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Blue Ridge Voyageurs 2018 Trip Schedule |
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Notice
and Assumption of Risk:
Whitewater
paddling is a risky outdoor sport. BRV is not responsible for any
individual’s decision to participate in a trip, or for his or
her decision to run any river or section of a river.
The list of scheduled trips below remains a work in progress and reflects mostly weekend trips. Other trips are ad hoc and announced via the BRV email list.For more about BRV's excursions, please see the club's trip guidelines.Mid-week trips:
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Winter 2017-18 | |||||||||||||||
Mid Dec. to Mid Jan | Florida creeks and rivers | PN | |||||||||||||
Jan. 7 (Sun.) | All | Charlie Duffy | |||||||||||||
Jan. 17 (Weds.) | BRV Board Meeting | Rick Koller | |||||||||||||
Jan. 24 (Weds) | BRV Meeting |
All | Rick Koller | ||||||||||||
Feb 25. (Sun.) | All | Charlie Duffy | |||||||||||||
March 3 (Sat.) | Ed Gertler's annual Icebreaker trip (CCA) |
PN | Edward Gertler (301) 585-4381 | ||||||||||||
March 3 (Sat.) | Lower Gunpowder Falls (MCC) - |
Class III | Tony Allred (410) 255-2895 | ||||||||||||
TBA | Sideling Hill Creek (MCC) |
PN | Bob Raab (301) 874-6398 | ||||||||||||
March 11 (Sun.) | Daylight Savings Time begins Sun., March 11 | ||||||||||||||
March 18 (Sun) | Patapsco Watershed or Catoctin Creek (MCC) |
LI-I | Dave Cooke | ||||||||||||
March 21(Weds.) | FREE: AW Wild Rivers Film Festival |
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March 24 (Sat.) | Stoneycreek River/Shade Creek MCC/BCKC |
I | Tony Allred | ||||||||||||
March 26 (Mon.) | BRV Meeting --
7:15 p.m., Clara Barton Community Center, 7425 MacArthur Blvd, Cabin John. MD BRV will host Dean Naujoks, one of the three Potomac Riverkeepers featured in the film to be shown, and to answer questions about the film and the organization. The documentary, produced by graduate students at American University, presents the challenges to water quality and the impact on fishing and boating in three segments of the Potomac-including near the Bloomington section. This will be followed by a video on running the Potomac including Great Falls. |
ALL | Rick Koller | ||||||||||||
March 31(Sat.) | Lost River (or Hopeville or Moorefield Canyons) (CCA/BRV) |
Class II+ (III) | Alford Cooley (703) 442-7935 | ||||||||||||
March 31 (Sat.) | Stonycreek/Dealer's Choice |
I | Jim Pruitt | ||||||||||||
TBA | Couch Potatoes' Spring Shakedown Cruise Postponed from March 17 due to weather and low river levels. |
LI-I | Mike Martin or TBA | ||||||||||||
TBA | Sideling Hill Creek (MCC) |
PN | Bob Raab (301) 874-6398 | ||||||||||||
March 30-April 1 (Sat.- Sun.) | Easter Weekend | ||||||||||||||
March 30-April 1 (Sat.- Sun.) | Smoke Hole Car Camper (Coastals Canoe Club) | I | Tom McLoud |
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April 7-8 (Sat. - Sun.) | Virginia rivers near Staunton, such as North, Bullpasture, Maury or Irish Creek. | Class 3 | Bob Maxey 703-823-1439 | ||||||||||||
April 7-8 (Sat.) | Bloomington Release (MCC) |
LI-I | Ron Ray | ||||||||||||
April 14-15 (Sat. - Sun.) | Elk River Festival (a.k.a., Webster Wildwater Weekend, Webster Springs, WV) |
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April 14 (Sat.) |
Potomac River Cleanup |
All | Kathleen Sengstock (BRV) 202-225-1461 | ||||||||||||
April 14 (Sat.) | Intermediate Kayaking ACA Level 4 (CCA) Most likely on the Dry Fork of the Cheat in WV, camping at Teeters Campground Classes |
