The Game Plan

Basically, this list is how far I want to be on certain days, including where I am getting in an out of, bathroom/ food breaks, and what I should look out for in certain areas. According to maps and websites, I should plan to travel 2mph on the river. Before the trip, I need to research the camping areas again, as well as looking into the river to see if there are any changes. According to Karen, sometimes campgrounds get washed away due to flooding. Besides the first day, we will start on the water around 8am. I tried to plan it out with two optional breaks, and I put aside an hour for lunch and dinner. I hope to arrive to the campsite around 7, which gives us enough time to set up because the sun shouldn't set until 8:30.

Optional Break

River mile

Dangers

Day 1

9am- Enter at Hummels Wharf- River mile 120

River mile 117 or 115

1-2pm- Lunch- River mile 111

River mile 108

*Possible rapids around McKees Half Falls*-River mile 108- 107

Around 6 or 7pm- Dinner and camp for the night- River mile 103- then travel to the island campsite

Day 2

*Possible rapids around Liverpool and Millersburg*- River mile 100 and 98

River mile 98

*Possible rapids*- River mile 97

1-2pm- Lunch- River mile 94

*Stay to river east* - River mile 94-92

River mile 92

Last island campsite for a while- River mile 89

If we can make it further- Riverfront Campground ($15 for 2 people for one night)- River mile 86

Day 3

*Possible rapids*- River mile 85-84.5

River mile 81

*Keep river east- low water route/ possible portage*- River mile 80-78

1-2pm- Lunch- River mile 79

*Statue of Liberty*

*Keep river east- low water route/ possible portage*- River mile 77-76

River mile 74

Dinner and camp for the night- island campsite- River mile 74 or 73

Day 4

*Stay river east- take portage!*- River mile 2-70

DAM- River mile 70

City Island- River mile 70

2-3pm- Lunch- River mile 61

*Possible rapids*- River mile 61-60

*Keep river west- take portage!*- River mile 60- 56

No boating- river east- River mile 60- 57

DAM- River mile 58- 56

Dinner and King's Road Campground- River mile 56

Day 5

*Stay river east- river discharge*- River mile 55-53

Bainbridge Access- River mile 53

*Possible rapids*- River mile 51.5- 51

*Shock's Mill Bridge- try to get around- if not, expect whitewater rapids*- River mile 51- 50

1-2pm- Lunch- River mile 47

*Possible rapids*- River mile 44.5- 41.5

River mile 43

Dinner and camp for the night- River mile 40

Day 6

River mile 37.5

*Possible rapids- find portage*- River mile 33- 31

DAM- River mile 32.5

1-2pm- Lunch- River mile 25

*DAM- portage- Muddy Run will actually pick up and drop off kayakers!*- River mile 25-22

Dinner and camp for the night- River mile 16

Day 7

Done! (Unless we can squeeze the last two miles in on day 6!)- River mile 14