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A Paddler's Diary: Downstream from Warren, Pennsylvania
Eagles, hawks, osprey, and a Great Blue Heron
Eagles, hawks, osprey, and a Great Blue Heron
Friday 10/4 finally came and we headed out to Buckaloons Recreation Area, not far from Warren, PA.
This stretch of the Allegheny offers a nice mix of undeveloped forested hills rolling down to the river,
houses of all scale, and what I affectionately refer to as Upper Appalachia. Over the course of our trip, we
must have encountered 20 islands in the river as well. With Liz's expert guidance, we also spotted
numerous eagles, hawks, osprey, and on Sunday we drifted past a Great Blue Heron who seemed to be
hunting on the shore of an island.
The Cleveland Metroparks Institute of the Great Outdoors (IGO) hosts numerous classes, activities,
and adventures throughout the year. After enjoying some classes through IGO, I apprehensively decided to
sign up for this Allegheny River trip - my first overnight canoe-camp trip.The caravan ride out seemed quick
and was uneventful, and we arrived after 6PM. Of course, the remains of a hurricane were forecasted to
blow through the area, and after a dinner of Randy's "After eating this, Castaneda gave up peyote" Chili and
Mike's hamburger buffet, we did get high winds and rain. Fortunately it wasn't that bad, especially when one
doses up on Tylenol PM (only per John's suggestion lol!).
We trimmed the canoes Saturday morning under overcast skies. The day started out with some sprinkles,
gray skies, and light winds as we made our way down the Allegheny.
This stretch of the Allegheny offers a nice mix of undeveloped forested hills rolling down to the river,
houses of all scale, and what I affectionately refer to as Upper Appalachia. Over the course of our trip, we
must have encountered 20 islands in the river as well. With Liz's expert guidance, we also spotted
numerous eagles, hawks, osprey, and on Sunday we drifted past a Great Blue Heron who seemed to be
hunting on the shore of an island.
The Cleveland Metroparks Institute of the Great Outdoors (IGO) hosts numerous classes, activities,
and adventures throughout the year. After enjoying some classes through IGO, I apprehensively decided to
sign up for this Allegheny River trip - my first overnight canoe-camp trip.The caravan ride out seemed quick
and was uneventful, and we arrived after 6PM. Of course, the remains of a hurricane were forecasted to
blow through the area, and after a dinner of Randy's "After eating this, Castaneda gave up peyote" Chili and
Mike's hamburger buffet, we did get high winds and rain. Fortunately it wasn't that bad, especially when one
doses up on Tylenol PM (only per John's suggestion lol!).
We trimmed the canoes Saturday morning under overcast skies. The day started out with some sprinkles,
gray skies, and light winds as we made our way down the Allegheny.
Photo and text courtesy of Joe's 4WD Pages. Copyright 2006
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