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Northern Forest Canoe Trail Finish

By on May 26, 2016

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….

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Churchhill Dam to Pelletier’s

By on May 26, 2016

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…

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On the Allagash Wilderness Waterway

By on May 26, 2016

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…

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Big Island to Chamberlain

By on May 25, 2016

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…

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Moosehead Lake and Northeast Carry

By on May 22, 2016

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…

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Paddling Moosehead Lake

By on May 21, 2016

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…

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Rangeley to the Forks

By on May 20, 2016

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…

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Moose River Maine with an E

By on May 15, 2016

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…

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River to River

By on May 13, 2016

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…

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Vermont x 2 & Quebec

By on May 9, 2016

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…