A great day on the Lower Yough

It was really great to take an entire day off. I met my friend Helene early on Sunday and we rode together to Ohiopyle Pennsylvania for a day of kayaking on the Lower YoughioghenyRiver. George & John met us and followed us up. We met up with Sarah & Fern and Mark, Laura & Ettie at the put-in.

We got on the river at around 12:30 and took our sweet time running every rapid. The raft traffic was unusually heavy. We had to wait at every rapid for the rafts to clear. Usually the LY takes about 3 hours but we took 5.


We ate at a great little Thai place near Cumberland on the way home. It was too late to stop at Weavers for Peaches & Cream Pie, but after the Thai I would have had to take it to-go.


Fern was kind enough to forward the photos. I was very lucky to have Helene's good company for the drive. I am especially grateful to Mark for showing George & John all the "hero" lines. Thanks to everyone for a great day on the river!

Vicki entering Cucumber Rapid
Vicki, not exactly styling Cucumber
Helene at Cucumber
A native