the Ocoee river in Tenneessee isnt very healtly either but a great run and
they held the olympics there
later  mdIn a message dated 3/2/2013 10:24:56 A.M. Eastern Standard  Time,
mcneely4@COX.NET writes:

----  Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA> wrote:
> That is truly  insane.

Agreed.  but it is done with some regularity  nowadays.  Why?  Thrills.
Was the first person who strapped on  skis for a steep downhill run viewed as
any less insane?  After all, same  progression of extreme drop and slope.

Another insanity relating to  kayaking:  City of Dallas, Texas has built an
artificial kayak "park and  play" facility in the highly polluted Trinity
River in its downtown  portion.  They built a steep run with engineered
hydraulics, confined by  concrete walls.  The hydraulics create a standing wave
below the rapid  that a kayaker can set up in to do tricks.

Nearby is a sign posted by  the Texas Department of Health warning against
water body contact due to  infectious, water borne disease.  The warning has
been current throughout  the construction phase, and was when construction
was proposed.  But  people use it.

Good grief!!
>
> Something similar, wild but  not as big a drop, here again on Vancouver
Island
>
>  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mUXpt38AAA
>
>  alistair
>
>
> On 2013-03-01, at 8:40 PM, JRodgers  wrote:
>
> > I'm sure there are. Here is something for them -  and everybody else
too.
> > I have taken my van  up to this  place - Noccalula Falls - for an outing
> > many times, but this vid  is amazing. Usually the water is down - but
not
> > this time.   This was about a year ago.
> >
> >  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z132Np3ze2E
> >
> >  John

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David  McNeely