Northern Forest Canoe Trail Finish
The last 18 miles to Fort Kent from Pelletier’s Campground on the St. John River were beyond pleasant. It was a beautiful sunshiny day and 80° with variable breezes….
The last 18 miles to Fort Kent from Pelletier’s Campground on the St. John River were beyond pleasant. It was a beautiful sunshiny day and 80° with variable breezes….
I awoke to remarkably few biting insects. I was hoping this was an omen for an epic day on the Allagash River. I had my usual breakfast of Grandy Oats…
With the dreaded Mud Pond Carry behind me, I crossed Mud Pond with a setting sun. Thankfully the stream exiting the pond and pouring into Chamberlain Lake had just…
Big Island campsite is perfect surrounded by water and a nice sunrise over the spruce trees. Made my way to Chesuncook Village looking for the little store I had…
I enjoyed a wonderful lazy afternoon and evening at the Birches Resort in Rockwood, Maine on Moosehead Lake. I enjoyed the sauna, the hot tub, and a cozy cabin…
My paddle across Moosehead Lake, which was about half of the lake was an incredible experience today. It was like glass – not a ripple. In fact it was…
Finally, the wind is abating.
It is time to carry from the Androscoggin watershed in Rangeley to the dead river and Kennebec watershed over a height of land that marks…
Traveling through the divide between Spencer Lake and Spencer Stream to the Moose River, which would eventually take me to Moosehead Lake, I encountered snow and high winds.
Along the way I…
Vermont’s Nulhegan River joins the Connecticut
I awoke with a spring in my step from the epic day I had just spent descending the Nulhegan from the highest point in…
Crossing Lake Champlain into Vermont felt like a landmark achievement.
There had already been a few, including surviving a hellish intestinal bug. After camping on an island 1.5 miles away from…