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This trip report brought back memories! A group of us New Englanders (and one Floridian) came down 6 or 7 years ago and paddled the Allegheny from Kinzua to Emlenton in October. It was a fantastic river, and the camping was pretty good. I've never seen more eagles in one place than along this...

Even construction of small dams can be difficult or problematic. We have had several small dams removed in the State (and pretty much every dam other than the major drinking water reservoir dams are small), but the ones that have been removed have been the low-hanging fruit dams that did not...

I feel like here in RI I get the best of both worlds. We usually get enough snow so I can get out XC skiing a few times a year and if I want more, northern New England isn't a long drive. If the snow isn't deep enough to ski, it is usually not too deep for a quick hike...I do all my hiking...

RI requires helmets for any motorcyclist younger than 21 years, and anyone who has had a license less than a year...and also for all passengers regardless of age.

I live in Rhode Island and am pretty happy that this passed. It goes without saying that it was a controversial subject in the State, but it seems most folks...particularly the experienced paddling community and anyone with membership in local paddling groups...strongly support the measure. I...

On a visit to my folks around 8 years ago, my wife and I rented a canoe from the State park and paddled up to the springs and back. What a great river! There is an astonishing amount of water that heaves out of the ground at the springs! We had never had the experience of travelling along a...

Not sure how solid a set up it is when used as a paddle but I can imagine frustration if 1) the handle grip won't easily lock in a position oriented parallel to the blade, 2) the length is not easily adjustable and 3) every time you go to push off shore you risk shortening the paddle. I don't...

Oh great, by the time I get to my northern NE destinations (Nulhegan River followed by a side trip to Spencer Stream) the Black Fly Jamboree should be going full swing. Fun!

I hope it was a case of PBR!

Aside from the fact that it was a screen name I used on another paddling forum (or was it two?), as an occasional canoe poler I wanted something descriptive of an activity that for me is as close to walking on water that I'll ever get. And although I've canoed plenty of large lakes in my day, I...

This winter has had its moments so far, but it is still a pretty warm winter (he says from southeast New England, lol). I don't know if anyone else gets the Allagash updates from Maine DEP, but I'm starting to wonder if the Allagash Lakes are ever going to freeze over this winter. They keep...

All of my other four visits to Chesuncook Lake involved what I like to call lightly to moderately "textured" water; nothing like that howling maelstrom of my first visit. I've never seen it "glassy". Maybe one day I'll get lucky.

A 1990 Mohawk Fisherman (14'). It was short and wide. And my first canoe. It wasn't a terrible boat by any means, but I certainly learned a lot more about canoe design afterwards, and made sure that my next boat was superior to it for the type of paddling I wanted to do...a Mad River Explorer 16'.

My wife is 100% in for day trips, short over-nighters, or multi-day extended trips that do not include any significant portages or cold (under 40 degree) weather. Her enthusiasm also wanes a bit in the rain or wind. So I voted 60%. It could be worse. And the balance of that 40% turns into some...

Nice trip report, Gyork! That is one of my favorite canoe destinations. I've never been south of Chesuncook Village on the big lake, but during one of those visits we managed to surf a 17' MR Explorer in 3.5 foot waves that were having their tips blown off by gusts! Dipping in behind Graveyard...

Getting one's hands on a big Maitake is worth the risk of losing a paddle. My wife and I harvested three a couple nights ago, on a short hike. We roasted them...couldn't stop eating them, like mushroom crack lol!

My first paddling experience wasn't in a Grumman, but it might as well have been. I recall vividly stepping into the bow of a Michicraft aluminum canoe when I was 12, on an up-and-downriver canoe trip with my Scout troop on the Wood River in southern RI. I was hooked. My scouting experience...

Sites with easy landings for ease of loading/unloading boats, and plenty of flat, root & rock free tent sites are top of my list. That being said, a site with a phenomenal view and out of hearing range of any other artificial human noises can balance out poor tent sites or tricky landings. A...

Thanks, Glenn, for getting canoetripping back up and running, and then letting me know about it! I've been away from this site for years...tried to get back on a couple times but there were always issues. I'm looking forward to scanning through the threads to see what I've missed while I was...

Got mine in the mail over the weekend. The shirt rocks, Doug! My new favorite in my collection of canoeing T-Shirts. -rs