a view from Point Park on the
Allegheny River. View of the new
Hickory Street Bridge from Point
Park in the city of Warren,
Pennsylvania. Point Park is located
at the confluence of the Allegheny
River and the Conewango Creek,
which flows from Chautauqua Lake
in New York state. The city of Warren
comes into full view once you get
around the riffles here.Click on the
bridge to go around the bend and
see downtown Warren..
This is a great spot to take a
canoe break, now that you have
gotten past the refinery which is
pretty much the only spot where
things can get hairy because they
used to dredge the river there and
some of the water is pretty darn
deep. Not here, though--your canoe
will probably scrape bottom and you
might have to do a little portage.
Watch out for the pipe that goes
across the river here.
Some people don't like refineries,
but we used to cavort down there
every summer--believe it or not that
was our playground last century. We
enjoyed looking at the 1930s fire
trucks on hand, watching the
refinery works, and even smelling
the oil. Go figure. We'd go next door
to the junkyard, pick out some huge
tractor innertubes, then patch them
up and float down the river, which is
full of islands and all kinds of
wildlife. Turn over a rock here and
you'll find a crawdaddy.
Allegheny River. View of the new
Hickory Street Bridge from Point
Park in the city of Warren,
Pennsylvania. Point Park is located
at the confluence of the Allegheny
River and the Conewango Creek,
which flows from Chautauqua Lake
in New York state. The city of Warren
comes into full view once you get
around the riffles here.Click on the
bridge to go around the bend and
see downtown Warren..
This is a great spot to take a
canoe break, now that you have
gotten past the refinery which is
pretty much the only spot where
things can get hairy because they
used to dredge the river there and
some of the water is pretty darn
deep. Not here, though--your canoe
will probably scrape bottom and you
might have to do a little portage.
Watch out for the pipe that goes
across the river here.
Some people don't like refineries,
but we used to cavort down there
every summer--believe it or not that
was our playground last century. We
enjoyed looking at the 1930s fire
trucks on hand, watching the
refinery works, and even smelling
the oil. Go figure. We'd go next door
to the junkyard, pick out some huge
tractor innertubes, then patch them
up and float down the river, which is
full of islands and all kinds of
wildlife. Turn over a rock here and
you'll find a crawdaddy.
In the Conewango Creek looking toward the Allegheny River at Point
Park in Warren, Pennsylvania. For best results, paddle up the
Conewango a bit, then come down into the river.
Park in Warren, Pennsylvania. For best results, paddle up the
Conewango a bit, then come down into the river.
Approaching downtown Warren, PA on the Allegheny River
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