Hai•ku n., pl. haiku, also hai•kus -A Jaanese lyric verse form having three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables, traditionally invoking an aspect of nature or the seasons. A poem written in this form.
Try your best to name the rapid for each haiku!
1.
crashing down class five
oh no there goes my paddle
ninteen sixty nine
2.
this river is cold
I should have worn a wetsuit
no blue eggs laid here
3.
smile for camera
watch out for hole on the right
put this on your eyes
4.
tall steep rocky walls
peel out into swift currents
whirlpool sucks you down
5.
approach ledge on the right
drop down four feet into pool
this creek ain't muddy
6.
boofing off the lip
eighteen feet to pool below
beers at Jenkinsberg
Answers:
1.Lost Paddle Rapid on the Upper Gauley (CCA Trivia Note: This rapid was named after CCA member Barbara Brown lost her paddle on this rapid in 1969 during one of the earliest descents of the Upper Gauley. The paddle was recovered sever years later.)
2. Robin's Nest Rapid pn the North Branch of the Potomac at Bloomington
3. Cucumber Rapid on the Lower Youghiogheny
4. S-Turn Rapid on the Potomac below Great Falls
5. Snap Falls on Muddy Creek
6. Wonder Falls on the Lower Big Sandy |
