On April 18th, 5:30pm at 3 Rivers Outdoor Company award-winning author and photographer Tim Palmer will present a slide show with his book, Watching The River Run: A Photographic Journey Down The Youghiogheny.

Purchase Tickets below in advance for $5.00 per person. Tickets also available at the door. Light refreshments served.

Books will be available for purchase and signing in-store.

New from the University of Pittsburgh Press, this book showcases 150 magnificent photos of the Youghiogheny River as seen in its popular state park at Ohiopyle and also throughout the stream’s length through Pennsylvania and Maryland.

This collection of stunning photos and informative narrative follows the 2023 update of Tim’s earlier book, Youghiogheny: Appalachian River, which has become a classic in the literature of Pennsylvania’s environment.Here are is what others have said about Watching The River Run: 

Tim Palmer brilliantly captures the Youghiogheny’s riffling and whitewater journey through our scenic Laurel Highlands. He illuminates one of our most beloved rivers and parks, and he shows us how vital they are to communities that increasingly depend on natural qualities that thisriver brings to all people. Thank you, Tim, for this excellent and needed contribution to the literature and art of Pennsylvania. 

Cindy Adams Dunn, Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and NaturalResources

Lyrical and informative, this glorious account of nature in the mountains of Pennsylvania and Maryland captivates readers with its account of a spectacular river. Tim has written a book that’s essential to understanding the Youghiogheny River, Ohiopyle State Park, and the environment of our entire Appalachian region.  

Paul Wiegman, Senior Naturalist (retired), Western Pennsylvania Conservancy

Kayakers, canoeists, rafters, and others cherish the Youghiogheny, and its story is crucial to understanding one of the most important places in our lives. While the river can sing, it can’t speak our language, but Tim Palmer does, and with this book he will enrich your time on these waters as nothing else can do.

Ed Gertler, author of Keystone Canoeing and other paddling guides.