Join us for the 2010 MVP Step-Up Trip to West Forks, Maine August 14-16.  Paddling opportunites on the Dead and Kennebec rivers, .  We'll have all the rafts, duckies, and other fun club boats there as well. Most folks are camping at Three Rivers Campground.

We will be based at Three Rivers Campground again and have already filled site 18. We will need other sites if last year was any indication. Please post on the message board if you have a site somewhere and are willing or would like to have others join you. I added a post to the message board with the names and telephone numbers of several campsite/cabins in the immediate West Forks area.

This is the MVP, we paddle with anyone and will find a spot for anyone who shows up without a confirmed site. We seldom plan in too much detail. So when I give you an idea of what we might do, keep that last part in mind.

Friday. The Penobscot trip suggestion has gone by the way side. It would add about 4-5 hours driving to an already long drive and make arrival at the campsite friday night pretty late. The last time I did that trip we couldn't even find an open restaurant in Greenville or the Forks when we rolled thru.  Many of us are planning to paddle the Kennebec friday afternoon. If we have people interested ( and we know in advance) we may be able to have raft support for the friday afternoon session.  

Saturday is "the day". We have the clubs 2 rafts and a third has been promised. The rafts are to haul family & friends down stream on the Dead river. The Dead will be flowing at 2400 CFS. Low enough to not scare new class 2 paddlers wanting to be class 3 paddlers ( at least not too badly), but high enough for the class 3/4 paddlers to have a lot of fun. We will have the  3 or 4 Shredders and club duckies available.  Please contact Jeff Swett ( This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ) to reserve a seat on the raft or one of the other inflatable toys we have. At this time (7/10/2010) I am starting to take names for the third raft so be forewarned the rafts may fill up quickly.

Sunday the Dead will be at 3500 cfs, the Kennebec will flow, and we will likely have groups of rafters, shredders and kayakers headed to both rivers. The Seebomic section of the Penobscot is about 90 minutes away, Fortunately it would add only about 30 to 45 minutes to your drive home if anyone wants to head there instead of the Kennebec or Dead. It may also be an option for friday early birds.

Meals are on your own. There are several restaurants in the area. If someone wants to organize a group cookout, please feel free to do so, just coordinate it on the website.

As always anyone who wants to come is welcome, We do not restrict these trips, or access to the website, to paid up members.  SYOTR!

 Please use the MVP message board to communicate if you have questions or comments. I have also posted this on the 2 Facebook sites dedicated to the MVP.