6.19.2009

Event, Delaware River Sojourn

The Delaware River at New Hope, PennsylvaniaImage via Wikipedia

The 15th Annual Delaware River Sojourn is coming up this weekend. What is it you ask? It's bunch of paddlers heading down the river. It covers the length of the Delaware River starting from Kittatinny's Pond Eddy Access, New York on Sunday June 21st extends all the way to Penn's Landing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Saturday, June 27th. As a parent of two small kids, I'm not ready for this type of outing yet. But it looks as though there may be quite a few people on the river during these days, which makes for a unique kind of river parade. The Sojourn hits Bucks County on Friday, June 26th. They'll be paddling from the Giving Pond Recreation Area and pulling out of the water at Bull's Island around 3:30 pm. The footbridge from Bull's Island to Lumberville would be a great place to see the end of the "parade." Plus, Dilly's Corner is just south a bit on the PA side of Center Bridge. So the official @home.outside recommendation is to :

  1. park yourself at Bull's Island State Park on the Jersey side around 2:30 and explore the park a bit. It's a nice place. You'll like it.


  2. wander on to the footbridge when the paddlers start coming in.


  3. let the kids slap a couple high-fives with the folks coming off the river


  4. head to Dilly's Corner for burgers, fries and a shake.


If you are interested in more info, check out http://www.state.nj.us/drbc/sojourn.htm It's appears there is still space left on the Sojourn if you are interested. Happy Trails.

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