The Summer Meeting OCT on the Lower Yough will be coordinated by Wade & Sejal Kinker (Mangles).
Club Camping is at Benners Campground. The Coastal group site is site #501 with site #502 being overflow.
Group site camping is $10.75 a person a night. Nearby individual sites are also available. http://www.coastals.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10067
After a delicious pancake breakfast, cooked by the officers of the club (please use this opportunity to tell the officers what you would like to see from the club), we will plan on loading boats for shuttle, leaving by 10:30. We may have a second shuttle set up for the later time slot. We will drop off cars at the Takeout and then go to the Put In in Ohiopyle. Don’t forget to have some money for shuttle tokens (to be bought at the Put In in Ohiopyle). I believe they are $4.00 each.
For Saturday, I have procured 30 hard boat passes, 15 each for 11 am and Noon. The club is paying for the passes, so first dibs go to dues paying members as a benefit of Club membership!
“Membership has its Privileges! Those who sign up first will get their preference on which time slot they would like to have.This will be a “First Timer” Friendly Trip.
Please let me know if you are a First Timer or someone that just needs a little extra help, and we will put you together with the appropriate experienced paddler. One of the Time Slots will be led by Sejal Kinker (Giggles) and the other will be led by Former Coastals President Raymond Williams.
If not everyone in your family is a paddler (a really odd thought, but different strokes right
), but would like to get on the river. There are several outfitters that will rent rafts, guided rafts, shredders and duckies.If you plan to boat on Sunday, you should purchase your own river passes from the park . There is a shorter loop run for those who want to get on the road early. You may call 724-329-8591 or buy online at http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/ ... whitewater
There is a strong possibility that there will be a trip on Friday, July 15. No permits are required, but you still need shuttle tokens. Check the message board as the date approaches for details.
Also, Alicia Jahsmann will be leading an Upper Yough trip.
Ohiopyle also has Rails to Trails running along both the Middle (11 miles one way) and Lower Yough (5.75 miles, one way) that can be walked/hiked or ridden on a bike. The Rails to Trails is built on an old railroad line and has a very slight grade, so it is a very moderate hike or ride. MaxK, Sejal and I biked the Lower Yough section last time we were up there and had a great time. There are also hiking trails off of that which are more rugged; we found several nice waterfalls, that weren’t far off the Rails to Trails.
Ohiopyle has also been doing some nice improvements since last year and have really made the town more user friendly.
Link to Ohiopyle State Park, http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/ ... opyle.aspx
Top 10 Activities to do at Ohiopyle (From the Website)
1.View Ohiopyle Falls and stroll through the borough of Ohiopyle.
2.Explore rare plants and fossils on Ferncliff Peninsula.
3.See the deepest gorge in Pennsylvania from Baughman Rocks.
4.Brave the river with a trip on the Middle or Lower ‘Yough.’
5.Have a picnic with a view at Tharp Knob.
6.Spend the night under the stars at Kentuck Campground.
7.Start your backpacking trip on Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail.
8.Bike the Great Allegheny Passage to a nearby trail town.
9.Ride the sledding hill when the snow falls.
10.View the falling waters at Cucumber.
Questions (answered) and Ground Coordination will be provided by:
Wade Kinker (Mango)
Cell 804 347-8815
fwk@kinkerpress.com
) will take me on the Lower Yough like they did before.....please! 
