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Only plan is to get on the water every chance I get. Mostly local lakes but I'd like to do the Allegheny Water Trail and the Clarion River but the water flow on both can be a narrow window.
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Canoeing Plans for 2026?
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Probably mostly local paddling. My son turned 18 last week, and we are doing a big "coming of age" trip this year. Unfortunately, work would not let me have 7 uninterrupted weeks of PTO, so our original prospect of doing the NFCT went kerput. Now it looks like a 4-week driving tour of Canada and the northern US, with the furthest point being Deadhorse, AK. Hopefully we can do a little rental based canoing along the way, maybe a couple short overnighters.
I’m making a bit of a career change this year and to kick it off am doing a special trip. I’m hoping to be out for 7 to 8 weeks travelling from the Winnipeg area to Sault Saint Marie via the Path of the Paddle route and then Lake Superior. This is a fairly local trip for me so costs will be minimal and there will be lots of great history to learn along the way. As primarily a river tripper in the past, I’m really looking forward to paddling Lake Superior in my new to me Mad River Monarch.
I hope to get to Florida in the spring or fall for a week or so of paddling, perhaps for the last time.
Base camping trips in the Jersey Pinelands and Adirondacks.
The WCHA Assembly, from which I hope to sneak away for a half day trip or two in the Dacks.
Some "local" paddles with the Greater Connecticut/NY/MA/RI Region motley crew I'm trying to herd.
I certainly hope for all the above . . . because . . . I've custom ordered the sixth "final canoe of my life" since 2008.
Base camping trips in the Jersey Pinelands and Adirondacks.
The WCHA Assembly, from which I hope to sneak away for a half day trip or two in the Dacks.
Some "local" paddles with the Greater Connecticut/NY/MA/RI Region motley crew I'm trying to herd.
I certainly hope for all the above . . . because . . . I've custom ordered the sixth "final canoe of my life" since 2008.
I didn't know you could canoe at the Mustang Ranch in Nevada.
And what would that be?
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I guess there needs to be a pole abou t Glenn s next boat.
After some health challenges this past year, I have been working hard at correcting that problem and I do have some plans that I hope to complete.
Two miles from my door is a pretty nice lake, a small campground has a pay to launch put in there. I have been working on my two last canoes (16’ 100 year old JR Robertson and a 100 year old Chestnut 16’x31”) which should be done by spring. I have a trailer now so getting to the lake and launching should be trouble free. Word is the broke trout fishing is very good where the St George River flows into this small lake, and shoals prevent bigger boats access. We will see.
I plan to take advantage of some last minute early spring warm weather and camp with the canvas wall tent here in Maine, and then as the weather warms I hope to explore some more areas here in Maine that I haven’t been to yet.
Finally, a road trip out to northwestern Ontario would be ideal, and not out of the question. Say hi to Memaquay and camp along side of small lake for a while too.
Finally, get to use that northern Maine moose permit the was deferred till this year due to health issues last year.
Two miles from my door is a pretty nice lake, a small campground has a pay to launch put in there. I have been working on my two last canoes (16’ 100 year old JR Robertson and a 100 year old Chestnut 16’x31”) which should be done by spring. I have a trailer now so getting to the lake and launching should be trouble free. Word is the broke trout fishing is very good where the St George River flows into this small lake, and shoals prevent bigger boats access. We will see.
I plan to take advantage of some last minute early spring warm weather and camp with the canvas wall tent here in Maine, and then as the weather warms I hope to explore some more areas here in Maine that I haven’t been to yet.
Finally, a road trip out to northwestern Ontario would be ideal, and not out of the question. Say hi to Memaquay and camp along side of small lake for a while too.
Finally, get to use that northern Maine moose permit the was deferred till this year due to health issues last year.
Our life plans get kicked around, moved around, and shuffled. I hesitate to even try to put plans to paper but the dream is always worth it.
This '26 is full of possibilities, including welcoming a new member to the paddling clan. We're planning some long weekenders.
This '26 is full of possibilities, including welcoming a new member to the paddling clan. We're planning some long weekenders.
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I’ve changed my mind again.My plans keep switching around, but the most likely thing is to try to get down the Mégiscane again.
I have two entirely different rivers in mind. The Darling River into the Murray River in Australia. This would be 30-60 days likely. This river system has been on my mind for several years now. Today I read a quite well-written and interesting trip report on the Darling.
Darling River
The three men are each in a solo k****k but you can hardly tell because the river has no rapids and most of the time there is little current. Almost no photos of the boats. The river is described as isolated, but does have stations and/or small towns at various intervals. Lots of birds, including emus swimming. About 4 different kinds of what we would call kangaroos, but they have their own Australian names. Anyway, it’s an interesting read.
I’m also interested in the Queguay Grande River in Uruguay. Should I care to, I can paddle from the highlands to the sea. No rapids. Remote in the upper reaches. Goes through a nature preserve. But it’s less interesting once it joins the Uruguay River. This is a river which on one side is Uruguay and the other side is Argentina, so paddling could get interesting in an international way. Uruguay has a stable democracy making it the safest place in South America for travelers.
Looks like that little one already knows what to do.
Change of plans already. Looks like I'm going to BWCA again in late June. Can't turn down my Nephew's invite.
You're not allowed on the Megiscane again, anyway, until you finish last summer's trip report! : )
Well, my plans just got changed big time. I was just diagnosed with prostate cancer. I need more testing done to determine how far along the cancer is and if it has spread anywhere else. It will certainly delay all of my plans, I just don’t know how long the delay will be, a few weeks or even a year delay. I also just learned about the Northern Forest Canoe Trail. I am thinking about paddling it in 3 or 4 years from beginning to end, all 740 miles of it.
Man, that bites. I hope they caught it early.
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How awful. I hope it can be addressed and taken care of quickly and successfully.
I am in the middle of reading a book written by the first woman to complete the NFCT, solo. It sounds rugged. The book is Upwards by Laurie Apgar Chandler. It’s a trip report on steroids.
Moving into a stage of life where I have young strapping grandsons who want to go canoe camping with grandpa. 1st trip was last August in the BWCA with my oldest (18) grandson and we knocked off 15 new lakes I've never been to. Have a week booked in May with him again to explore a number of new lakes. Also have a week on July with the 16 year old and maybe a 14 year old for another set of new BWCA lakes. I need to update my lake list to see if I've hit 250 yet, still about 1,000 to go.
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I'll hope that plans are merely delayed, that treatment & recovery go well and this is merely a bump in the road.
Yesterday my BIL started radiation & chemo for a brain tumor they removed just after Christmas. Absolutely amazing what can be done these days... Lets hope they can slow everyone's down long enough to find a cure.
Please don’t let your diagnosis alter your plans. I’ve been dealing with serious prostrate cancer (Gleason 9, Agent Orange) since 2016 along with bladder cancer since 2014 (AO also) and while sometimes the treatments can be bothersome or even arse kicking, I have tried to get in as much canoe tripping as I could,
Unfortunately ,I have also altered or canceled plans unnecessarily because of my imagined disability. No more!
I’m on my second series of chemo treatments right now along with hormone therapy and the major side effects are some weakness and fatigue.
I just asked my oncologist last week would it be ok to miss a treatment in August ( yea, this series of chemo goes till October, bring it on bi itch) so I could take a road trip to western Ontario for two/three weeks, his face lit up and he insisted that I go.
Good luck.
