Coastals

The 50th Annual Bill Gordon Lower Yough trip will be on October 24th and 25th. I will not be coordinating camping. Bill coordinated the trip for 30 years at which time he asked me to take over. I promised him that I would do so as long as I was able. I will paddle both days. In the event of high wat...

Remember to email me if you are interested. Address in the roster. I probably won’t be checking back here.

The 48th Annual Bill Gordon Lower Yough trip will be on October 18th and 19th. I will not be coordinating camping. Bill coordinated the trip for 30 years at which time he asked me to take over. I promised him that I would do so as long as I was able. I will paddle both days. In the event of high wat...

I will be coordinating the 48th Annual Bill Gordon Lower Yough trip on September 28th and 29th. This trip is typically in late October but the takeout road is closing October 6th so the trip has been changed. I will not be coordinating camping. Bill coordinated the trip for 30 years at which time he...

The takeout road for the Yough is closing the beginning of October so I am moving my trip originally scheduled for October 26-27 to September 28th and 29th.

Details to follow closer to the date.

Posting for Ron Ray. He has openings for West Virginia Week of Rivers 2024, Friday evening April 19 through Sunday morning April 28. Format of trip is stay in nice ski houses outside Timberline, in Canaan Valley WV (near Davis/Thomas). 5 houses, 35 rooms, over 40 people total. Multiple day trips fro...

I will be coordinating the 47th Annual Bill Gordon Lower Yough trip on October 14th and 15th. Bill coordinated the trip for 30 years at which time he asked me to take over. I promised him that I would do so as long as I was able. I will paddle both days. If there is interest Friday and/or Monday are...

I’m putting together some trips on the Appomattox from Matoaca to Petersburg on Saturday and Sunday. Meeting mid-day. Contact me for details (info in the club roster). This is a relatively short run and we are meeting fairly late so won’t stop for a formal lunch. I suggest we eat at the putin or bef...

I will be coordinating the 46th Annual Bill Gordon Lower Yough trip on October 15th and 16th. Bill coordinated the trip for 30 years at which time he asked me to take over. I promised him that I would do so as long as I was able. I will paddle both days. There has also been some interest in paddling...

I will be coordinating the 45th Annual Bill Gordon Lower Yough trip on October 16th and 17th. Bill coordinated the trip for 30 years at which time he asked me to take over. I promised him that I would do so as long as I was able. I will paddle both days. In the event of high water we can divert to t...

The newsletter and gatherings page on the website say "The group camp will be at Big Bear Lake Campground" "Dinner starting at 5 PM" Is that still the case? Is there a still a potluck?

The Coastal's Board decided on 10/09/2020 to resume official club trips. I will be coordinating the 44th Annual Bill Gordon Lower Yough trip on October 24th and 25th. This is the first Bill Gordon Lower Yough trip since his passing. Bill coordinated the trip for 30 years at which time he asked me to...

For the sake of completeness, the Saturday participant list: Paddling solo open canoes Dave Bradford, Liz Deardorff, Alicia Jahsmann, Sejal Kinker and Dave Stockdill. Paddling kayak were Bill Bennett, Mike Blashford, Liz Bradford, Bill Capp, John Deardorff, Ken Dubel, Jill Fisk and Jeff Johnson. Joh...

Come join the longest consecutive running Coastals' Trip. Enjoy the beautiful western PA mountains. The 43rd Annual Bill Gordon Lower Yough trip will be October 26th and 27th. There is no more 'Grassy Knoll' so we will meet Saturday morning at 10:00 in the parking lot by the falls in Ohiopyle. It ma...

If you are coming & haven't contacted me please do so. We might be changing the plan a bit. Please don't just plan to show up.