While in Virginia, I had the chance to canoe a nine mile portion of the Upper James River. Though it was pretty placid (one class II, and a handful of class I), it was nice to be on a different type of river than I'm used to in the Pacific Northwest. At one time, George Washington envisioned creating a navigable east-west connection by utilizing the James River; in fact, he personally surveyed sites for locks and canals from the Chesapeake Bay to about 12 miles west of where the photograph above was taken (Eagle Rock, VA). There are still remains of locks that can be seen along the river today, though I wasn't lucky enough to see any of them on my float. 8.17.2010
The Upper James River
While in Virginia, I had the chance to canoe a nine mile portion of the Upper James River. Though it was pretty placid (one class II, and a handful of class I), it was nice to be on a different type of river than I'm used to in the Pacific Northwest. At one time, George Washington envisioned creating a navigable east-west connection by utilizing the James River; in fact, he personally surveyed sites for locks and canals from the Chesapeake Bay to about 12 miles west of where the photograph above was taken (Eagle Rock, VA). There are still remains of locks that can be seen along the river today, though I wasn't lucky enough to see any of them on my float. 
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