French Creek 2015

mfdanko99 · 04-29-2015, 08:37 AM

French Creek ? Utica Pa to Franklin Pa, Trip Leader Ed Rigby

When- May 3rd

Where- 305 Elk St Franklin, PA 16323

GPS 41.380505, -79.820375

Time ? 10 AM

Hi Everybody! Let's do a run on French Creek from Utica to Franklin on May 3.Everybody should be at the Franklin Fish and Boat Com. Boat launch area by 10am. We will figure out the shuttle up to Utica and try to take as few vehicles as possible, leaving about 10:15.
French Creek is an scenic flat water run of about 11miles with one fun ledge/rapid near the end. Pack a lunch and we'll stop there and play and eat.
The Franklin boat launch is on Elk St (follow 322E thru Franklin and make a right on Elk. If you cross the river, you went too far!) Minimum level for this run is 2ft at the Utica gauge. Not sure about the Max. But as always, keep an eye on our web site closer to the run for any updates.
Ed

Ambridger · 04-29-2015, 10:39 PM

Mark & Jodi planning to be there.

Greyhounds2 · 05-01-2015, 11:19 PM

Plan on being there.

Mark & Kathy Murtha

kerrydido · 05-02-2015, 10:31 AM

Me and Si are looking forward to it. It will be his first trip on French Creek. If not too much we are considering an after run from franklin to fisherman's cove.

suram · 05-02-2015, 05:06 PM

I can't go but have fun!

KenM · 05-02-2015, 07:10 PM

Planning to be there. One kayak. Unfortunately Cheryl can't come. She has a foot in cast with stress fracture.

Looks like a near perfect day to be on the water.

Ken Mozden

brucea · 05-02-2015, 07:27 PM

Dianne and I will be there.

Bruce

mfdanko99 · 05-04-2015, 07:10 AM

Many Thanks goes to Ed Rigby for leading a great trip down French Creek, and doing a great job with the shuttle!!
We had 18 paddlers & 1 doggy in 14 boats (9 kayaks, 1 two person kayak,4 canoes).

Jessica, Tori, & Myself went for a swim after lunch as we flip the canoe as we got to close to a tree branch.
Thank you to Ed, Bruce, Dianne, Kathey & Mark for helping us recover from flipping. A HUGE THANK YOU to Ken M for finding my glasses as a floated down river!!! I am still in shock my glasses came off with the strap on.

A great trip, very senic and pretty. USGS gauge was 3.2 ft with a nice current.
We saw two bald eagles and a couple of musk rats.

French Creek is a sping time classic river that makes a great day trip!!

Great Trip
Mike Danko

jerry lyda · 05-04-2015, 08:36 PM

If u where in a kayak ?????

Dig68 · 05-06-2015, 08:23 PM

Next year we need to shake up this schedule LOL. Scot works every other weekend, same as all but 1 trip this year. Keep following everyone's posts. Hope to see you all soon. Have fun, Donna

04-29-2015, 08:37 AM	#1
mfdanko99 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Champion, OH Posts: 1,265 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTW/F/M Award(s): 0	French Creek 2015 French Creek ? Utica Pa to Franklin Pa, Trip Leader Ed Rigby When- May 3rd Where- 305 Elk St Franklin, PA 16323 GPS 41.380505, -79.820375 Time ? 10 AM Hi Everybody! Let's do a run on French Creek from Utica to Franklin on May 3.Everybody should be at the Franklin Fish and Boat Com. Boat launch area by 10am. We will figure out the shuttle up to Utica and try to take as few vehicles as possible, leaving about 10:15. French Creek is an scenic flat water run of about 11miles with one fun ledge/rapid near the end. Pack a lunch and we'll stop there and play and eat. The Franklin boat launch is on Elk St (follow 322E thru Franklin and make a right on Elk. If you cross the river, you went too far!) Minimum level for this run is 2ft at the Utica gauge. Not sure about the Max. But as always, keep an eye on our web site closer to the run for any updates. Ed

05-02-2015, 07:10 PM	#6
KenM Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Louisville Oh Posts: 388 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTW/F/M Award(s): 0	from Ken Planning to be there. One kayak. Unfortunately Cheryl can't come. She has a foot in cast with stress fracture. Looks like a near perfect day to be on the water. Ken Mozden

05-04-2015, 07:10 AM	#8
mfdanko99 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Champion, OH Posts: 1,265 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTW/F/M Award(s): 0	Many Thanks goes to Ed Rigby for leading a great trip down French Creek, and doing a great job with the shuttle!! We had 18 paddlers & 1 doggy in 14 boats (9 kayaks, 1 two person kayak,4 canoes). Jessica, Tori, & Myself went for a swim after lunch as we flip the canoe as we got to close to a tree branch. Thank you to Ed, Bruce, Dianne, Kathey & Mark for helping us recover from flipping. A HUGE THANK YOU to Ken M for finding my glasses as a floated down river!!! I am still in shock my glasses came off with the strap on. A great trip, very senic and pretty. USGS gauge was 3.2 ft with a nice current. We saw two bald eagles and a couple of musk rats. French Creek is a sping time classic river that makes a great day trip!! Great Trip Mike Danko Last edited by mfdanko99; 05-04-2015 at 07:12 AM.

05-04-2015, 08:36 PM	#9
jerry lyda Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 66 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTW/F/M Award(s): 0	Mike in a canoe If u where in a kayak ?????

05-06-2015, 08:23 PM	#10
Dig68 Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Austintown Posts: 38 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTW/F/M Award(s): 0	Bumming Next year we need to shake up this schedule LOL. Scot works every other weekend, same as all but 1 trip this year. Keep following everyone's posts. Hope to see you all soon. Have fun, Donna

04-29-2015, 10:39 PM	#2
Ambridger Senior Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Ambridge, PA Posts: 251 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTW/F/M Award(s): 0	Mark & Jodi planning to be there.

05-01-2015, 11:19 PM	#3
Greyhounds2 Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Hanover Twp., PA Posts: 45 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTW/F/M Award(s): 0	Plan on being there. Mark & Kathy Murtha

05-02-2015, 10:31 AM	#4
kerrydido Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Wintersville, Ohio Posts: 30 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTW/F/M Award(s): 0	Me and Si are looking forward to it. It will be his first trip on French Creek. If not too much we are considering an after run from franklin to fisherman's cove.

05-02-2015, 05:06 PM	#5
suram Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 157 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTW/F/M Award(s): 0	I can't go but have fun!

05-02-2015, 07:27 PM	#7
brucea Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Chippewa Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania. 15010 (Beaver Falls) Posts: 107 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTW/F/M Award(s): 0	Dianne and I will be there. Bruce

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