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This week’s Sunday trip will again be the George Washington Canal a.k.a Violette’s Lock with a twist. The predicted Little Falls gage is 2.8’ which is getting scrapey. The morning weather forecast is a temperature in the mid 70s with 0% chance of rain and light winds. This is a class II- trip. PFDs are required for all. Helmets are required for kayakers using spray skirts and highly recommended for all others. Airbags are strongly encouraged for boats without other means of flotation. If you need safety equipment, please advise the trip coordinator.

Paddlers have their choice of doing this as a loop or via a shuttle.

If you wish to do the loop (taking out at Block House Point) please contact Tim Tilson at hmslydia@msn.com or 703-273-9436. (land line no texts). Cell phone of 703-864-0804 after 0800 am Sunday. Meet at the Violette’s Lock parking lot (13948 Violette's Lock Road) at 9:00 am. (13948 Violette’s Lock Road, Poolesville, MD 20874 USA).

If you wish to do this as a shuttle, please contact Henrik Van Oss at HvanOss.cement@gmail.com or 703-715-8381 (land line no texts). Meet at Pennyfield Lock Parking Lot (12420 Pennyfield Lock Road) at 9:00 am. The group will then shuttle up to Riley’s Lock and launch via Seneca Creek.