elora

You all Should Have Been There. What a beautiful place to kayak and Mike Kovach, Steve Booth, Maureen Grant and myself, Bob Grant took the trip. Steve was our guide as he had been there on several occasions before and Sunday Steve showed us a spectacular place to kayak and get into some great white-water. We arrived at launch in the town of Elora at about 1:30 and the cloudy sky opened up and gave us almost two hours of sunshine. We eagerly set up our equipment and got onto the water just below the Elora mill. The scenery is truly wonderful with high rock walls ( some 200 feet high) and very vertical. The water level was likely about 2 feet above summer levers making for some fast water and no spots needing a portage. Maureen and I did portage two spots that looked a little wild for our experience levels and we set up our camera gear and took shots of Steve and Mike ripping through the rapids and we did get some spectacular shots. Our trip time was almost three hours with our camera stops and watching Steve and Mike play in the rapids. Elora Gorge is a great place to kayak and we will be back there real soon.


Bob Grant Heading Toward Launch	Mike Kovach and Steve Booth Near Launch


Bob & Maureen Grant at waterfalls	Steve, Maureen and Mike Ready to Go


Steve, Maureen, Bob and Flash Wonder Wiener	Flash Watches as the Gang gets in Close


Elora Hydro Electric Plant	Waterfall Next to Hydro Plant


Maureen	A View From the Start


The Falls	High Rocks


Flash Still Watching	Getting Close

"Wild Thing" Mike Kovach


Magnificent View	A Great Day


Bob and Flash	Steve and Mike


Oops, Steve Goes for a Tumble	Mike to the Rescue


Lots of Rapids	Mike Assists Steve


Steve is Tired Out	Let's Get Re-organized

Steve Ripping Through Some Great Rapids


Flash Eagerly Watches	Mike Churning Through the Rapids


Mike on Edge	Bob Takes Photos While Flash chases Stones


Steve More Rapids	Mike and Steve Make Plans

Looks Like Mike is Diving Under Steve's Kayak


Mike Working It	Steve Having a Good Time


Mike More Wild Stuff	Wow, Steve is in Some Big Ones

Look at Steve Go


Bob with Flash Covered in Water	"Flash" Oh Man, I Got Wet on That One


Steve Going Fast	Bob Crashig Through the Waves


Mike Heading for a Big One	Mike, Maureen and Steve at the Waterfalls


A Little Wet Eh	Mike's Flying


Mike	Mike

Mike Kovach Highly Experienced Paddler


Mike	Steve

Mike Taking a Break Before Doing it Again and Steve Paddles On


Maureen and Bob and Flash Enjoy the Scenery	More Great Rapids for Mike

Mike is in Full Control


Mike Never Misses a Beat	Amazing Stuff


Maureen with a New Digital Camera	Mike


Mike	Mike


Mike	Steve and Mike


Steve and Mike	Mike

Mike Gets Airborne


Mike	Steve Carving


Steve	Mike


Steve and Bob	THe End of a Great Trip on the Elora Gorge