Staunton

You can no longer use the Melrose Ferry alternate put-in. The buffalo rancher is protecting his herd by blocking off the state highway with a gate. You must now park your car above the gate,then haul your boat up and down an embankment, tote it along the rail tracks about a hundred yards before meeting the old crossing at the woods....By the way, the USGS has readjusted the footage gauge: 8 feet now equal 6 feet.