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KenM · 06-26-2016, 10:06 AM

Cheryl talked to the other TCT paddlers while I was on the bus. We paddled a bit later. The water level was lower than I had hoped for. Actually it was at the normal summer level controlled by the dam. There seemed to be a lot more downed trees in the river since it was cleared out 7 years ago. A normal accumulation I guess. The trees have been cut back and the river kept open. It was still a nice paddle, just better with more water. It was a hot day with temps in upper 80's.

Some of you TCT paddlers may have seen the large inflatable plastic Pink Flamingo and Yellow Dinosuar at the launch. They launched after you left. They were each being towed by a kayak. A questionable watercraft in my opinion. Hours later when Cheryl & I saw them again they were pulled over. The Yellow Dinosuar was only about 1/4 of it's original size. I think it was about to become extinct. Fortunately for them they were maybe a mile or less from Riverside Park and the Pink Flamingo had room for 2 riders.

Of note... A second canoe / kayak livery ( name? ) has opened in Jamestown. And also we heard that Carried Away livery has opened another store up at Pymatuning Lake park. Hopefully there's enough business to support them all. This does promote the idea though that a Water Trail can bring people in and be an economic improvement to an area while protecting our natural resources

At Riverside Park Hugh told us they had a suprising 425 paddlers signed in for this event, the largest ever. Previous high was about 230. A very warm day, there large numbers of summer "floaters" on the river clogging it up in places. At one point I counted 20 just in front of us. We stopped for lunch and waited for the crowd to disappear downstream.

KenM

06-26-2016, 10:06 AM	#13
KenM Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Louisville Oh Posts: 389 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTW/F/M Award(s): 0	More Shenango Cheryl talked to the other TCT paddlers while I was on the bus. We paddled a bit later. The water level was lower than I had hoped for. Actually it was at the normal summer level controlled by the dam. There seemed to be a lot more downed trees in the river since it was cleared out 7 years ago. A normal accumulation I guess. The trees have been cut back and the river kept open. It was still a nice paddle, just better with more water. It was a hot day with temps in upper 80's. Some of you TCT paddlers may have seen the large inflatable plastic Pink Flamingo and Yellow Dinosuar at the launch. They launched after you left. They were each being towed by a kayak. A questionable watercraft in my opinion. Hours later when Cheryl & I saw them again they were pulled over. The Yellow Dinosuar was only about 1/4 of it's original size. I think it was about to become extinct. Fortunately for them they were maybe a mile or less from Riverside Park and the Pink Flamingo had room for 2 riders. Of note... A second canoe / kayak livery ( name? ) has opened in Jamestown. And also we heard that Carried Away livery has opened another store up at Pymatuning Lake park. Hopefully there's enough business to support them all. This does promote the idea though that a Water Trail can bring people in and be an economic improvement to an area while protecting our natural resources At Riverside Park Hugh told us they had a suprising 425 paddlers signed in for this event, the largest ever. Previous high was about 230. A very warm day, there large numbers of summer "floaters" on the river clogging it up in places. At one point I counted 20 just in front of us. We stopped for lunch and waited for the crowd to disappear downstream. KenM Last edited by KenM; 06-26-2016 at 10:23 AM.