Q. What is better than unwinding Friday after work with a 1 hour (or less) paddle down the beautiful Susquehanna River with friends?

A. That same paddle, but ending with a flight of wines for your tasting and enjoyment!

DIRECTIONS FOR PARTICIPATION:

Use the menus at right to schedule your participation and select any gear you might need.

Add all the gear you need to your cart, then click on “checkout” to finish. If you have your own equipment, just sign up, and you will get the paddle, transportation and the flight wine tasting for that cost.

Itinerary

4:30 p.m. - our van leaves Riverside Adventure company (476 D & H Ave, Riverside, PA 17868) for the launch location approximately 2 miles upstream. Be prompt.

5:30 p.m. - finish your paddle, river left, just past the Rt. 54, Danville/Riverside bridge. There will be orange signs posted you can see from the river.

5:45 p.m. - Flights (of your choosing) served by the staff working at Shade Mountain Winery Riverside Train Station location, on their patio and deck area overlooking the Boro of Riverside.

6:45 p.m. - Event begins to wrap up, and there is a short walk back to Riverside Adventure Company, and your waiting vehicles.

7:00 p.m. - Event concludes.

The paddle - all class 1 (easiest rating) water - about two miles

• As per the Itinerary above, we begin our adventure at the Riverside Adventure Company parking lot @ 4:30 p promptly.

• We drive up to he Canal Park public access for unmotorized water craft.

• Adventurers can select single, double kayaks as well as canoes or stand-up paddle boards for their paddle.

• With typical river conditions, this paddle might take up to an hour.

• Along the way, you will pass the Fish and Boat launch, some water company structures, some boulders protruding from he water, and if levels are “lowish” you might see some rocky bedrock outcroppings that will produce a few riffles in the water.

• When you get to the Danville/Riverside Rt. 54 bridge, you want to start making your way river left. There you will see some signs indicating your take-out point.

• Leave your boats, paddles and pfd’s on the side of the river, and from there, our signs and staff will direct you to the Shade Mountain Winery location for the next part of your Adventure!

Shade Mountain Winery - Our Wine Tasting Hosts

A family owned and operated winery and vineyard, proudly grows and harvests over 30 different varieties of grapes. From these grapes, they bottle premium wines including Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Gewürztraminer and Pinot Grigio…to name a few.

You can get more info about Shade Mountain winery at www.shademountainwinery.com or by clicking the photo.

The rail-side deck at Shade Mountain Winery’s quaintly restored Train Station store at 53 D & H Ave, Riverside, PA store will be our destination and venue for the flight of wine tasting. If weather is a concern, they have a loft area we can utilize.

This Shade Mountain Winery store location is just a short walk from where we exit the river, and a short walk back to the RAC and your awaiting car. While we are talking on the patio and tasting our flight, we will have an extra special evening if one of the regularly scheduled freight trains comes lumbering by during our visit!

Flights

When you register for the event, you will select one of the following wine flight offerings:

1. Flight 1 - (need details from Shade Mtn.)

2. Flight 2 - (need details from Shade Mtn.)

3. Fight 3 - (need details from Shade Mtn.)

Conditions and limitations

1. Maximum group size is 10 Adventurers. (Call if you have a larger group, but this is our standard trip group size)

2. We can not accommodate all types of disabilities. Please let us know in advance what special arrangements might need to be made.

3. Riverside Adventure Company reserves the right to cancel the event for any reason necessary. Those reasons will primarily revolve around safety of our guests. The river is safe, but dynamic. Weather is also a consideration.

4. Refunds will be provided if safety is our reason for cancelling. Arriving late will not result in a refund. Nor will changing your mind in the 11th hour. We have costs in regard to securing labor and equipment for these events. Your backing out, does not reduce those costs.

5. Everyone will be required to sign a waiver before participating. Failure to do so, will result in being denied access to this event.

6. The paddle portion of the event is “unguided”. If your group requires a guide, that can be arranged, but an additional cost will be incurred.

7. See our full waiver (you need to agree to it in the check-out process) for all conditions, warnings and disclaimers. Refusing to sign the waiver will result in inability to participate.