(Oct. 20, 2016) In an attempt to get back a little of what was lost when torrential rains washed out roads, bridges and the Delmarva Paddling Weekend among other events, the organizers of that event pieced together two paddles leaving from Snow Hill on Saturday.
The first, and earliest paddle begins at 8:30 a.m. from Porter’s Crossing back to Snow Hill, and should be back in town by noon.
Starting at the Pocomoke River Canoe Company in Snow Hill, paddlers will be delivered to the forests of Porter’s Crossing, just north of Snow Hill. From there the boats will be placed in the water and the journey back home begins.
Jim Rapp, half of Conservation Community Consultants and event organizer, said this leg of the paddle will be limited to about 20 participants, but a couple of people give or take isn’t going to ruin anything.
The cost is $40 for a kayak, $50 for a tandem kayak or canoe or $20 if a boat rental is unnecessary. Tandem boaters must provide their own partners for the trip.
The afternoon paddle, scheduled between 1:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m., and again starting and finishing at the canoe company, travels from Snow Hill Road to Nassawango Creek, ending at Red House Road and the Nassawango Creek Preserve. After arrival, the canoe company will ferry the boaters back to Snow Hill.
The pricing structure remains the same, except the afternoon paddle for those bringing their own boats is slightly cheaper at $15.
The total distance for both trips is about 10 miles, Rapp estimated.
“I really just want to go kayaking,” Rapp said. “It’s an attempt to get back a little of what we lost in Delmarva Paddling Weekend, and this will probably be it for 2016.”
Rapp said he wants to get a head count if possible, so pre-registration is encouraged, but not wholly necessary.
“The Pocomoke River Canoe and Kayak Company has plenty of boats available, so there’s no problem there, and it’s an opportunity to be social and be on the water before it gets too cold,” he said.
Rapp will be participating in both excursions, and offering a little bit of interpretation to the explorers.
“We’ll be talking a little bit about the history of the river and the nature we encounter along the way,” Rapp said.
He said the sojourn would be used as a stress test of the system he and partner Dave Wilson devised to manage the Delmarva Paddling Weekend.
“This is a smaller version of that,” Rapp said. “We’re learning all the time, and getting some nice testimonials to help carry it forward to next year, when we hope to have our first paddling weekend.”
The first, and earliest paddle begins at 8:30 a.m. from Porter’s Crossing back to Snow Hill, and should be back in town by noon.
Starting at the Pocomoke River Canoe Company in Snow Hill, paddlers will be delivered to the forests of Porter’s Crossing, just north of Snow Hill. From there the boats will be placed in the water and the journey back home begins.
Jim Rapp, half of Conservation Community Consultants and event organizer, said this leg of the paddle will be limited to about 20 participants, but a couple of people give or take isn’t going to ruin anything.
The cost is $40 for a kayak, $50 for a tandem kayak or canoe or $20 if a boat rental is unnecessary. Tandem boaters must provide their own partners for the trip.
The afternoon paddle, scheduled between 1:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m., and again starting and finishing at the canoe company, travels from Snow Hill Road to Nassawango Creek, ending at Red House Road and the Nassawango Creek Preserve. After arrival, the canoe company will ferry the boaters back to Snow Hill.
The pricing structure remains the same, except the afternoon paddle for those bringing their own boats is slightly cheaper at $15.
The total distance for both trips is about 10 miles, Rapp estimated.
“I really just want to go kayaking,” Rapp said. “It’s an attempt to get back a little of what we lost in Delmarva Paddling Weekend, and this will probably be it for 2016.”
Rapp said he wants to get a head count if possible, so pre-registration is encouraged, but not wholly necessary.
“The Pocomoke River Canoe and Kayak Company has plenty of boats available, so there’s no problem there, and it’s an opportunity to be social and be on the water before it gets too cold,” he said.
Rapp will be participating in both excursions, and offering a little bit of interpretation to the explorers.
“We’ll be talking a little bit about the history of the river and the nature we encounter along the way,” Rapp said.
He said the sojourn would be used as a stress test of the system he and partner Dave Wilson devised to manage the Delmarva Paddling Weekend.
“This is a smaller version of that,” Rapp said. “We’re learning all the time, and getting some nice testimonials to help carry it forward to next year, when we hope to have our first paddling weekend.”