It was a beautiful day for 44 hikers to enjoy The Dan River Basin Association’s (DRBA's) First Saturday Outing on January 3, 2009 held on a farm in Ruffin, North Carolina. DRBA’s president and trip coordinator, Will Truslow lead the 2 mile hike, exploring the unique geological formations, cascading waterfalls and birch covered ridges of Tanyard Creek. The “puddingstone” conglomerate formation and petrified wood in the streambed have earned the area’s listing as a North Carolina Natural Heritage site.
Paddlers on the Dan River may see igneous dikes and conglomerate formations in the river at such places as Wide Mouth and Tanyard shoals. Both of these shoals are traversed by navigation sluices constructed in the nineteenth century to enable commercial batteaux—long, narrow, flat-bottomed wooden boats—to pass safely through the rapids.
DRBA's First Saturday Outings are free and open to the public. They are held on the first Saturday of each month at various locations throughout the Dan River Basin. Trip locations are anounced one month in advance on DRBA's website.
Article and photos by: Brian Williams
Posted by: Jennifer Doss
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