David and Rob run this class three rapid in a narrow technical canyon on the upper Black River. The week before it was a portage but a little less water made it a great run. The Black is an advanced level whitewater river. Photo (c) Jim Baird 2009
Right - A turkey vulture swoops over the Black River. Hopefully it wasn't waiting to feed on us, thinking we wouldn't make it down the next rapid alive. Photo (c) Jim Baird 2009
Right-Ted and I scout the first canyon on the upper Black. Ted Arie Heather and I ran the river that day and the water was high! in this picture Ted and I are arguing over what line to take. Photo by Heather McGeorge
Ted and I getting lined up to run the first canyon while a white blanket of snow lies on the forest floor. Photo Arie Vander Reyden
Arie and I spinning around in an eddy. This river requires a lot of technical maneuvers.
Photo (c) Ted Baird 2009
Ted and Heather get sucked into a huge hole that almost dumped Arie and I.
Photo (c) Jim Baird 2009
No way they can save this one now. Heather is still trying to low brace but Ted has just dropped his paddle. Heather bashed her elbow on a rock which gave her a bad cut while both of their paddles snapped in half, all on this dump. Photo (c) Jim Baird 2009
A small brook pours into a raging rapid on the Black. We portaged this one but the next week it was a great run. Photo (c) Jim Baird 2009
The upper Black flows through many small rugged canyons where the Canadian Shield dips South into Hastings County. Photo (c) Jim Baird 2009
Arie is bundled up on a chilly April morning. Because of our late put in we camped along the upper river. There are a couple good sites in this stretch but almost all of it is on private property, which we didn't know at the time. The upper and lower can be run in a day, it's about a nine hour paddle in canoes. Photo (c) Jim Baird 2009
Ted and Heather front ferry into an eddy.
Photo (c) Jim Baird 2009
Ted and I run a challenging, technical, and big rapid on the lower Black. This one was a lot of fun! Photo by Arie Vander Reyden
This is the last big rapid before hwy #7 crosses the river just east of Madoc Ontario. Photo by Arie Vander Reyden
Ted and I getting lined up to run the first canyon while a white blanket of snow lies on the forest floor. Photo Arie Vander Reyden
Arie and I spinning around in an eddy. This river requires a lot of technical maneuvers.Photo (c) Ted Baird 2009
Ted and Heather get sucked into a huge hole that almost dumped Arie and I.Photo (c) Jim Baird 2009
No way they can save this one now. Heather is still trying to low brace but Ted has just dropped his paddle. Heather bashed her elbow on a rock which gave her a bad cut while both of their paddles snapped in half, all on this dump. Photo (c) Jim Baird 2009
A small brook pours into a raging rapid on the Black. We portaged this one but the next week it was a great run. Photo (c) Jim Baird 2009
The upper Black flows through many small rugged canyons where the Canadian Shield dips South into Hastings County. Photo (c) Jim Baird 2009
Arie is bundled up on a chilly April morning. Because of our late put in we camped along the upper river. There are a couple good sites in this stretch but almost all of it is on private property, which we didn't know at the time. The upper and lower can be run in a day, it's about a nine hour paddle in canoes. Photo (c) Jim Baird 2009
Ted and Heather front ferry into an eddy.Photo (c) Jim Baird 2009
Ted and I run a challenging, technical, and big rapid on the lower Black. This one was a lot of fun! Photo by Arie Vander Reyden
This is the last big rapid before hwy #7 crosses the river just east of Madoc Ontario. Photo by Arie Vander Reyden
The Black River in Hastings County is a heart pounding challenge for canoeists. The river is mostly run by kayakers. This is a good place to start the season because it is ice free sooner than rivers further north.
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Looks like a great white water river, what skill level would be needed before taking on this river?
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