Grand River 4-12

EAR · 04-11-2015, 09:47 AM

Damn!! Raccoon Creek cancelled and I tuned in to late to see the runs for Saturday. My whole week was setup around canoeing on Sunday. So... I thinks I'll go up to the Grand on Sunday. Nice day, high water, should be fun. I'll leave Hubbard about 9am and head up to the Harperfields launch. Call me if you want to go.
Sorry Bruce, won't be able to make next weeks run.

EAR · 04-11-2015, 02:26 PM

I contacted Rich Klasen and while not able to paddle tomorrow he will shuttle us back to the put-in. That helps a lot!!

mfdanko99 · 04-11-2015, 08:41 PM

Normally I would jump at the chance to paddle the grand. On the way home from Conneaut we checked the level. 4.5ft at Hidden valley park.

Instead I am going with Jessica to scout a possible club run for next year.
Rocky River; it is in the west side of Cleveland by the airport. It will be a 11 mile section which should be only class 1.

Mike

raybo · 04-12-2015, 06:52 PM

What a great day on the grand!!
This was my first trip on this river. I enjoyed every bit of it. Went down with 2 friends. We left Fairview Pa. At 10:30 and were on the water at harpersfield covered bridge by noon. With a few stops to enjoy the weather and waterfalls we had reached hidden valley park and were done by 4:30.
For those keeping track the count was 3 kayaks;-)

EAR · 04-12-2015, 07:32 PM

Nice day on the Grand. It was only Mary and I and about a dozen others who where unloading or pulling in. Were one of them you Raybo? (I had the big blue Mad River canoe and Mary had a little red Dagger kayak) We got on the water about 11:30 and finished before 2. Mary didn't bring any beer so we had no pee stops!!
Nice level at 4ft, plenty of sun and no wind. It feels good to get out for the first time in months. My shoulder is a little sore but we will work it back into shape over the next month with all the runs we have.
And Rich Klasen was a great host. Not only did he do the shuttle for us, he wined and burgered us afterwards!!
Ed

raybo · 04-13-2015, 02:30 PM

We got there about 11:30 ish. There were two people just heading out. It may well have been you and Mary.

04-11-2015, 09:47 AM	#1
EAR Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hubbard Ohio Posts: 296 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTW/F/M Award(s): 0	Grand River 4-12 Damn!! Raccoon Creek cancelled and I tuned in to late to see the runs for Saturday. My whole week was setup around canoeing on Sunday. So... I thinks I'll go up to the Grand on Sunday. Nice day, high water, should be fun. I'll leave Hubbard about 9am and head up to the Harperfields launch. Call me if you want to go. Sorry Bruce, won't be able to make next weeks run. __________________ Trumbull Canoe Trails. 1975 - 2024, 49 years of canoeing and kayaking. For the people!

04-11-2015, 02:26 PM	#2
EAR Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hubbard Ohio Posts: 296 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTW/F/M Award(s): 0	shuttle I contacted Rich Klasen and while not able to paddle tomorrow he will shuttle us back to the put-in. That helps a lot!! __________________ Trumbull Canoe Trails. 1975 - 2024, 49 years of canoeing and kayaking. For the people!

04-12-2015, 07:32 PM	#5
EAR Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hubbard Ohio Posts: 296 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTW/F/M Award(s): 0	Good day Nice day on the Grand. It was only Mary and I and about a dozen others who where unloading or pulling in. Were one of them you Raybo? (I had the big blue Mad River canoe and Mary had a little red Dagger kayak) We got on the water about 11:30 and finished before 2. Mary didn't bring any beer so we had no pee stops!! Nice level at 4ft, plenty of sun and no wind. It feels good to get out for the first time in months. My shoulder is a little sore but we will work it back into shape over the next month with all the runs we have. And Rich Klasen was a great host. Not only did he do the shuttle for us, he wined and burgered us afterwards!! Ed __________________ Trumbull Canoe Trails. 1975 - 2024, 49 years of canoeing and kayaking. For the people! Last edited by EAR; 04-12-2015 at 07:37 PM.

04-11-2015, 08:41 PM	#3
mfdanko99 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Champion, OH Posts: 1,268 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTW/F/M Award(s): 0	Normally I would jump at the chance to paddle the grand. On the way home from Conneaut we checked the level. 4.5ft at Hidden valley park. Instead I am going with Jessica to scout a possible club run for next year. Rocky River; it is in the west side of Cleveland by the airport. It will be a 11 mile section which should be only class 1. Mike

04-12-2015, 06:52 PM	#4
raybo Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Erie, PA Posts: 4 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTW/F/M Award(s): 0	What a great day on the grand!! This was my first trip on this river. I enjoyed every bit of it. Went down with 2 friends. We left Fairview Pa. At 10:30 and were on the water at harpersfield covered bridge by noon. With a few stops to enjoy the weather and waterfalls we had reached hidden valley park and were done by 4:30. For those keeping track the count was 3 kayaks;-)

04-13-2015, 02:30 PM	#6
raybo Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Erie, PA Posts: 4 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTW/F/M Award(s): 0	We got there about 11:30 ish. There were two people just heading out. It may well have been you and Mary.