Recent content by eckilson

This statement doesn't seem right to me. With a neutral trim (paddling more from the middle) the boat floats more evenly in the water, but I wouldn't say that it floats higher in the water or has a narrower waterline - at least in a way that would be less stable. With bow light trim as pictured...

My whitewater solos are trimmed bow light, but not quite that much. ;) That boat turns on a dime, rides up on waves and floats over holes. It also gets blown all over the place in the wind, but that is not my main concern in that boat. Like @Steve in Idaho, the rest of my boats have a...

Around here we also have the Maine Island Trail that has campsites on public and private property. https://mita.org/

It is pretty amazing that land owners allow it, but there are a lot of great partners who are coordinating and maintaining the campsites. We are lucky to have it.

Maybe, but wouldn't the view be better from higher up. Two different planes - one was black and one was yellow. There were plenty of leaf-peepers around. I had a hard time finding a parking spot at the Hooksett rest area on the way up Saturday moring.

The upper Connecticut River isn’t a real wilderness river. It flows past more cow farms and corn fields than wilderness. The campsites are often tucked into the narrow stretch of woods between the river and the farms, but they are usually well maintained with a picnic table, fire ring and privy...

That dark-hulled, radar-equipped, ocean-going, private super yacht is the Chantal Ma Vie. It's a bargain to charter at a mere $250K a week. Some people live in a different world..;. I haven't done any sea kayak camping yet. Harbor Islands are on my list, as is the Maine Island Trail.

More evidence that kayaks carry clowns ;) Yesterday's trip in Boston Harbor. I worked in Boston for 45-years, but this was the first time that I paddled there. Seemed like a place to bring the sea kayak.

I'm not sure that it is any great loss. L.L.Bean never manufactured canoes, kayaks, paddles, PFDs, or canoe/camping accessories. They were simply rebranding other people's stuff. Presumably, that stuff is still available through other distribution channels. To me, LL Bean has always been a...

At least there are some campsite options on this section if our preferred site is occupied. Howard Island or Horse Meadow upstream of Harkdale Farm. Vaughan Meadow (although we paddled right by is last time we were there) upstream of Underhill. Birch Meadow upstream of Roaring Brook. We’ll see...

Yes - we are probably going to do Woodsville to North Thetford. Put-in - Woodsville Access (NH) First Night - Harkdale Farm Campsite (VT) – 9 miles Second Night - Underhill Campsite (NH) – 13 miles Third Night - Roaring Brook Campsite (VT) – 10 miles Take out - North Thetford Landing (VT) – 2...

Planning a trip next weekend on the Connecticut River. I just went to the Connecticut River Paddler Trail site to put some sites in the campsite registry, but couldn't find it. Is it gone? I know nothing was guaranteed and not everyone used it, but it was still nice to have.

I have a TG-7. I purchased it recently when the zoom lever died on my TG-4. I think today's phones take better pictures than point-and-shoot waterproof cameras, but I leave the camera in my PFD pocket all the time so I can pull it out quickly, and I don't feel comfortable doing that with my...

I can see the trail on the map - 6-miles from the shelter at the northern end of Henderson to the shelters at Duck Hole. There was a hiker heading up that trail when we were there. Do you paddle up Preston Ponds. Just curious - don't think I'm that ambitious. I see this one on the map too...

After my overnight trip on the Oswegatchie, I joined my local club (RICKA) for some base camping and day trips. The base camp was at Eaton Lake Campground. I was able to do three trips: Henderson Lake Henderson Lake sits on the edge of the High Peaks Wilderness Area and is the “official”...