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Hi. I just joined this forum the other day and have been lurking around a bit.
My wife got me into canoeing about 6 years ago and I bought my first serious tripping canoe last year. I now own a Golden clear coat Swift Keewaydin 16 footer in a Kevlar Fusion layup. I really love this boat - it makes me want to go out and paddle.
Our main paddle destinations are usually in the Adirondacks although we do hit some places in the Western Finger Lakes like Hemlock or Canadice Lakes, mainly because they are close to home. I grew up in the Finger Lakes and still live in the area.
We have two 4 day canoe trips planned this year, both in the Adirondacks. We are slowly trying to do more canoe tripping now that we have a proper boat for portaging although we do our share of backpacking and car camping.
Next year we may try to do some trips out of New York state - top on my list are Killarney and Algonquin Provincial Parks. Killarney is a bit farther from home but is more appealing to me.
Non-paddle related we would also like to get out to Yellowstone/Grand Tetons and Zion sometime in the next few years, most likely for backpack trips.
We are mostly interested in flat water paddling but that is really only due to our current boat and skill. Maybe someday we will get a royalex hull and try some river tripping as well.
My wife got me into canoeing about 6 years ago and I bought my first serious tripping canoe last year. I now own a Golden clear coat Swift Keewaydin 16 footer in a Kevlar Fusion layup. I really love this boat - it makes me want to go out and paddle.
Our main paddle destinations are usually in the Adirondacks although we do hit some places in the Western Finger Lakes like Hemlock or Canadice Lakes, mainly because they are close to home. I grew up in the Finger Lakes and still live in the area.
We have two 4 day canoe trips planned this year, both in the Adirondacks. We are slowly trying to do more canoe tripping now that we have a proper boat for portaging although we do our share of backpacking and car camping.
Next year we may try to do some trips out of New York state - top on my list are Killarney and Algonquin Provincial Parks. Killarney is a bit farther from home but is more appealing to me.
Non-paddle related we would also like to get out to Yellowstone/Grand Tetons and Zion sometime in the next few years, most likely for backpack trips.
We are mostly interested in flat water paddling but that is really only due to our current boat and skill. Maybe someday we will get a royalex hull and try some river tripping as well.