I | Charlie Duffy (703) 938-3949 | ||||||||||||
April 15 (Sun.) | Cacapon (MCC) | PN | Laura &Matt Peitersen |
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April 15 (Sun.) | Tygart (Arden Section) Or Cheat Canyon |
I/HI | Charlie Duffy (703) 938-3949 | ||||||||||||
April 21 (Sat.) | Bloomington Release |
LI-I | Phil Troutman 703-764-9106 |
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April 21-22 (Sat.-Sun) | Smokehole/Hopeville/Cheat Narrows + Bloomington, depending on levels |
I | Mark Wray (703) 222-4842 | ||||||||||||
April 21 (Sat.) | Swift Water Rescue Refresher @ Little Falls |
Charlie Duffy (703) 938-3949 | |||||||||||||
April 21 (Sat.) | Annual Bluebells Trip |
N | Dean Geis (443-250-0864) | ||||||||||||
April 21 (Sat.) | CKAPCO ACA River Canoeing River Canoeing (tandem or solo) class |
PN | Instructors Brendan Fitzpatrick and/or Mike Aronoff 703-8501257 |
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April 22 (Sun.) | Cacapon (MCC) | PN | |||||||||||||
April 28 (Sat.) | Gunpowder Watershed (MCC) | PN-LI | Phil Dawson | ||||||||||||
April 28-29 (Fri-Sat.) | Pine Creek Canyon (PA) |
Dean Geis (443-250-0864) & |
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May (3-10) | Southern VA/New River Tributaries |
LI-I | Ed Evangelidi & John Duke 304-616-2224 |
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May 4-5 (Fri. - Sat.) | Cheat River Festival |
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May 5 ( Sat.) | Top Yough (or equivalent) Creeking! (CCA) |
A/Class IV | Tom Hackman 518-813-6780 | ||||||||||||
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May 6 (Sat.) | Bloomington |
LI | Beth Koller 240-506-0417 | ||||||||||||
May 5-6 (Sat. - Sun.) | Trap Pond Family Camper (CCA) |
N | Michal Komlosh 240-620-9440 | ||||||||||||
May 12 (Sat.) | Howard Morland (703) 525-1429 |
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May 12-20 | 20th Annual MCC/BRV Smoky Mountains Trip |
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May 12-13 (Sat. - Sun.) |
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May 18-20 (Fri-Sun.) | Stonycreek River Festival |
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May 19-20 (Sat. - Sun.) | Potomac River (Brunswick - Nolands Ferry) Saturday (MCC)/ Antietam Creek Sunday |
N/ PN | Karen Trump | ||||||||||||
May 20 (Sun.) | Introduction to Paddling For Families (CCA) |
N | Michal Komlosh 240-620-9440 | ||||||||||||
Memorial Day Weekend May 25 -28 (Fri-Mon) |
Annual Camper at Teeters' Campground, Albright, WV |
LI-A | Mike Martin & Courtney Caldwell | ||||||||||||
Memorial Day Weekend May 25 -28 (Fri-Mon) |
Greenbrier river and Cass scenic railroad train |
N-LI | Michal Komlosh 240-620-9440 | ||||||||||||
TBA | BRV meeting, 7:00 p.m. |
All | Rick Koller | ||||||||||||
June 1-3 (Fri.-Sun.) | Western PA Solo Canoe Rendezvous Cooper’s Lake Campground, Portersville/Slippery Rock PA |
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June 1 (Fri.) | Greenbrier River & Cass Scenic Railroad (CCA) |
Michal Komlosh 240-620-9440 | |||||||||||||
Jun 2 (Sat.) | Savage River release | ||||||||||||||
Jun 3 (Sun.) | Forks of the Cheat/Dealer's Choice |
I-HI | Jenny Thomas 703-907-9771 & Kim Butleman |
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Jun 2 (Sat.) | Potomac River (Brunswick - Nolands Ferry)(MCC) |
N | Karen Trump | ||||||||||||
Jun 3 (Sun.) | Antietam Creek (MCC) | PN | Karen Trump | ||||||||||||
