Southern River Trip

First off, if you have never been on a river trip that takes you out of NY, you must go. It is such a change to go south and see completely different rivers. You have a chance to work on just about every aspect of kayaking when you go south and do Slippery Rock, The Youghiogheny, and The Tygart.

If you have only paddled Letchworth and The Salmon rivers, you have missed out on a ton. When you paddle all day on the Salmon you have the right to say, "I ran the Salmon and got thrown around in Titanic."

When you run the Tygart, for example, you can say "I PLAYED ON A SIX FOOT WAVE, GOT SWALLOWED IN A MONSTER HOLE, AND RAN A 15 FOOT WATERFALL (MOAT'S) ALL ON THE TYGART!!!!!" Now I would rather say that then be boring.


Short Round in the wave

The monster hole at double undercut

Moat's Falls was my first waterfall. I thought it would be fun, but I didn't think it would be as fun as it was. I just had to run it twice. The Southern Trip provided such a chage in scenery and rivers. There were spots to play, practice, and they all made me a better kayaker. The Tygart is a great river that offers so much and it will remain one of my favorite rivers.


Moats Falls

Sped crew scouting


Danny running Moats


~Danny "Short Round" Doran