Shawn Hirn wrote in news:srhi-6244A0.08520820082005
@news.giganews.com:

In article .com,
wrote:

Hi all,

I'm looking to schedule a day-long,
NON-whitewater (family & friends with kids along) kayaking trip
in the central/SW Pennsylvania or nearby West Virginia/MD area.

Basically a "canoe trip", using kayaks. Downstream.

I have an Amtrak-related question about whether we can take the train
back to DC at the end of our trip (see below).

Why not chip in to rent an SUV? That would probably be cheaper per
person than AMTRAK and offer you considerably more flexibility.

www.amtrak.com would tell just how much it would cost and if there was an
available route.


As for a recommendation on where to go kayaking, I suggest you post your
question on one of the outdoors groups and in pa.general.

I'd suggest looking at the Moncacy Canoe Club web site and specificly their
Ranked list of rivers page: http://www.monocacycanoe.org/

I'm also a but confused about the reference to Ohiopyle. Ohiopyle is
actually the name of the town and the river is the Youghieneny (sp?). It's
on the other side of the state from the rest of the locations.

For a casual downriver trip in sea kayaks you'll probably want to limit it
to anything rated class I. A class I with a couple short class II sections
would be doable as well but inexperienced paddles on rivers that are more
continous class II are going to be in for a long day.