Happy Day!!! Driving Directions Update.....
Meet at the Newburgh Beacon Bridge entrance at 8:30am (just to the right - vacant parking lot)...caravan to exit 19 (Carmel, Rt. 312). Exit left onto 312. Travel to the end. Make a left onto 22, go one traffic light, go right on Doansburg Rd, County Rt. 65, small sign for Green Chimneys School, just past Police Station....Go to 400 Doansburg Rd, Green Chimneys School. Make a left opposite their Parking Lot 3 into large parking lot with a pavilion at the far end....that's our parking lot, go to the far end. Carry your kayak through the pavilion as the gate is locked, we will put in there.....BRING LUNCH, we will be enjoying the day!!! It's about 6 miles from exit 19.
FROM exit 20, head north on 22, turn on Doansburg Rd, follow as above to Green Chimneys School......5 miles......
If I have your cell I will try to find you if you are among the missing.................happy paddling!!!

Let's go explore the Great Swamp in Patterson, NY. I've wanted to do this for a while, and if we don't do it soon we will not get there!! Check out a website for it at http://www.nature.org....
I will post directions to the put in place soon, I want to go explore it first.....anyone interested in going mid-week during the day let me know.
Bring a lunch, there is a West Point Jazz event in the evening so we won't be eating out for this one.
Heavy rain cancels, or thunderstorms. Check your green blobs on Weather.com that day if thunderstorms are in the forecast, I will post cancelations by 7:30am if need be. Remember to send me your cell if I don't have it. Car caravan from the parking lot at the base of the Newburgh/Beacon bridge at 8:30am sharp. Put 'caravan' in your RSVP if you will join us for that. Bring lunch, water, hat, sunscreen, camera, PFD and don't forget your paddle!!
Please read the disclaimer if you've never paddled with us, PFD mandatory, please be properly equipped and paddle safe. See you on the water!! :-)