Kayaking on the Youghiogheny River

This post is a continuation of this post about taking Crossover Kayaks on the Cheat Canyon. So, the Remix XP. Right. Well, the thing is, this boat is a tub. I should mention I loaded my meager 160 lbs into the XP 10, whereas I probably...

Perhaps you are aware of a new paradigm in kayak design: the Crossover Kayak. Bridging the gap between rec boat and whitewater boat, these kayaks allow you to own one boat to do it all. Recently I had the opportunity to try a couple of...

Meadow Run is a fantastic creek. It offers really good whitewater kayaking, fly fishing, and hiking. Here is a picture I took with my phone, looking upstream at 7-foot Falls at low water. The sun was at the perfect angle to really get the creek...

To catch a break from the snow, two WV staff members went to Hawaii to check out some sun, sand, and surf. Yes, we were there during the tsunami scare, and no, it wasn't a big deal. Good thing too, because many of the buildings...

I wrote that title and realized it wasn't what i was going for, but hey, it's funny. Really, I'm talking about hype, and - more importantly - deserved hype. All the noise  coming out of the pro-boater community is that the Molan is the next big...

With all the natural run off & rain, a group of boaters and Wilderness Voyageurs staff got out for a run on the Upper Yough. The best thing about the Upper Yough in the winter, is you get it all to yourself! There weren't many...

It is soggy. The unfortunate rain and warmer temperatures have put a bit of a damper on ski season here. However in this corner of the world, when the snow goes away the boaters get to play! The Lower Yough is running about 6" and...