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Four of us just returned from a nice little backpacking trip in Quehanna. The foursome included my wife, father in law (78 years old) and our old, very experienced friend (81 years old). We kept the mileage pretty low at 16 miles over three days. We hiked 5.25 Monday, 6.75 Tuesday and the...

My wife and I just wrapped a perfectly wonderful snowshoe backpacking trip on the Morrison trail in Allegheny National Forest, PA. It’s a favorite place for us to play in the deep snow because of multiple loop options, plowed parking lots and great camping. We hiked about 14 tough miles. Snow...

This river has been discussed a bit here lately, so I decided to post a brief trip report. This is a trip I’ve done a few times previously, but it’s a good one! This trip was rather unique in a number of ways. My wife, father in law, good friend and I dropped a shuttle vehicle at mill creek...

Hello. My wife (47), father in law (76) and I (51) are planning a trip on the Allegheny river on a suitable weekend in November. Currently, the most likely weekend is November 8-10, but we reserve the right to change the dates based on weather forecast. Water levels are very rarely an issue on...

I'm finally writing a trip report for the 71-mile (almost) loop a group of four of us paddled in early September this year. It was a fabulous trip completed by my 75-year-old father-in-law, 60-year-old female friend, my 46-year-old wife and me (50-year-old male). We are an experienced group...

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...

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...

A group of four of us just returned from a rather leisurely trip around the Whitney Wilderness loop in the Adirondacks. In spite of often less than ideal weather conditions, a wonderful time was had. Our group consisted of my 74 year old father in law, our 59 year old female friend recovering...