June 9 (Sat.) | Canoeing for Beginners, Seneca Landing/Riley's Lock |
N | Mark Wray (703) 222-4842 | ||||||||||||
June 9-10 (Sat.-Sun.) | LI | ||||||||||||||
June 10 (Sun.) | Patuxent River (CCA) |
N | Susan Sherrod 703-725-4278 | ||||||||||||
June 16-17 (Sat.-Sun.) |
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June 23 (Sat.) | South Fork Shenandoah An easy, family-oriented excursion |
N/PN | Phil Troutman 703-764-9106 |
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June 29 - July 1 (Sat.-Sun.) | N | ||||||||||||||
June 30 (Sat.) | Potomac - Algonkian To River Bend This is a full day of paddling with a leisurely stop on an island for a picnic lunch and a swim. You may want to bring a folding chair for sitting on the beach. I plan to bring a grill. This is a nice family trip. Algonkian Regional Park |
N | Susan Sherrod 703-725-4278 | ||||||||||||
June 23-24 (Sat. -Sun.) | Harpers Ferry Outdoor Festival/Tim Gavin Memorial Down River Race | LI | |||||||||||||
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Jul 1 (Sat.) | Savage River release | ||||||||||||||
July 1-8 (Sat-Sun.) | Carolina Canoe Club Week of Rivers | LI-E | |||||||||||||
July 7-8 (Sat.-Sun.) |
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July 14 (Sat.) | CKAPCO Beginning Whitewater Canoeing |
PN | Instructors Brendan Fitzpatrick and/or Mike Aronoff 703-850-1257 |
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July 14 (Sat.) | ACA Swift Water Rescue Training (CCA), Level 4 |
Charlie Duffy (703) 938-3949 | |||||||||||||
July 14-15 (Sat.-Sun.) |
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July 28-29 (Sat. - Sun.) |
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July 28 (Sat.) | BRV's Annual Moonlight Picnic | All | Mark Wray 703-222-4842 | ||||||||||||
TBA | BRV Meeting Clara Barton Community Center, 7425 MacArthur Blvd., in Cabin John. MD. |
All | Rick Koller | ||||||||||||
TBA | BRV MOONLIGHT PICNIC |
All | Mark Wray 703-222-4842 |
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Aug. 4-5 (Sat.-Sun.) |
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Aug. 11-12 (Sat.-Sun.) |
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Aug. 18-19 (Sat.-Sun.) |
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Aug. 25 (Sat.) | CKAPCO Intermediate Whitewater Canoeing Intermediate whitewater Class |
I | Instructors Jordan Taylor and Mike Aronoff 703-8501257 | ||||||||||||
Aug. 25-26 (Sat.-Sun.) |
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Sept. 1-3 (Sat. - Mon.) | Labor Day weekend Sept. 1-3 (Sat. - Mon.) |
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Sept. 13-16 | Gauley Fest in Summersville, WV | ||||||||||||||
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Columbus Day Weekend Oct. 6-8 (Sat. - Mon.) |
Annual New Jersey Pine Barrens Camper? | ||||||||||||||
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Nov. 4-5 (Sat.-Sun.) | Daylight Savings Time ends Sunday Nov. 5 |
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Veterans Day Nov. 10-12 (Fri.) |
Eastern Shore Car Camper? | PN | |||||||||||||
TBA | BRV meeting, 7:15 p.m., Clara Barton Community Center, 7425 MacArthur Blvd, Cabin John, MD. |
All | Rick Koller | ||||||||||||
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TBA | BRV Holiday Party | All | Mark Wray 703-675-9493 | ||||||||||||
Mid Dec. to Mid Jan | Florida creeks and rivers? | PN | |||||||||||||
1 For river difficulty descriptions, see BRV's List of River Rankings and AW's International Scale of River Difficulty