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Old 10-10-2018, 12:36 PM   #9
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Default The "dangerous" Hiram Rapids!

The photos of Mike in the Hiram Rapids had Cheryl and I reminiscing about some trips on the Upper Cuyahoga.

About 25 years ago we took a canoe and paddled down from Eldon Russell Park. We were aware of the "dangerous" Hiram Rapids. As we approached the rapids we made some jokes about it. There was really just this one big rock in the middle of the river that divided the flow. No big deal...just steer around it. As it happened there was a bit more current just upstream of the rock than was obvious. The rock sucked us in and we hit it good! There was evidence on that rock of plastic and aluminum from other boats too. We still laugh about that day.

Oh, and the rock? You didn't see it! It's not there anymore. Someone, somehow managed to remove it a few years ago. We had to wonder if they got tired of their boats getting mangled up?

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