The Canoeing and Camping Blog


Written for people who love to paddle and have a passion for the outdoors.

Camp Fondue

May 3, 2008

 For many campers the cooking is the best part of the camping trip. And while camping we often we get the urge try recipes we wouldn’t normally try in the kitchen. Something like camp fondue could satisfy the camp cooks ambition for something different.   Ingredients 2 Cups Shredded Cheddar 2 Cups of Shredded Swiss Cheese 1/2 Teaspoon Lemon Juice 1 [...]

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Lehigh River Clean-Up

April 13, 2008

Lehigh River Clean-Up 5/17/2008 Meet in the Jim Thorpe Train Station parking lot, at the Packerton Dip outside Lehighton, or at the 248 cloverleaf at Palmerton. Dumpsters at three locations. We’ll supply the bags. Wear old clothes, work gloves and bug spray! Light refreshments provided afterwards.  Click here for more volunteer information.

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Pennsylvania State Parks

April 4, 2008

  The Pennsylvania State Parks offer great opportunity for outdoor recreation. If you are interested fishing, camping, swimming, kayaking, canoeing, wildlife viewing, environmental and historical education, hunting, hiking or even star gazing, you can find it at a Pennsylvania State Park. For many Pennsylvania residents, state parks are one of the few sources of outdoor recreation.     And when [...]

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Find Me Spot Satellite Messenger

March 19, 2008

It’s a new satellite messenger product from Spot, Inc.. It uses a GPS satellite network to acquire coordinates, and then sends its location with a link to Google Maps. All you have to do is push a button. And because it’s satellite technology, SPOT works around the world.  It’s something any paddler, hiker or hunter should consider having. Check [...]

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Canoeing the West Branch of the Susquehanna River

March 14, 2008

It may be Pennsylvania’s best kept paddling secret and maybe one of the top canoe camping rivers in the Mid-Atlantic region. The West Branch of the Susquehanna River is one great canoe camping river because of its range, access, scenery, and remoteness. Average canoe camping trips on the West Branch can range from under 20 miles to [...]

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Lehigh River Paddling

March 11, 2008

Last Sunday, just to kill some time, I decided to take a drive out to the Rockport boat access on the Lehigh River. I’ve seen the Lehigh at levels that dissuaded me from paddling. And with all the rain we’ve had over the past few days, and the Delaware River expected to crest in areas, I expected [...]

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Delaware River Recreational Kayaking Video

February 23, 2008

Flatwater kayaking on the Delaware River This kayaker videotaped his adventure on the Delaware River. It was the typical casual flatwater paddle until the sudden mishap. The ending of the video is sort of funny and certainly put the paddlers video camera to the waterproof test, but it also shows how easily trouble can find us even on basic [...]

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