When I first started paddling in Alberta, came back to BC, and found a copy of ‘Topo Country’. It was on a VHS tape and had sections of rivers in Whistler, the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island all run in Topo Kayaks. Within those sections was Norrish creek. The main part I remember is that it sounded amazing, their were cars and the guy on the screen was dragging a very short creek boat down a snowy track on the opening sequence.
This adventure started after a few texts, checking the level and getting the crew organized. Adam and myself would be joined by Denny, Annie, Tegan, Alison, and David R. It was looking like a beauty day and that the sunshine would last all day. We planned to meet early, due to the fact that I wanted to head back to the Island at a earlier time. Driving up Adam realized he had left his key to the kayak lock back in his pocket,which was a short 15min detour.
The hike into the Norrish is fairly short, can change as in past years there has been road closures. Once into the river there is a short or tall seal launch, then it is on. The river at 3 on the gauge is fun, a bit rocky at point and there are short pools between most rapids. Found it great with the group to have enough time to get a number of photographs on the way down.
Thanks All for a great trip. Look forward to coming back here at some point.
Video by Alison Homer at the bottom of the pictures.
Enjoy,
Loaded and heading into the mountains of Mission, BC
The Short section of Gravel – 5kms
Walking in
Adam in the forest
Annie on the seal Launch
Crystal clear water
Adam catching a bit of air.
Annie eddied out with a beauty waterfall in the back ground
Alison on one of the fun drops
Tegan lining up a drop
Adam inbetween drops on the Norrish
Denny gettin down to business on the Must Run rapid
Adam enjoying the day – Stoked
Beautiful BC
Alison on Must run rapid
David mid stroke, Norrish
Tegan on the last part of Must Run
David on the weir hole after Must Run.
The crew at Car Rapid(sans car)”at the moment”
Denny getting a bit of air
Alison after the drop
Tegan
Alison, Annie, and Tegan pretty stoked with a couple rapids left to go.
Adam with some air.
Video by Alison Homer
Kayaking Norrish Creek from alihomer on Vimeo.
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