StringGrrl sees the World

Looking from the Canal nearest Afred Brush Ford Park * not where you should park or try to launch Cruising through r eddit.com/r/Detroit one day and a post catches my eye. ummmm, no I haven't. There's a canal system? The thread goes on to post a bunch of theories about where to get in, how much to pay, and if you can in fact make it through to Marshall's Bar. Pretty unsatisfying. So I decided to change that. After driving around the area aimlessly for about 20 minutes, I decided the best chance to put in was from Riverside-Lakewood East Park, or what is left of it. The park is pretty much closed off to the public with a concrete barrier blocking access to the larger part of the park. However, just over the bridge from Coriander Kitchen and Farm there is a neglected driveway into a parking lot for what little of the original footprint of the Riverside-Lakewood park remains.  One of the connecting Canals that dead-end in Detroit Looking inland along Alter Road Juvenile B...

Clarion River near Sigel, PA (ANF) We had to travel to Pittsburgh for work and came to a few critical conclusions: Flying to Pittsburgh is not necessarily faster than driving and might take longer when considering security, flight delays, and general pain that airports are Driving on the day and driving a few days in advance are the same, just need to know where to stay if you arrive early The Allegheny National Forest is beautiful and the weather report is favorable Camping in the National Forrest is cheap or free if you look around  So we rounded up the tent, sleeping bags, thermarests, and canoe and filled one half the car. Put computer demo hardware, business apropos clothes, and other professional accoutrement in the other half of the car and hit the road. The concept initially was that could drive straight to Pittsburgh, drop off the work things then head into the forest and find a spot to sleep. But as the day slid past, I had to drive straight into the woods and find a plac...