Went out with Tom for a 1/2 day kayak instruction. Your guides are always helpful, patient, and fun. Stuck around afterwards for the Friday night loop run with Josh. He's been the biggest reason why I decided to begin kayaking and the biggest reason why...
Lower Yough Rafting: What is this river really about? I have rafted a bunch of rivers over the last 3 decades, in the southeast mostly, but some in Maine, Colorado, Chile, and Costa Rica. I had never experienced the Youghiogheny River (Yough - pronounced yawk, for...
Meet the Great Allegheny Passage Rail-Trail My partner and I went up to Ohiopyle to explore this place in person, finally. Pictures and videos can only do so much. The plan was to meet my sister and her partner there for a long weekend of outdoor...
Our experience was great. Due to BSA regulations, we are required to have in boat guides. Those guides were well worth the extra cost. They were excellent. They knew the river and how to control the boat as well as the crew. We did the...
Ohiopyle's Natural Water Slide: Meadow Run We're so spoiled by all the wonderful outdoor play opportunities that surround us here in Ohiopyle, we sometimes forget to tout some of the more unusual offerings. That is until someone asks us about natural water slides! This is our...
My son and I had the pleasure of participating in the lower Yough in late May. The staff from arrival to completion were friendly and eager to assist with every aspect of our visit. The orientation session prior to embarking was educational, informative and entertaining...
The Lower Yough is live enough so that your experienced river rafters will have plenty of fun, but tame enough that even if your raft flips, it's just an unexpected but fun diversion. What makes it work is the crew of guides from Wilderness Voyageurs...
Last year our bike tour czar, Bill, started talking about building up a bike to use for touring, road riding, hard mountain biking, and rail trails. He wanted one bike that would do everything well. I was convinced he would end up with a bike that...
Ohiopyle + Memorial Day = Good times The weather forecast is looking spectacular for those heading to Ohiopyle for the weekend. Come enjoy Pennsylvania's largest state park, 20,000 acres of outdoor fun awaits you. If you don't already have plans to head our direction, that is OK. There...
my wife and I took our first rafting trip July 5 2014, we were nervous even though we were on the middle yough! Out tour guide Jeremy was unbelievably reasurring and helped us and made us feel like we had done this everyday! It was...