 By Ben McMillen Such a fun group to kayak with! With local creeks too low to float we decided to take our local Kayak Greene County group to the Mon River for 6.5 miles of fun! Started things off with a brief rain to cool things off at the beginning. The rest of the day was absolutely perfect. Temps in the low 80's and warm water made conditions ideal for our 3rd big group trip this season. We started off by launching in Crucible, PA at the end of the old Ferry Road. There is an old concrete ramp that at one time was used by a car transportation ferry. We ended the trip 3.5 hours later in Fredericktown, PA at the old Ferry ramp which has an newly build kayak ramp. Launch points can be found here. Most people worry about boaters on the river but as long as your staying on the sides they are not much of a problem. The waves they create actually add to the fun! As with most river trips on the Mon you have to do a lot of paddling since the water flow is much slower than you think. 6.5 miles is a pretty tough trip on the river but everyone did great and most likely took a nice nap when we they got home. Enjpy the photos! Be sure to join our Facebook group for for details on our next trip!
Website sponsored by McMillen Photography and maintained by Ben McMillen  By Ben McMillen June 12th, 2018, my friend Ed and I hit Tenmile once again. This time we dropped in at Pollocks Mill and had a nice float all the way to the end of Tenmile and continued on through the Monongahela River until we came to the Fredericktown Ferry Ramp. Temperature reached 80 degrees with the water still being cool from the previous few days rain. Water discourage rate was around 400-500 which made for nice day on the creek. Trip took us 3-4 hours at an easy pace. Even stopping at our friend Brian's house for a Goat Selfie.  By Ben McMillen Water was a little dirty but other than that it was a perfect day for kayaking in Greene County. 19 kayakers showed up for the fun. Be sure to follow our facebook group to see when our next float is. Water discharge rate on Dunkard was a bit over 600 and was perfect for kayaking. We spent about 2 hours going from Pigeon Hole to the Ballfields. Enjoy the photos!                    By Ben McMillen This week we took a 7 mile trip down Tenmile Creek starting at the 188 Soccer Field Launch in Waynesburg, PA and ending at the Beagle Club Rd Launch in Jefferson, PA. We had a nice size group including 2 conservation officers giving us some tips on safe Kayaking in Greene County. Led by conservation officer Eric Moore, local kayakers where able to ask questions during the 4 hour informative float down Tenmile Creek. Water discharge rate was around 200. A little low but passable with only a few kayakers having to pull through a couple low sections. Enjoy the photos!  Join us Friday May 18th, 2018 for a kayak trip!
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LEARN SOME STUFF We will be accompanied by Eric Davis who is a Water Conservation Officer from the Fish & Boat Commission. Eric is also a member of the Swift Water Emergency Rescue Team. He will be on hand to discuss and point out some of the dangers of kayaking in swift water conditions so we can all have an enjoyable and safe summer. WHAT YOU NEED
QUESTIONS? Any questions about this trip should be directed to Ben McMillen or posted on the Kayak Green County Facebook page  By Ben McMillen Dunkard Creek 5.6 Mile Trip Pigeon Hole to the Baseball fields. For this trip my buddy Ed came along again as did my daughter Hanna. It was Hanna's first time in a single kayak all by herself and she did great! The water discharge level was around 200 cubic feet per second. Kinda low but we were still able to pass without too much trouble. The trip took us a little over 2 hours to complete. Enjoy the photos  By Ben McMillen We dropped in at the Bucktown Dam and pulled out at the 188 Soccer Field Ramp, both in Waynesburg PA. Ed, one of my best friends went along for the trip. It was Ed's first time in a Kayak and a small piece of me was hoping he'd go overboard. I had my camera ready just in case. The 4 mile trip took about 1.5 hours at an easy pace. Creek discharge rate was around 220 so a bit lower than we hoped but we had no problem getting down the creek. Only got hung up once because I wasn't paying attention. Hoping to go back soon when the discharge rate gets a little higher. Here are some photos we took along the way...                              JUNE 1st, 2018 EVENT
Join State Parks staff for an afternoon of exploring Wisecarver Reservoir by kayak and observing its avian inhabitants. Bring binoculars or borrow ours. Children 12 years and older are welcome with a participating adult. This is a free program and will be limited to 15 people. Please contact Andy Lariviere at 724-428-4254 or alariviere@pa.gov by June 1, 2018, to register. More info on their facebook event page  By Ben McMillen It was just 33 degrees when I loaded up my truck the morning of April 29th, 2018. There was actually ice built up on my Kayak as I dragged it through my yard. I considered cancelling the trip but we didn't feel like waiting for mother nature to let go of her winter grip. The way things have been going this year it will probably snow in June. My nephew Brett and his girlfriend layered up and joined me for our first float of 2018. It finally warmed up to about 38 degrees when we hit the Monongahela at 10am. We dropped in at the end of the Old Ferry Road in Crucible PA and pulled out at just 2 miles away at the Lock Wall in Rices Landing PA. Good times.                  Kayaking. Does size matter?Recent 2018 POLL of Greene County Recreational Kayakers
RECREATIONAL KAYAKS "SIT-IN" TYPE OR "SIT-ON" TYPE KAYAKS PREFERRED BY RECREATIONAL KAYAKERS IN GREENE COUNTY
Experienced local kayaker Jason Forbes also offered some advice for new people getting into recreational kayaking. "A lot of factors can come into play here. If the bottom of the boat has a V shape, it will most likely track better. By "track", I mean if you stop paddling, it's how the kayak "drifts". A smooth or round bottom boat is much more likely to turn to one side or spin around. A longer boat generally adds a little more stability. Boats intended for whitewater kayaking are very short and have smooth, rounded bottoms. This allows the paddler to spin and maneuver the boat around obstacles very freely. However, on flat water (creeks, ponds, lakes, etc) a whitewater boat is more difficult to paddle in a straight line. On the flip side, a 12' v bottom boat will usually track very straight, but would not do as well in big rapids. 8' and 10' boats are among the most common entry level boats for Greene County." See more info on types of Kayaks and how to choose here  Here we dug up some youtube videos people have made kayaking in and around Greene County. Enjoy!  For the first blog post I thought I would post some images submitted by local kayakers from trips in Greene County and beyond! Thanks to the following people who submitted these images: Brandy Andrade Dawn Wood Eric Davis Gretchen Georgi Brandstetter Joe Moore John Grim Jonathan Phillps Justin Phillps Kevin Rohland Michelle Mego Nelson Russell Johnson Shanna Yourchik Steve Bifano Tom Akrom |
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