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Name: Adam
Location: Mentone, AL
Sex: Male
Birthday: 1980-02-17
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 250 lbs
Types of boats you paddle (eg. kayak, raft, C-1, squirt, etc.): K-1, OC-1, OC-2 (Currently: Everest, L Burn, XL Stretch, Overflow X, Pro Jet (squirt)
First Season (year): 2001
Favorite Class: V
Favorite Runs: For creeking... Raven Fork, Johnnies, LRC, Green, Minas Viejas, Upper Yough, Watauga, Tallulah etc. For play... Ocoee.

Personal info: Creeking is where it's at for me, but I play on dam released runs when there is no water for creeking. Here is a list of some runs and the sections I have done, updated 1/15/08. I've noted when I walked specific drops, but I did some of these runs quite a while ago when I was just getting into creeking. Many of the walks I hope to return to and tick off the list. 

In Alabama: 
-Johnny's Creek; Canyon Rim to Canyon Mouth
-Chinquipin Creek; Canyon Rim Road to Little River (walked 3 due to low water)
-Locust Fork; Kings hole park and play
-Little River Canyon; Falls Left, Falls Center, Suicide, Upper Two, and Chairlift 
-Short Creek; upper and lower 
-South Sauty; Falls to Buck's Pocket 
-Town Creek; upper and lower (walk High Falls and Blockage) 
-West Fork of the Little River; Desoto Falls to Cloudmont 

In Colorado:
Clear Creek of the Arkansas: 1st and 2nd Gorges
Oh Be Joyful; Below Ankle Breaker to Slate River.
Daisy; Above Big Wood Falls to Slate River
Slate; Daisy to OBJ Campground
Arkansas; Numbers and Salida Hole
North Fork of the South Arkansas; Above big falls to below road.
Ice Lake Creek Cascade; Park and Huck
South Mineral; Above Huck the System to Below Cauldren
La Plata; Park and Huck

In Georgia: 
-Chattooga; Section IV 
-Long Swamp; 
-Tallulah; Gorge 

In Mexico: 
-Cascadas Micos 
-El Salto 
-Santa Maria; 3rd and 4th Canyons (Triple Drop, and one other) 
-Rio Tampaon 
-Rio Frio 
-Rio Tamasopo; Cascada de Puente de Dios (Second Known Descent)
-Rio Verde; Second Canyon 
-Rio Minas Viejas (Second Known Descent)

In North Carolina: 
-Big Creek: Upper (below Monster, walked AA) and Lower 
-Big Hungry 
-Cheoah 
-Gragg Prong (walked Dragstrip) 
-Green: Upper; Narrows Lite at 5.5" up to 15" 
-Nantahala; Gorge; Cascades 
-Raven Fork Gorge (walked several)
-Watauga Gorge 
-Wilson Creek Gorge 
-Nolichucky Gorge 
-North Fork of the French Broad (walked Boxcar) 
-West Fork of the French Broad (walked Pothole) 
-Pigeon Gorge 

In Tennessee: 
-Crooked Fork; Upper and Lower (walked Lamance Falls) 
-Emory Branch of Flat Fork; Mile above Trailhead (walked DeBords) 
-Island Creek; Lower 
-Little Clear Creek; Lower (walked Novacaine) 
-Nolichucky Gorge -Ocoee; Upper and Middle 
-Tellico; ledges to ranger station 
-Big South Fork of the Cumberland; Burnt Mill Bridge to Leatherwood Ford 
-Balk River; Bald River Falls (park and huck) 
-Cain Creek; below Barker Camp Road to North Chickamauga 
-Clear Creek; Lilly Bridge to the Obed 
-Emory; Obed to the Nemo bridge 
-Little River; below Sinks to below Elbow 
-Middle Prong of the Little River (a.k.a. Tremont); Confluence to Institute 
-North Chickamuga; Cain Creek to Bowater parking area 
-Obed; Clear Creek to the Emory 

In Maryland 
-Yough; Upper 

In Texas/Mexico 
-Rio Grande; La Linda to Dryden 

In Utah: 
-San Juan; Sand Island to Clay Hills 

In Virginia: 
-Bottom Creek Gorge; (low water = several walks) 
-Chestnut Creek; lower; near Galax 
-Dismal Creek; Dismal Falls; (park and huck) 
-Elk Creek; lower; near Galax 
-New River; McCoy Falls (park and play) and Ripplemead through Narrows Falls 
-James River; Eagle Rock to Snowden, mostly Balcony Falls at every level <11' 
-Maury River; through Goshen Pass 
-Russell Fork; Gorge 
-Roanoke River; Blue Ridge Parkway to somewhere below 
-East Fork of Elk Creek; along FS Road 35 (First Known Descent) 
-Stanton River; Long Island to Brookneal 
-Goose Creek; Thaxton Mtn Rd to Rocky Ford Rd 
-Staton's Creek; Below Statons Falls to below Post Work Huck 
-Saint Mary's River; Mine Bank Creek to parking Lot (First Known Descent) 

In West Virginia 
-Bluestone; Edds Mill to Bluestone Lake 
-Brush Creek; Brush Creek Falls (park and huck) 
-Lick Creek; Lick Creek Falls to the New River at Bozoo 
-New River; New River Gorge -Gauley River; Upper and Lower

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