The Cohoes Wave just off of Fulton Street in Waterford, NY is a well-known spot for kayaking, because the ruins of man-made features create large standing waves. A standing wave […]
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Category: Kayaking
Kayaked the Anthony Kill
The weather has been unpredictable lately. Last night, it was as though somebody was turning a switch on and off, flipping between torrential downpours and clear skies. This morning, I […]
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Dwaas Kill Kayak Fail
I tried kayaking the Dwaas kill starting at the intersection of Plank and Kinns Road. I hopped in, and after about 100 feet of climbing over logs and crashing through […]
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Post-Hurricane Water Levels
Anthony Kill Ordinarily the Anthony Kill stays safely nestled in its small creek bed, but now that it has nearly outgrown the Coons Crossing Bridge that stands over it, nothing […]
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Kayaked down my street
We had a downpour that was brief but very heavy. A fast-moving current of rainwater was rushing down the street. Garbage cans were floating past my house. I grabbed the […]
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Kayaked Upper Alplaus
I kayaked the Alplaus Kill from Charlton Road to Van Vorst Road. It was 7.5 miles, and most of it was pretty awful as far as kayaking was concerned. I […]
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Kayaderosseras Rapids
Trip Report Today I kayaked my way down the Kayaderosseras from Milton Center to Ballston Spa. This was much more difficult kayaking than anything I have been down so far. […]
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Kayaked the Mourning Kill
Trip Report This morning I kayaked down a portion of the Mourning Kill and met up with the Kayaderosseras Creek and followed that to the Driscoll Road canoe/kayak boat launch […]
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Kayaked the Cooley Kill
There is a very small creek near my house. I often ride past it on bike rides and wonder if it would be any good for fishing, or of it […]
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Kayaked the Anthony Kill
Trip Report Today I kayaked the Anthony Kill (also known as the Tenandeho) from Round Lake to the Hudson River (click on the map for an interactive version): I started […]
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