Yeah it was a fun little river. Higher water probably would have helped, but it was still exciting enough. Thanks for taking the time.

Thanks very much Andrew, I appreciate you taking the time. Yes, the Blackstone was a fun little river. It was my first time there and I quite enjoyed it, although a bit higher water might have been nice. All in all, a good day out there. Take care.

Thanks very much. I appreciate you taking the time.

You're welcome Ron... it's my pleasure. I'm glad you are enjoying, and appreciate you taking the time. Take care.

Thanks very much. I'm glad you enjoyed!!

Thanks very much. It was my first time there, and I was pretty impressed. A little more water might have been nice, but still a lot of fun. Almost got stopped and swamped at one point, but otherwise stayed out of trouble. Take care BD.

Thanks very much Matt. Nice to hear from you, hope you're doing well. Take care.

Thanks very much Darrell. Yeah a couple nice spots to try and fill the canoe with water, haha. Take care.

Yes, it's a nice area in the foothills. Thanks for watching John.

It's my pleasure. Thanks for watching!

Yeah it's a nice little river, moves along pretty good. Yeah I liked the cliffs along the river. A few rocks to avoid, and one big boulder. Thanks so much for taking the time. Take care Thorn.

Hey my pleasure man, thanks for checking it out. Did you ever paddle the upper Blackstone, from Blackstone Gap?

@@nickharland3795 Yes, there's a big rock pinch just downstream from the upper put-in (if we're thinking of the same section). We kayaked it in 2007 but there were several logjams that dissuaded us from future runs (was leading a lot of club trips at the time and trees + beginner paddlers = doom).

Yeah I've read that it is tight and technical class III up there. Definitely not a place for beginners. Thanks for the reply, take care man.

Hey thanks very much Jim. My first time on this river, and I really enjoyed it. Thank you for taking the time, take care.

Thanks very much Udo.

Hey thanks Bo. It is a cool little river, with very nice scenery. I've been busy too, gotten out a bit, but not as much as I'd like. Maybe we can try for a river trip in August.

Right on. Thanks for watching.

It is a very nice little river. Lots of good camping spots there too :)

Haha, yeah she is noisy while plowing through the waves. I really love this old canoe. Have a great trip down the French Broad!! Thank you for watching.

Thanks very much Perry. It is a fun little river. I missed higher water by a few days, but still nice rapids. Lots of nice cliffs walls, and small canyons. More than a few people fishing along the riverbank too.

Thanks very much. It was a fun run, though the river could have used a tad bit more water. Haha, yeah I love that sound too. Thanks for watching.

Those old Mad River ME s are a bit noisy going down the river. Great boat for white water camping. You can load them down but they will still turn on a dime with the heavy rocker

This was my first time on the Blackstone... I will try and paddle the FTR to Tide water section another time. It is a very nice little river, really impressed. Thanks for watching Evan.

@@nickharland3795 I'm not a conoe enthusiasts but I hike a fish that river often

Thank you!! Cheers!!

Thank you so much Terry. Always great to have you along. Take care my friend.

It was indeed!! Thanks for watching Tom.

Hey thanks very much. Yes, I definitely plan on paddling the Brazeau River at some point. It looks like a fantastic river!! Thank you for taking the time, take care.

It was a fun trip. A little more water would have been nice, but still it was a very exciting day. Thanks for checking it out. Take care.

@@nickharland3795 … my wife and I honeymooned at Chungo Creek Outfitters cabins overlooking the Blackstone and I remember thinking it would be a blast to canoe that. The wife isn’t big into river canoeing but because this is a small/er river I think I could get her to come; it’s in our favourite area of Ab. You are so blessed to have canoed much of the Eastern Slopes rivers.

@@T410ce Yeah it was pretty friendly at this water level. I hope you can get her to go, it's a fun trip. Yep it is a great area, and I definitely plan to paddle more of these Eastern slopes rivers. Red Deer, Brazeau, James, Clearwater, Panther... so many rivers, never enough time :)

It was my first time on the Blackstone, and I really enjoyed it. A little bit more water might have been nice, but still pretty good levels for canoeing. No gauge on this river, Brown Creek has the most relevant gauge nearby. It was dropping fairly quick over the last week. On July 9, Brown Creek was at 4.5 cms, a good medium flow. Hard to know exactly how many cms the Blackstone was, all I can say is it was a solid medium flow. I hope you make it back there, thanks for watching.

Thanks very much. It went pretty quick, maybe 3.5 - 4 hours paddling time.

They were mostly class II rapids, with a few that could be classified as class III. Other than a couple jumbled ledges, most of the rapids were pretty straight-forward. Yeah I was out there by myself, so I definitely want to be prepared for the worst. Thanks for watching Barry, take care.

Thanks Chicago!!

Thanks very much Rick. No log jams or serious strainers in this section. Some of the fast corners had strainers, but they were all quite avoidable. It is a nice run, I hope you make it out there.

Hi Ron, sorry for the late reply. Yeah I used air flotation bags on this trip, one bow and one stern . It makes self-recovery much easier in the event of a capsize or swamping. Thanks very much for watching, take care.

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