River Tales

In 2018 the entire paddling community lost Pat Reilly; a local paddler who just loved to paddle what he called "Virgin Waters", streams or section of streams that were new to him. He also liked to paddle and race fast kayaks and canoes. Another passion was writing about these adventures. These stories have been published as "River of the Month" articles in the Canoe Club of Greater Harrisburg's newsletter, "Streamlines". Most of these articles serve as stream guides and cover many streams that Ed Gertler didn't include in the standard reference book of Eastern and Central Pennsylvania streams: "Keystone Canoeing". Some of the articles include tales of "slight misadventures" and usually include a few safety tips on avoiding like circumstances. Other articles address tips on equipment, skills, and other useful knowledge. We’ll never quit missing Pat, but can at least re-live part of him through these tales.

Pat's River of the Month Collection

1. The Conewago (York County)
2. Tuscarora
3. Wiconisco
4. Close Call on Laurel Run
5. Conestoga River
6. Susquehanna at Falmouth
7. Buffalo Creek
8. Manada Creek
9. Powell Creek
10. Beaver Creek (Dauphin County)
11. The Quitty
12. Beaver Creek (York County)
13. Bermudian Creek
14. Fishing Creek (Perry County)
15. Susquehanna at Holtwood
16. Tygart (Stupid Hillbilly Tricks)
17. Peddling and Paddling
18. Cocolamus Creek
19. Chickies Creek
20. Paxton Creek
21. Spring Creek (Harrisburg)
22. Big Spring Creek
23. The Perfect 'Friendly Little Steep Creek'
24. Fishing Creek (Dauphin County)
25. Little Swatara Creek
26. PawPaw Bends of the Potomac
27. Mahantango Creek
28. Paddling Towns
29. Horse Valley Run
30. Tulpenhocken
31. Cocalico Creek
32. Indiantown Run
33. Ice Paddling
34. Asylum Run
35. Black Creek (Lehigh Tributary)
36. Fishing Creek (York County)
37. Antietam Creek
38. Mahantango (East)
39. Little Juniata (Perry County)
40. Night Paddling
41. Conowingo Creek
42. Lost Creek
43. Little Chickies Creek
44. Potomac, Part 1
45. Potomac, Part 2
46. Winter Clothing and the Limits of Cold
47. Little Falls
48. The Case for Logging
49. PA's Best Whitewater
50. Mill Creek
51. Paddling Addict Test
52. Roaring Branch
53. Pine Creek (Schuylkill County)
54. Flat Rate Camping
55. Pequea Creek
56. Cedar Run -- Camp Hill's Best Whitewater
57. The Camp List
58. East Licking Creek
59. Elk Creek
60. Little Conewago
61. Harveys Creek
62. Breaking Away from the Numbers
63. Little Schuylkill
64. Mill Run
65. The Suffer Factor
66. Dinner at James Bond Island
67. Deep Creek
68. Conewago (East)
69. West Branch Mahantango West
70. Marsh Creek
71. Penns Creek
72. Conococheague
73. The 6-Weewee Camping Adventure
74. Conoy Creek
75. Gunpowder Falls
76. Pine Creek (Center County)
77. South Branch Codorus
78. Rock Creek - Gettysburg
79. Identifying Floodwater
81. Swatara Creek
82. 10 MPH
83. Susquehanna River : City Island to York...
84. Monocacy River
85. Little Buffalo Creek
86. Yellow Breeches Creek (part 1)
87. Yellow Breeches Creek (part 2)
88. Octoraro Creek
89. The Pine Barrens
90. Hogestown Run
91. Juniata River
92. The Dock Street Dam
93. Mahanoy Creek
94. Upper Delaware National Wild and Scenic River
95. Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
96. Delaware River - The Lower River
97. Clarks Creek
98. Sideling Hill Creek
99. Codorus Creek
100. Sears Run
101. Sherman Creek
102. Stony Run
103. Middle Creek
104. Pocomoke River
105. Deer Creek
106. Conodoguinet Creek - Part 1
107. Conodoguinet Creek - Part 2
108. Muddy Creek
110. Fishing Creek - Long Level
111. Brandywine Creek
112. Senaca Creek
113. Raccoon Creek
114. Lizard Creek
115. Licking Creek