experience, fans have a chance to kayak or canoe, and the tour guides are staff from DNR’s division of Outdoor Recreation.
Going out in groups of seven canoes and kayaks our tour guides led us on the about a mile trip, full of raging rapids and fallen trees.
A couple of occasions we did get stuck and needed to push off with our paddles to get unstuck. All along the course are rocks and trees that at times provide the paddlers a very narrow course to get through. If you are not lined up correctly, getting through without running into a tree or getting stuck is not easy.
At one point on the trip we had to avoid a truck. Yes, a truck in the water. It’s mostly under the water, with only the top 3 feet of the cab visible. Nobody knows how it got into the creek, but I am sure the driver has one heck of a story.
Glad you enjoyed your trip! Besides the great DNR people helping us (thanks Steve, Dale, and David!) we had volunteers from the Hoosier Canoe Club, Friends of the White River, and Boy Scout Troop 133.
The trip was just about a mile, but guess I missed the rapids please PLEASE tell me where I can find them!
-Dan V.