Day 215

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Start: 4:30 AM - Camp Caledon, PA
Break: 2:00 PM - 5:00 Geneva State Park, OH
Finish 7:30 PM - Near Redbird, OH
Time: 12:00
Daily dist: 39+ miles
Total dist: 4200+
Companions: None
Weather: Clear, high in low 90‘s = HOT!, calm, hazy
Notes: HELLO OHIO!

Yesterday I had half heartedly considered staying at the state park, today I seriously considered it and once again decided it just wasn’t worth the effort. With storms in the forecast I figured it’d be nice to have some place high and dry to spend the night and possibly stay tomorrow. With that in mind I pushed out a ten hour day to reach Geneva State Park in Ohio. Upon arriving at about 2:00 PM I investigated the camping situation only to discover that it would involve a long carry of my gear to a completely exposed camp site on the edge of a large grassy field. Unless I completely emptied it and carried it up a set of stairs across a large field, my boat would have to stay unguarded on the beach. This campground does have a marina where I probably could have kept my boat but there is no camping allowed down there so I would have had to carry my gear over a mile to the camp area. All told camping here would all involve a gargantuan amount of effort all for the bargain basement price of $20 per night…. Once again state parks disappoint me. The big tent icon on the map looks enticing but the reality is that they just aren’t set up for people arriving by water in a heavily loaded kayak.

Nothing like ending your day camped out by a nuke plant. Just the same can you believe how calm that water is. I just didn't want to stop.

With camping here out, I figure I’ll take a break for a few hours then get back on the water and see wYesterday I had half heartedly considered staying at the state park, today I seriously considered it and once again decided it just wasn’t worth the effort. With storms in the forecast I figured it’d be nice to have some place high and dry to spend the night and possibly stay tomorrow. With that in mind I pushed out a ten hour day to reach Geneva State Park in Ohio. Upon arriving at about 2:00 PM I investigated the camping situation only to discover that it would involve a long carry of my gear to a completely exposed camp site on the edge of a large grassy field. Unless I completely emptied it and carried it up a set of stairs across a large field, my boat would have to stay unguarded on the beach. This campground does have a marina where I probably could have kept my boat but there is no camping allowed down there so I would have had to carry my gear over a mile to the camp area. All told camping here would all involve a gargantuan amount of effort all for the bargain basement price of $20 per night…. Once again state parks disappoint me. The big tent icon on the map looks enticing but the reality is that they just aren’t set up for people arriving by water in a heavily loaded kayak. hat I can find a bit further west. The weather isn’t looking as bad as first predicted so I’m sure I’ll be fine.