Big South. NBD.

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The Big South is truly a river that needs no introduction, so I won't give it one.

There is a slideshow of all the photos at the end of the article. Here are a few of my favorites.

Photo by Austin Woody Big South 2012
Evan starting it up with starter fluid. Big South 2012
Steezing it out a little. Photo by Austin Woody. Big South 2012
Photo by Evan Stafford. Big South 2012
Photo by Evan Stafford. Big South 2012
Evan keeping it between the lines. Big South 2012
Most of the crew cruises through Bonk. Photo by Austin Woody. Big South 2012
Evan makes it look like there's a lot of water in Meltdown. Big South 2012
Austin is snapping his paddle right at this very instant. Big South 2012
Snapped paddles don't give powerful boofs. Big South 2012
Evan with some wiggle room. Big South 2012
A leisurely back paddle after a successful run. Big South 2012
Me getting into some trouble. Big South 2012
Getting out of trouble. Photo by Evan Stafford. Big South 2012
Natalie with a more exciting downriver freestyle entry... Big South 2012
... and the best exit of the day. Big South 2012
Yup, basically just another day on the river. When you're as sick as us, a run like the Big South is not really worth writing a whole article about. It's what we do pretty much every day. Because we rock.

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