September 18, 2010 Guyanoga Creek off Keuka Lake

Tim and I drove out to Phelps, NY to spend the weekend with Dave & Kathie Clark; Jason's in-laws. We get along great with them and try to spend time with them when ever we have a chance. We drove out on Friday after work and sat around the fire pit swapping stories that night. It was very nice. Saturday morning we got up and went out for breakfast. We headed to the Keuka Lake area. We put our boats in at the Guyanoga Creek boat launch.

We paddled along the creek until we came to a fork in the creek. We decided to go to the right. It was a nice paddle. The water was shallow, but very negotiable. Tim, as usual, enjoyed paddling under some downed trees.

                                                           Tim goes under a fallen tree


We paddled until there were too many branches down and we couldn't go any farther.
We turned and went back the other way. This didn't get us very far either. The water got very shallow. We headed back to the launch and then out to Keuka Lake. We passed an observation tower where people can bird watch. Access is from a path near the boat launch.

Dave and Kathie have their pontoon boat and houseboat at a marina on Keuka Lake. We paddled over there to see them. They were gettng things ready for our ride down the lake.

We had a short paddle, but we enjoyed our trip. Next time we head out that way we would like to paddle near the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge. 

                                                         Cathy & Dave at the House Boat