Guided Canoe/Kayak trip with the Southwest Washington Canoe Club
Event Date: July 19, 2008
What:
Guided Canoe/Kayak trip with the Southwest Washington Canoe Club.
When:
July 19th (Saturday) all day event
RSVP:
We need an accurate count of paddlers, so please confirm with Mark Johnson or Margaret Miller
Meet:
In the YMCA parking lot in Longview, Washington (Morning - time to be announced)
OR
Bring:
Guided Canoe/Kayak trip with the Southwest Washington Canoe Club.
When:
July 19th (Saturday) all day event
RSVP:
We need an accurate count of paddlers, so please confirm with Mark Johnson or Margaret Miller
Meet:
In the YMCA parking lot in Longview, Washington (Morning - time to be announced)
OR
Margaret Miller at 360-423-4760.
Bring:
- Your own canoe or kayak ( or rent one )
- Lifejacket
- An Extra set of dry clothes
- Sunscreen
- Sack Lunch and water bottle
- $2.00 for the dock fee at Cathlamet
Duration:
We will be on the water about 3 hours, including lunch. We are invited to Margaret's house afterwards
Itinerary:
We will paddle from Skamokawa to Cathlamet. This is about 7 miles, through sloughs. Only 1 mile is in the open river, and we will stay near the shore. We will have lunch on the bank of the river. We will paddle by the location of an old Indian village mentioned in the journals. We will follow the route taken by the Corps of Discovery in Nov. 1805.
Canoe/Kayak rentals are available at Scappoose Bay Kayaks, the Skamakowa Paddling Center, and other locations.