BikeRafting with my Raleigh Twenty. This is prep from the night
before. The Alpacka Raft is in my Osprey backpack and everything is
ready. We’re expecting another storm early in the morning so this
should make an already fast White Lick Creek faster. This will be my
first time in the raft so quick moving water with a bike strapped to the
top of it should be ample training. The plan is to leave from my house,
head up to Washington park in Avon, launch my raft with my bike
attached in White Lick Creek, and paddle back to Plainfield.
The open road. Heading north to Washington Park in Avon to connect with White Lick Creek
I love this rail bridge in Avon.
As good as a spot as any. Time to unload everything, inflate the raft, strap the bike onto the raft, and paddle back to Plainfield.
Inflating the Alpacka Raft.
Loaded up.
Water was up and running fast. The Alpacka Raft handled like a dream,
it eats the rapids up. I hit plenty of holes and submerged the bike a
couple times, but it was definitely worth it. What a great time.
First Portage of two. I'm not a very experienced paddler so I played it safe.
Second portage. There was nothing I could've done here. There was a large fallen tree blocking the entire creek. This is a 40+ year old bike I have tossed in the tall weeds. Poor bike.
Paddling home on a beautiful day. I don't think it could have gone any better. I had some stressful moments on the account of trying to control the vessel in the quick moving water, but I worried more than needed. A trip I'd love to do again.
By bike: 82 miles.
By raft 7 miles.
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