Recent content by eckilson

Zoar Gap has gotten easier. If you run the drop center right at the top the current takes left right to the next drop. Working together to run rapids is fun, and it is nice to have paddles at both ends of the boat.

And practice is a lot of fun. I'm lucky to have the Deerfield within reasonable driving distance - beautiful river, lots of rapids, and it runs all summer.

I love tandem paddling. We had a great time catching eddies, surfing and ferrying - probably not stuff you would do in a loaded boat unless you had to.

I have done many runs on the Fife Brook Section of the Deerfield River in my WW solo (22 to be exact), but I had never done a tandem run until this weekend. Some friends are doing a Canadian trip this summer on the Mountain River and wanted to get some whitewater practice. Unfortunately, I...

Until my trip on the West Branch of the Penobscot this was a theoretical question. This is not a place where you would expect to have a swim since it is almost all flatwater, but we did. There is a short section of quickwater toward the end of Big Island. We went up on a rock, and over we went...

I lost service yesterday (not in the wildernes, in a dead spot in RI), and a message about switching to satellite came up on my phone. Wasn't sure what it was, so i just closed it. Next time it happens I'll pay more attention.

Tried to stay there a couple of times, but it was occupied when we got there. Grey Brook is OK, Jalbert is vey nice.

Second part of my flat tire story... I'm on the side of the road emptying the back so I can get to the spare when a truck (F250 with huge tires) pulls up. The window comes down and a lady sticks her head out and says "Everything OK, need to make a call?". I said "No, I'm fine. I'm digging out...

I bought a used rim for my Subaru Forester so I would have a full sized spare just in case. Last fall on a trip to the Allagash, I got a flat tire on the way in. No problem, put on my full size spare. On the way out, I got another flat tire. I drove 40-miles on the donut spare, and somehow made...

I'd love to do it in the summer. Definitely spend some time at Lobster Lake - the beaches there are great. Our original plan was to spend a day on Lobster Lake and hike up Lobster Mountain. With the wind, we decided to head downstream and do a lay-over day at Pine Stream instead. That was nice...

Just back from my first trip on the West Branch of the Penobscot. We put in at Lobster Stream and took out at Umbazooksus West in the northeast corner of Lake Chesuncook - 5 days, 4 nights with a stop at Lobster Lake. Weather was fine - sunny and windy during the day, chilly at night, but very...

After last week's trip to the West Branch of the Penobscot, my new favorite campsite is Ogden Cove on Lobster Lake - white sand beach and beautiful sunsets - kind of like being on Gilligan's Island. A close second is Gero 1 on Gero Island on Lake Chesuncook. If it wasn't for the...

Go to the map at American Whitewater. You can zoom in on the ADK and link to the rivers. Here is the link: https://www.americanwhitewater.org/content/River/view/river-index Scene shot when you zoom in:

We finally got out for that overnight trip on the Pawcatuck River. Six boats, no problems to report - good time had by all. Few pictures here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/eckilson/albums/72177720333181831

If the seat in my Yellowstone was placed incorrectly at the factory, I have been paddling it in ignorant bliss for 20-years. I had it out just last weekend. There does seem to be a consensus that seats should be a little further back, so I decided to find some pictures to illustrate Glenn's...