At 04:06 PM 1/8/02 -0500, Gypsykayak_at_aol.com wrote: >Ralph Diaz said: <<I know many people who are faster than me...basically >the urban East Coast subway/city-bus crowd of K-Light owners.>> > >That reminds me...Marinell was asking about paddling NY canals - not sure >she got any replies on this - and I said something about having ordered a >Trailside video. Local paddler here Jennifer Pivovar responded with a bit of information including the following URL: http://www.canals.state.ny.us/ While that site doesn't mention paddling much it's got a ton of information about the New York State canal system. Another good site with a lot of information can be found at: http://www.nycanal.com Surprisingly, the canals just aren't used that much by paddlers. They're often "cruised" using "canal boats", house boats, or even sail boats under motor. However, since the default speed limit is 10mph unless otherwise posted it's pretty easy to coexist with the powerboats. The other major form of recreation along the canals is biking as trails run along the banks for a good portion of the system. Another good source of information would be any books or web sites about biking or hiking along the New York canal system trails. I've only done a little paddling on the canal system and it's real nice. There is a nice trip just north of here where the canal was built over an old river (Clyde). There is about a 8 mile section where the old Clyde river meanders back and forth creating several side loops off the main channel. A local group paddled it a couple of months ago and saw a bald eagle. *************************************************************************** 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 Wed Jan 09 2002 - 05:20:52 PST
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