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“Far above the chilly waters of Lake Avalanche, at an elevation of 4,293 feet, is Summit Water, a minute, unpretending tear of the clouds, as it were, a lovely pool shivering in the breezes of the mountains, and sending its limpid surplus through Feldspar Brook and to the Opalescent River, the wellspring of the Hudson.”
-Verplanck Colvin, official surveyor, in his report to the New York State legislature, 1872.
Welcome to the Hudson River Watertrail
The Hudson River Watertrail Association is a coalition of small boaters, primarily human and wind powered, who are actively interested in the Hudson River as a treasure of natural and human history. The HRWA was formed in 1992 as an all-volunteer, non-profit environmental and recreational action group, with the specific goal of building a river trail from the Atlantic Ocean to Canada and promoting a low impact approach to the river. The group was born of the realization that the Hudson River was difficult to access or actively use by small car-top boaters, including those interested in multi-day trips on the river.
The Goals of the HRWA:
Developing a water trail from the mouth of the Hudson to the Great Lakes and the St Lawrence Seaway, providing a variety of overnight facilities every 10-12 miles. The trail is designed for limited-range boats. Paddlers currently have the use of a number of such facilities, some of which are available only to rivergoers.
Identifying, advocating for, and negotiating points of access to the river.
Maintaining the trail though local “river stewards” and other volunteers. The HRWA is always seeking additional volunteers to adopt specific sites.
Promoting an ethic of conservation and responsible, non-polluting use of the Hudson River and adjacent waters.
Promoting knowledge, access and recreational use of the Hudson River by car-top boaters.
Publishing the Hudson River Water trail Guide
Enjoying and promoting the river’s natural beauty, and its flora and fauna.
Purchase a Guide today… online… from our friends at the NY Kayak Company.
Contributor Levels: $50 Contributor, $75 Patron, $100 and above Saint. You will receive all member benefits and be acknowledged as a contributor.
We have to, by law, notify contributors that their contribution is tax deductible only for that portion above basic membership costs. As a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, any contribution above the basic membership levels is tax deductible.
Who’s Who in the Organization
President: Bob Ihlenburg - president@hrwa.org
Vice-President: Paul Amico - vicepresident@hrwa.org
Secretary: Suellen Nelson - secretary@hrwa.org
Treasurer: Gail Cashen - treasurer@hrwa.org
Metropolitan Region Director: Nancy Brous
Highlands Region Director: Paul Amico
Catskill (Mid Hudson) Region Director: Greg Clark
Capital Region Director Gail Cashen
Directors - at - Large
Peggy Navarre, Paul Amico, Ralph Diaz, Suellen Nelson, Chuck Newland, David Allen, Greg Clark, Barney Molloy and Lee Goldsmith
Administrative Assistant/Membership Questions
Wanda Davenport, admin@hrwa.org
Web Lackey, Email List Admin & Idaho Regional Desk
Jeremy Speer, webgeek@hrwa.org
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Ok, I’m new here. Posted this somewhere else earlier, but can’t find it.
Have a question.
I tried to access “all comments” on the comments page and received a message that I did not have sufficient permissions to access that area. Is that because I only joined the list and am not yet an HRWA member? Was kind of confusing.
Earlier, I posted an inquiry about an ambitious trip that my 15 1/2 year old son has proposed. We’re both big baseball fans and he came up with the idea of kayaking from Manhattan to Fishkill to go to a Hudson Valley Renegades Class A minor league game in Wappingers Falls. Aside from the need we’ll fill for back-up from friends and family, I am curious to hear from the veteran HRWA members about the feasibility of this trip. I realize it will take at least a couple of days of serious paddling with overnights required at camp grounds along the way or otherwise. Am VERY open to insights and suggestions.
In addition, we are not kayak owners, so we will need to rent a tandem and some gear. Can anyone make any suggestions in any of these areas?
I can be emailed off-blog at amgardneresq@gmail.com.
Thanks in advance for your responses. I’m sure that they will all be helpful in some way or another.
Best,
Alan Gardner