Black Earth Creek Whitewater Kayaking

Description:

We will be taking an R1 whitewater kayaking trip to Black Earth Creek (about 45mins from mem u). Black earth creek is an awesome place to learn the basics of paddling in moving water. For your orientation, we focussed on keeping ourselves safe in our boats and what equipment we will need on the water. For this trip we will focus on maneuvering in moving water. NOTE: If you want to come on the trip but don’t have the ratings, reach out to whitewater@hooferouting.org to coordinate an orientation!

Required Ratings:

R0 (in a whitewater kayak)

Outcomes:

These are the skills we will be practicing on this trip. Participants demonstrating adequate knowledge and skills can earn their R1(which may be a pre-requisite for participating in  other HOC trips).

• Performs wet exit in moving water

• Understands moving water hazards (strainers, foot entrapment)

• Can be rescued using a bow/T rescue

• Perform eddy turns (eddy out)

• Performs peel-outs to enter current

• Performs ferries to cross current

What to Bring:

• Bring or buy lunch and drinking water (we’re 100% stopping at kwik trip so you can get food there too)

• Sunscreen

• Bring clothing and shoes that you are willing to get wet and muddy and that will not fall off in the water. (we have a limited supply of wet boots that we can lend as well) 

• Bring a towel and a full change of dry clothing, including a dry pair of shoes. We will leave those in the car for afterwards.

Rough Schedule:

8:00am - Meet at the Hoofer Boathouse, lower level of Memorial Union. Get equipment and load boats.

8:45am- Leave for Black Earth Creek.

9:45am - Arrive at the Olson Road put-in. Unload equipment. Run Shuttle (bike shuttle if only one vehicle.

10:15am - "Ground School", i.e. Safety talk and discussion of basic river hydrology/features.

10:50am - Start paddling. Practice paddle strokes and maneuvers.

12:50pm - Reach the Two Bridges/Wolf Run take-out in Mazomanie. Load boats.

2:05pm- Arrive back in Madison

Trip Leader Contact:

beagle@wisc.edu

Please reach out to me if you have ANY questions. There are no dumb questions!