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mfdanko99 · 06-14-2021, 07:13 PM

What an amazing day.
We had 23 paddlers (20 Kayaks & 3 Canoes) make the scenic paddle from Girard to the B&O Station.Temperature in the upper 80's and water level at 1.59 Ft at West Ave gauge.
We paddled through an urban area but you really don't realize it besides the noise of the highways. The Mahoning sits so far down and it is wall to wall trees and plants that you almost feel isolated from civilization.
We all enjoyed the two main rapids (Trestle & Woodmill) and everyone helped each other out portaging the dam where we enjoyed a nice and easy lunch break.
A big thank you goes to Stan Shiderly & Tom Smith for the great idea of using the club radio's for the shuttle. We had a long line of cars and lots of stop lights along the way. It made it so easy to keep in touch and made sure everyone was ok.
My favorite part was when Ed, JP, and myself were side by side and Ed called it a canoe wall to block the kayakers :)
Thanks to all who came.
Mike Danko

06-14-2021, 07:13 PM	#7
mfdanko99 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Champion, OH Posts: 1,271 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTW/F/M Award(s): 0	Trip Review What an amazing day. We had 23 paddlers (20 Kayaks & 3 Canoes) make the scenic paddle from Girard to the B&O Station.Temperature in the upper 80's and water level at 1.59 Ft at West Ave gauge. We paddled through an urban area but you really don't realize it besides the noise of the highways. The Mahoning sits so far down and it is wall to wall trees and plants that you almost feel isolated from civilization. We all enjoyed the two main rapids (Trestle & Woodmill) and everyone helped each other out portaging the dam where we enjoyed a nice and easy lunch break. A big thank you goes to Stan Shiderly & Tom Smith for the great idea of using the club radio's for the shuttle. We had a long line of cars and lots of stop lights along the way. It made it so easy to keep in touch and made sure everyone was ok. My favorite part was when Ed, JP, and myself were side by side and Ed called it a canoe wall to block the kayakers :) Thanks to all who came. Mike Danko __________________ Mahoning River-Home of the Trumbull Canoe Trails 1975-2024 49 years Last edited by mfdanko99; 06-14-2021 at 07:19 PM.