[mfdanko99]

Many thanks goes to Mark Vallecorsa as TCT made the trek from one former steel town to another for a great day in Pittsburgh. We had 10 paddlers (9 kayaks & 1 Canoe) make the 6.18 mile paddle down the Monongahela to the point and back up the Allegheny river. It was easy to find the launch and meet up. The shuttle to the take out wasn't as bad as you would think.

We had a couple nice surprises on our voyage. The first is a new member Judy who lives an hour east of Pittsburgh and paddles with the Morgantown WV club. She is looking to start paddling more in Western PA and Northeast Ohio.

The second surprise was the fly over for the Steelers football game. Several times we had Blackhawk helicopters fly over us. Here to find out Judy's daughter was on one of the choppers.

We took a nice and fun break in front of Heinz field and several of us went and found a restroom. One the way we got some odd looks for wearing a life vest into a bar and then getting checked for beer in a water bottle. Tom was able to chug a beer down before we left.

Everyone helped each other out at the take out and then several of us made our way to Big Jims restaurant that was featured on Diner-Drive in & Dives TV show for some great food and fun conversation.

Thanks again Mark

Mike