Drake Run

The river right, downstream of the put-in bridge,land owner is the nice one that Sam described(He's the one with the barbed wire across the creek). He has put a lot of fence up and doesn't have much parking anymore. He wasn't home last time I was there.

There are a couple landowners that you may happen into that are unfriendly when setting your shuttle for Drakes. The fellow that owns the land upstream of the bridge at the normal put-in will have your car towed if you leave it on his property. There are't any 'no tresspassing' or 'no parking' signs to give away his dislike for people parking there. Andy at Riversport reports that there is an alternate put-in one quarter of a mile upstream of the regular put-in. Use that or have someone drop you off.

Keep your eyes open when you get to the second put-in bridge. The landowner on the right has barbed-wire stretched across the creek just below bridge. Pull over, jump out, jump the fence and jump back in. Please leave the guy's barbed wire alone, it keeps in his horses.

When walking out, you can either walk the dirt road or the rail road tracks. If you walk the tracks, watch out for trains. I prefer the dirt road above the tracks. But the catch is that you can't take it all of the way. You will come to a gate with a few 'No Tresspassing' signs. This landowner is very mean(read insane, armed and dangerous) Do not tresspass or attempt to approach these people. Cut down to the railroad tracks BEFORE this gate. There is a trail a couple hundred feet before this gate. Walk the tracks for a short while and then cross them and walk out on the Riversport/Paddler's Lane Bed & Breakfast driveway. 5-2-06