There is a gala Hudson River camping trip planned June 29th to July 7th to celebrate the river, the Great Hudson River Paddle 145 miles long. It differs from other such trips in that an effort will be made to really connect with the towns along the way from Albany to NYC. This has the flavor of the great yearly Danube trips organized for canoes and kayaks for half a century by a group of German and other European clubs. Each stopover will have local historians etc. come out for barbecues etc. and in the mornings some special events will be planned. The trip is set to run each afternoon putting in around noon or 1 pm. That is how the currents break for a favorable ebb on the days of the trip. Because the way the ocean currents work on a down river trip on the Hudson, each day we will be able to start at the same time and face the exact same situation in terms of currents (I will be glad to explain this for anyone who asks). Distances are an average of 16 land miles a day. A lot of effort has gone into this as you can see from the website http://www.greathudsonriverpaddle.net and so there will be a cost to defray expenses. You can sign on as a through-paddler, for a few days or a day. Please register if you intend to come. Deadline is early June. The amount of cooperation with communities along the way and the generous support of paddlers and conservation and other organizations is quite startling. Visit the website to sense just how much. The last time I did the river, I was whizzing by at a 35 mile per day pace. This will be a refreshing chance to really stop and smell the roses. ralph diaz -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ralph Diaz . . . Folding Kayaker newsletter PO Box 0754, New York, NY 10024 Tel: 212-724-5069; E-mail: rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com "Where's your sea kayak?"----"It's in the bag." ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Apr 26 2001 - 22:06:34 PDT
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