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Day 2
Sprewell Bluff Slide
The day begins in the shadows of Sprewell Bluff where giant boulders from the sides of Pine Mountain litter the river--products of gravity and geological time. From there the river winds a braided, shoal-filled course for the next 11 miles around Seven, Gibson, Hickman and Adams islands. Here, you’ll find the Flint’s wildest whitewater, including Yellow Jacket Shoals—a technical Class III drop that the Paddle Georgia Navy will portage.
Occasional fish camps, shacks and homes interrupt the mostly wild landscape, especially around Ga. 36 where the Flint River Center is stationed on the river and will serve as our base camp during the first two days of the journey.
During the spring, spider lilies adorn the river’s shoals here, but the terrain is as much North Georgia as it is South Georgia. It has been said that Yellow Jacket Shoals is the only place in Georgia where a Class III rapid flows past both mountain laurel and Spanish moss.
Indeed, this is the day for whitewater enthusiasts. Class I & II rapids are numerous, and if the 2007 drought does not break before June, finding the deepest routes through these obstacles will be the biggest challenge.
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