Kayaking the Schuylkill Canal Lock 60

The Schuylkill Canal........... what a cool place. There are plenty activities to do along the canal such as biking, kayaking, picnicking, skiing, running, jogging,birding,fishing, hiking. I my self enjoy the paddling. Lock 60 offers a great paddling loop that allows for no shuttling. Today I launched my kayak in the Schuylkill River from the ramp at Lock 60 and paddled downstream for 2.5 miles. Then I made the short portage to the Schuylkill Canal. The portage is not to far maybe 400-500 feet, then paddled 2.5 miles back to Lock 60. Today there were plenty of turtles lying out in the sun and lots of little ducklings swimming around with their mothers. It was a great day to relax and paddle down the river. \

Spitfire Emotion Kayak

So I got my son Dominic a kayak for his birthday. Needless to say he wasn't that happy about it. No surprise to me I knew what his first reaction would be. He is a sit in the house all day type of kid. He also says he hates kayaking even though he never went before. I am sure it will be a struggle but I believe wants he gets the hang of it he will love, especially in the summer on those hot day.I am so excited and can't wait to take him out on his new spitfire kayak.

Big features in a small package! Semi-flat shallow ""V"" hull provides a surprising amount of stability, speed and tracking for an 8 foot kayak. The Spitfire is lightweight and easy to load, transport and store. The Spitfire is designed for stability, performance and fun! It's Semi-Flat Shallow ""V"" hull will give you a surprising amount of speed and tracking for a kayak this size, and has unmatched stability from any kayak in its class. The extra volume and high capacity (up to 240 pounds!) make this kayak the perfect fit for just about any sized paddler from kids to grandparents. The paddler sits on the top deck with minimal constraints. All Emotion Kayaks' Sit-On-Top models are self-bailing. Water that enters the cockpit drains out through scupper holes - tubes that run from the cockpit and tank well to the bottom of the hull. The hulls are sealed making them practically unsinkable. Sit-On-Top kayaks also allow you more freedom of movement, even standing. All of our models are equipped with bungee deck rigging, tank wells or hatches to provide plenty of storage for all of your gear.

Our Schuylkill River Adventure!

This past March my sister and I thought we would suit up and head out for a little paddling adventure. Despite the weather we still had fun. Nobody fell in so that was a bonus.

We started at PETER YARNELL PARK at the Berne Bridge in Hamburg and finished up near the Cross Keys Bridge. We were thinking about going further down to JIM DIETRICH PARK but we weren't to sure do to the weather.