One summer day, a group of us decided to take a kayak trip on Honeoye Creek. I wrote in a previous post about starting at Golah Road and paddling up to I-390 and back. This time, we decided to leave…
Paddling Lake Ontario: Sandbar Park to Webster Park
You might remember that last year I wrote about kayaking Irondequoit Creek from Ellison Park to Irondequoit Bay, and then about kayaking Irondequoit Bay from La Salle Landing (the mouth of Irondequoit Creek) to the mouth of Irondequoit Bay. Our…
Paddle Irondequoit Bay
Irondequoit Bay is a bit of a fixture on the northeast side of Rochester, New York. It’s a favorite with marinas, pleasure-seekers, and amusement park-seekers (due to Seabreeze right up the hill). It’s also famous because of the so-called “Bay…
Paddling Irondequoit Creek – Ellison Park to Irondequoit Bay
Last fall, I had the opportunity to kayak down Irondequoit Creek. It was fun, not too hard (as creeks in the Rochester area go), and we got to see quite a bit of flora and fauna along the way. It’s…
Erie Canal: Meridian Center (Rochester) to San Souci Park (Brockport)
For Rochester locals, the Erie Canal Path is one of “the” places to go biking, running, and hiking. I even knew some kids who would hitch up their dog to a sled and go for a ride on the canal…
Paddling Black Creek: Churchville to the Genesee River
A couple of weeks ago, we did a very long kayak trip –Black Creek all the way from Churchville to the Genesee River. The section between Churchville and Black Creek Park was quite nice; open water and pretty easy paddling…
The Best Places to Hike near Rochester, New York
Rochester, New York is set in a rather idyllic place. Close to the shore of Lake Ontario, an hour or so from the Finger Lakes, with lots of open space and urban conveniences, it’s not hard to get out on…
Kayaking Honeoye Creek: Genesee River to I-390
Last week, we decided unexpectedly to take a kayak trip. We thought about doing another paddle on Black Creek (or maybe downstream from the Churchville Dam), but I’d had my eye on Honeoye Creek for some time. It seemed like…
Kayaking Black Creek: Churchville to 6.2 Miles
I’m always looking for new places to kayak near Rochester, New York. My oft-kayaking companion had heard about Black Creek for some time (like, when he first moved to the area close to 40 years ago), and so he and…
Kayaking the Genesee River to Lower Falls!
Did you know that you can paddle up the Genesee River to the very impressive Lower Falls? I certainly didn’t know it until recently, when I got a book about local paddle routes out of the library. You know what…
