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.
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.
Photo and text courtesy of Joe's 4WD Pages. Copyright 2006
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