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July 8, 2009: Gocta Falls
Here's something you've not likely seen, or even heard of.
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![]() image That 2530 feet, folks, hell of a drop in a kayak. ![]() link
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trying hard to be a better person
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This is the biggest one we have in Oz, and it's only half as high but impressive. I have been there. Can't imagine what it'd be like to see something twice a high.
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Doctor Wtf
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That's awesome.
I wish I could traverse along the ledge that interrupts the falls - I guess there would be a basin-shaped lake where the upper fall strikes it. What an amazing place.
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What a wonderful world.
thanks, bruce!
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No, no, no, we actually have two ways to really do it.
1. Bungee jump from the top of the falls in a kayak. When you reach the end of the cord, you simply slip out of the 'yak and let it drop the rest of the way on a parachute. 2. Base jump from the top in a kayak, using the oar to steer to the point of pulling the ripcord. I'm getting light headed just thinking about it. |
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Join Date: May 2002
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Speaking of hucking off waterfalls in kayaks (10m is the biggest I've dropped) the world record just got busted again recently...
http://paddlinglife.net/paddling_lif...ail.php?id=424 ![]() |
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The Un-Tuckian
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I'll take a self portrait tonight around 1:30am.
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I had to sign in to let you know I lol'd at that one. Really. lol (again)
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