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Rivers and whitewater kayaking in Scotland.

The Feeder Burns of Loch Doon.

Whitespout Lane

Eglin Lane

Carrick Lane

Gala Lane

The Canoe Lesson

Whitespout Lane

Riecawr Dam, Source of the Whitespout Lane.

The SMPG staff are frequently heard to say "There's no point getting your kit on unless it's coming over the top". The damp patch on the left is not the river but the car park.

A wet Whitespout Lane below Loch Gower.

Whitespout Lane, it starts to get interesting.

Whitespout Lane, 

How to take a kayaking self portrait. Clue: it's all done with mirrors.

Whitespout Linn, somewhat too interesting.

The pool below the main drop is very shallow. There is a chicken run, river right, which ends in a sharp left turn emerging in the channel entering in the left third of the picture. Unfortunately at the moment, it is blocked by windblown trees.

Whitespout Linn.

Below Whitespout Linn.

The Eglin Lane

The Eglin Lane.  

After the confluence of the Eglin Lane and the Whitespout Lane the river becomes the Carrick Lane

The Carrick Lane.

Carrick Lane.

Carrick Lane, a small drop.

The Carrick Lane, below the confluence of the Whitespout and Gala Lanes.. 

The Carrick Lane

The Carrick Lane.

Carrick Lane: 

"The washing machine" i.e. rinse and hold. A powerful closed stopper. There is a chicken run down through the boulders and heather river right.

Carrick Lane: the canyon.

Carrick Lane, the canyon,

Carrick Lane, the canyon.

Carrick Lane, the canyon.

Carrick Lane: the S bend : thud, oomph, reverse!

Carrick Lane, the high water, straight line through the S bend: going down, coming up.

Carrick Lane.

Carrick Lane. below the S bend.

Carrick Lane.

Carrick Lane.

The outflow of Carrick Lane into Loch Doon at high Loch levels.

Outflow of Carrick Lane.

Outflow of Carrick Lane.

Carrick Falls at moderate flow.

Carrick Falls at high flow, awesome.

Carrick Lane Falls

Carrick Lane Falls

Gala Lane.

Gala Lane.

Gala Lane.

Adams' first afternoon in a canoe. 

Please note, canoeing is a risk activity. The syllabus depicted here is not one which is recognised by any responsible canoe association.

Lesson 1 @ 11:47

Lesson 2 @ 13:38

Lesson 3 @ 14:23

Adam mpg video clip 2.8 MB

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