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Winter Paddling: If you are anAMC leader and wish to post a trip to this page and to the club trips database, contact Eric Pavlak, 610-650-8926 or

2011 Leader list now available on the Leaders' page.

Tolickon Creek internet to Stover Park gage conversion.

2012 Expedition Trips

Sea Kayak Baja California, Mexico, February 9-19, 2012, AMC Adventure Travel Trip, Circumnavigate Espiritu Santo Island. Camp 6 nights on beaches. Click here for details.

Whitewater Canoe Expedition, May 28-June 2, Batiscan River, Quebec, Canada, Class 3-4. Paddle 57 miles of  scenic wilderness and test your whitewater skills for 6 days. River has ten listed Class 3-4 rapids. Some mandatory portages. Group cooking. Participants must have appropriate ww and camping skills/experience and be physically fit. Limited group size. I have planned/organized 16 previous Canadian canoe trips. Doug Weekes, 609-426-445, .

Advanced Notice

Intro Canoeing Flatwater and basic river paddling, Class 1 Sat. May 19; class 2 Sat June 9

Solo Open Canoe July 7 & 8.

Mullica River canoe camping, June 2 & 3

Swiftwater Safety, to be determined based on 2012 Lehigh schedule.

 

Loyalsock Creek, April 14, 2011. Click here for more pix.

Click here to download the Winter issue of Footnotes, our chapter's newsletter, shown at left.

Join AMC! First time members get a 20 percent discount! Click this link for our secure server.

For Class 2 and higher trips, paddlers must provide their own equipment: Canoe or kayak suitable for whitewater with flotation and grab loops or handles, a helmet, lifejacket, sprayskirt for closed boats, paddle and clothing suitable for water & air temperatures. Paddlers must have the necessary skills, be able to wet exit their boat, swim and self-rescue in a rapid: swim boat and self to shore, get back in boat, or eskimo roll.

TRIP RELEASE FORM. Download and read the waiver you must sign to participate on trips! Click here.

Knots for paddlers: go to our Links Page.

Guide book information & reviews, click here.

Wing Dam, Kelly's Lock and other practice areas. Info and directions.

The Mohican Getaway Program has a full schedule of reasonably priced two- and three-day activity-oriented outings planned at the Mohican Outdoor Center. Click here for more information.

Free: All used, but in good condition. Donateted to the club along with many other items. Size XXL shortie wet suit. , Rapidstyle paddle jacket size XL, size 9 wetsuit booties. Contact Eric Pavlak, 610-650-8926,

Rent Club Boats: We have two fully outfited whitewater solo open canoes which you can rent for $25 a day for use on club trips. Includes paddle & spare, PDF, helmet. To rent, contact Walt Underhill, 610-827-7776 or .

Advertise your used equipment for sale! This service is free for AMC members.

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