Hudson Gorge
Saturday May 1, 2004
Participants:
Kayak: Will Colgan, Jamie Dolan, Jim Fecteau, Dennis Fournier, Scott Gilbert, Jim Poulin, Rod Wentworth
Open Canoe: Andy Meilleur
C1: Dave Stanley
Organizer: Rod Wentworth
Difficulty: advanced WW
Level: medium
Gauge (ft): 4.0 (befor
Author: Rod Wentworth
We met at 9:30 am at the take out and got up to the river just after the release began at 10 am. This was one of those rare, beautifully warm (even a little hot - 70s) days, and we remarked about how that often wasn't the case on the Hudson! I often do this trip around the first weekend in May, and this weather seems to come around 1 year in 10. It made for a great day. There were quite a few rafts on the river but not many kayaks. Andy paddled the only open canoe. The black flies had begun to show up but weren't hungry yet. Another great spring trip on the Hudson.