Despite torrential rain on Saturday, an dplenty of 'rainchasing' we drew a blank on the samll stuff. Turned out that the snow line was really low, so we hit the trusty old leven. A complete melt overnight meant that the becks were down by the morning, so guess what, we did the leven again.

Rob fires up Backbarrow bridge at a 'splashy' level.

I do the river regularly, partly becuase its so local, but also its reliable. It flows at a decent flow for maybe 100 days a year, and has two great redeeming features compared to the local rivers. Firstly you can actually get your paddle in the water and move the boat around, and secondly, with 'the Bridge' and the 'Big weir' that follows it, there are two rapids that need some attention and deserve respect. 

Two runs over the weekend have left my torso feeling tired, and raring for more if and when the  other stuff comes in. If not it will be back on old faithful. She's got a week of sport left in her. The floodgates may be opened tomorrow, so i may even be tempted to get in a playboat!

Some video here  (thanks to Jon@DBP)

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