Many paddlers have the objective of canoeing the bulk of their trip so on the last day they’re within 5 miles of the Boscobel boat landing. This means competition in those last few miles is high, especially on Saturday evenings in July and August. Avoid the chaos – camp upriver from the Blue River bridge on Saturdays and increase the odds of having your own private sand bar to yourself. If you need to be off the river early on Sunday, rise early, when it’s cooler, and enjoy the peace of the river rolling by while you pack up and get an early start. Most likely:
It’s happening everywhere, due to cost cutting measures, safety and abusive dumping; parks, cities and even businesses are removing trash cans for public use. The Boscobel landing is a perfect example. It was roughly 2014 when the city decided it would no longer provide trash cans at the boat landing. If you do any camping, hiking or paddling on state or federal land you’re familiar with “pack in/pack out” and it’s understood that you’ll adhere to “Leave No Trace” principles and pack out what you packed in and “take only pictures and leave only footprints.” So, the decision has been made, there’re no trash cans at the landing, here’s how you can reduce the volume of trash that you need to pack out.