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It’s a really nice shoulder season paddle. For what it’s worth, I’m a bigger fan of the clarion. However, the camping is not as readily available and the waters can be a bit rougher. Also, the clarion is not dam controlled; so water levels are a problem in summer and fall. I prefer because of...

These are tough questions! I have never been aware of launch permits or seen any indication at any launch I’ve used that launch permits are required. I live in Ohio and previous research has indicated to me that Pennsylvania observes reciprocal boat registration with other states. I’ve also had...

Depending on season, buckalloons federal campground is nice, perhaps for your first night. It’s too busy in summer and on nice season weekends. We once spent a Friday night there in November and were the only campers in the whole place. It’s clean, launching is easy and has some facilities. I...

Unfortunately, we’ve always found the islands upstream of Tionesta to be overused and littered. We’ve actually participated in clean up operations on them. They seem to get over loved. It’s part of the reason we tend to take our shoulder season Allegheny river paddles on the Franklin- Emlenton...

Yes they are!

Here in Cleveland, as long as the lake is calm, we will layer up and do a bit of sea kayaking on Lake Erie. It’s especially interesting once we get a little ice on the lake. It’s as if we’re paddling with mini icebergs. Ice in the lake is increasingly rare however. We do most of our backpacking...

There are repairs underway at the east entrance to the Rockland Tunnel. It appears the golf cart may be used to move workers and light tools in and out of the area.

My wife, father-in-law and I just returned from two nights and 35 miles on the Allegheny River from Franklin to Emlenton. It was a perfect weekend to canoe. We drove out to Emlenton after work Friday, November 3, and left our shuttle vehicle at the parking lot for the Allegheny Trail, a rail...

My wife and I eloped and hitched things up in Vancouver. We did the deed at sunrise so we could make all the ferries to desolation sound for a 6 night sea kayaking trip. It was spectacular. Highly recommended.

That’s wonderful of you to offer and we shall keep it in mind. We’d be coming from Cleveland, so most certainly an overnight trip.

Thanks for the report. I may use it for a future trip!

My dad was a skilled canoe paddler and water reader, as was my grandpa. I can’t remember a day when I wasn’t paddling down (and up!) rivers. This included plenty of nighttime frog hunting forays. One day, when I was very young (maybe 7), dad turned me around in the bow of the canoe and he sat...

Nothing here, particularly below 3.5’ on the gauge, a novice paddler should be concerned with. You should be more concerned with ENOUGH water this time of year. 2.5 is going to be slow going and may even require some walking.

I can’t believe it’s taken me as long as it has to see this. I used Barry’s Whitney wilderness report to plan my own trip there. Wish I could have met him, but happy I was able to know him via this forum. RIP.

This river can easily provide a three night trip by beginning in the Allegheny national forest well upstream of where we started this one. That trip will require some more advanced paddle skills; particularly in higher water.

At the water level we paddled the river last weekend, those 13 miles would have added another night. The river was at 3.2’ on the gauge at Cooksburg as we started our trip. We typically overnight that stretch of river with plenty of time and not many forward strokes at about 4.5’ on that...

Yesterday, my wife, father in law and I completed a weekend trip of 27 miles on the Clarion river in Pennsylvania. It’s a wonderful river to paddle with great scenery, wildlife viewing camping and decent fishing. We typically try to do this trip in April for higher water levels and less river...

My first canoe, acquired when I was 17, was a 13’ aluminum boat some previous owner had painted yellow. It developed a deserved reputation for instability; particularly when loaded with two young men (who may have been a bit overloaded themselves) and a cooler also loaded with various beverages...