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Lower Hudson (NY)

Sunday May 18, 2003
Participants:
Kayak: David Hill,Bill Kallack
Open Canoe: Richard Larsen,Sheri Larsen,Len Carpenter
Organizer: Richard (the Magnificent) Larsen
Difficulty: intermediate WW
Level: medium
Gauge (ft): 4.9

This was a trip organized in short order because of expected great weather and water level - and all turned out to be true. It was a beautiful cloudless day, with a high in the mid-70s, and with the North Creek Gauge at 4.9 feet. All in all, it was a perfect Class 3 trip. We put in at North Creek at about 10:30AM, and paddled to the Glen Bridge, taking out around 3:30PM. We saw a fox walking along the shore, and Common Mergansers and Canada Geese on the river. The rapids were pushy, but none were overwhelming. We had lunch at the Riparius Bridge, which was under construction, so the area was somewhat disrupted. The Creemee stand at the train station was, however, open, so some were able to enhance the river food with another of the major food groups. What more could one want from a whitewater trip? We had good rapids, warm temperature, clear sky, and Creemees.

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