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| Wee Eric on the Tay (Thistlebrig) at a sweet level |
The winter of 2013-14 was really mild and rainy. For paddlers, it was like heaven had come to Scotland's rivers. I think I paddled in the snow twice! The Tay was consistently surfable all winter, and trips to Wee Eric and the other Stanley surf spots became a regular occurrence. We also visited the Ericht in Blairgowrie, a great river for playing the way down.
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| Thistlebrig wave, just upstream of Wee Eric, is big, bouncy and fun. |
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| High water Wee Eric, no longer eddy serviced, but worth the quick walk up. |
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| Shudder rudder on Wee Eric |
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| Jen and Graeme have a Wee Eric party surf. |
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| Cold weather at the Ericht put in. |
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| Paddlers in abundance at the Ericht take out. |
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| Carnage on the Ericht with STAUCC |
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| STAUCC. |
The good thing about the Ericht, is that if you also brought your creek boat, or like Andre and Jon, you feel like being manly in a playboat, you can drive up to the main tributary, the Blackwater, and run some grade 4 as the sun is going down (it really was by the time we'd cleared up all the carnage).
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| Blackwater, drop 1 of 4. |
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| Drops 1-3 of 4. You want to be river right of the boulder on the last drop. |
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| Last drop. I got nailed in the hole! |
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