Video: Rooster Tail on the "New Noli"
New video by PaulClark: The Nolichucky Gorge after Hurricane Helene is a different river in many ways. Rapids like Rooster Tail are almost entirely changed.
In this side-by-side video shot before and after the storm, we see the entrance, middle, and exit are all changed so much that you would not even recognize it as the same area on the river.
The new line starts center and moves river-left, then crosses a ledge as the best line finishes to the right of the last ledge full of sharp rock.
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