Rick F. Lieutenant Colonel Rep 794 Posts 1,869



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Quote: Maestro Originally Posted by Gee, use to go to the Pine Barrens with the boy scout and never new any of that was there. not like boy scouts would have been interesting in learning history when they can be spending the time trying to tip everyone else out of their canoes.



I spent a fair share of my youth canoeing on one river or another, and I well remember (i) my lack of interest in the surrounding history, and (ii) the fun of splashing, capsizing on purpose, paddling backwards, etc.



One historical incident I do remember from a canoe trip was when we climbed up to the top of Caudy's Castle in West Virginia (on the Cacapon River). A friend of my Dad's told me how Thomas Caudy was out hunting in the 1700s and was attacked by a band of Indians. He ran to the rock formation, climbed it, and as the Indians followed, he threw them off the sharp precipice one-by-one until the surviving members gave up. It was a spectacular place and a fascinating (and true) story.



Rick Maestro,I spent a fair share of my youth canoeing on one river or another, and I well remember (i) my lack of interest in the surrounding history, and (ii) the fun of splashing, capsizing on purpose, paddling backwards, etc.One historical incident I do remember from a canoe trip was when we climbed up to the top of Caudy's Castle in West Virginia (on the Cacapon River). A friend of my Dad's told me how Thomas Caudy was out hunting in the 1700s and was attacked by a band of Indians. He ran to the rock formation, climbed it, and as the Indians followed, he threw them off the sharp precipice one-by-one until the surviving members gave up. It was a spectacular place and a fascinating (and true) story.Rick