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Cloud 9 Eddy

American Whitewater 40.4585, -75.0643

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Description

The Creek starts taking off now and In 50 yards there is a break coming at the biggest eddy on creek Left. Its the only slice of heaven here at Devil's and I like to think of it as "Cloud 9". 3 boaters can fit in hear briefly but 2 or 1 is much more manageable.

Cloud 9 swirls pretty fast. A swimmers boat can easily get in here and stay in this eddy for a long time.

Once exiting the eddy be on the look out for a huge tree taking up 75% of the creek on river Left. Look to bounce down in the shallower Right side. You can see the tree coming far away to setup a good line or to get out.

The pace will increase in the middle 2 tenths of a mile so be ready for reactive combative paddling. All the eddies I saw at my Medium-Low run I typically just blew by not wanting to risk boating this beast backwards. It was very exciting reminded me of the excitement level of paddling the Blackwater and Green Narrows.

If you are not having a good time, Cloud 9 is the place to climb out.