In the mid 70s a group from Georgia Tech became the first paddlers to navigate the upper reaches of Little River Canyon just southwest of Chattanooga, TN. Due to the dangerous geological nature of the run (massive, sporadically placed boulders create lots of siphons in the river)
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they called it the “Suicide Section.” Though boat technology and athletes have progressed and it no longer has the same infamous reputation, the name remains. Here’s what can be found at the bottom of one of Alabama’s most beautiful places—emerald water and high quality rapids.