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After a year of waiting, our 9th Annual Beer and Gear Festival is finally here! Starting at 3 PM on Saturday, June 19th, brewers and boozers from across the state will find their way down to Ohiopyle for a day of Family Fun. ...

15 June, 2010

Ohiopyle is Summer Thrills Central Bike Tour Season is finally here! Our first trip of the year set out on Sunday completing day 1 of 6 in our Great Alleghany Passage tour from Pittsburgh to Washington DC. With tornado warnings to the north and flood watches...

08 June, 2010

It was another big day on the Upper! After a week of continuous rain and heavy, natural flow, Fridays Deep Creek release of roughly 600 CFS brought the river up to an exciting 2.5 feet, making some of the rivers low-water lines a bit gnarly....

01 June, 2010

We have! Last week, a handful of us took our new inflatable Stand-up Paddleboard to the Yough Lake near the Middle Yough putin....

01 June, 2010

Stop down to Wilderness Voyageurs in Ohiopyle this Memorial Day weekend to check out our AMAZING Holiday Specials.  The weather forecast is projecting sunny skies with temperatures reaching the mid-80s by Sunday, so thrill seekers, jump on one of our Upper Yough trips challenge your "American Spirit". But...

27 May, 2010

The weather lifted on Tuesday allowing for a perfect, bluebird day for climbing. After making a 5+ hour trip from Toledo, students from Maumee Valley Country Day School got to try their skills on a rock crag just off The Great Allegheny Passage Trail....

27 May, 2010

This past Friday, after a spectacular day Shredding down the Upper Yough, I had the opportunity to do an impromptu kayak run on the Top Yough. This section of the Youghiogheny is upstream of the Upper Yough and characterized by superb whitewater, mostly 4 ft...

24 May, 2010

Wilderness Voyageurs Outfitters has been selling kayaks for a long time (several decades, in fact!). Their goal has always been to get you in a kayak and on the river, where you can enjoy all that whitewater kayaking has to offer. So what does that mean for you?...

16 May, 2010

After 7 years of kayaking, I finally went and checked out the class II-III Cheat Narrows, a family- and beginner-oriented run in northern West Virginia, near Rowlesburg. I have to say that this run was a pleasant surprise. The rapids were straightforward, but very fun. Lots...

13 May, 2010