[FONT=verdana, tahoma, arial, sans-serif]I came across a post on the Wooden Canoe Heritage Association's forum by Geoff Davis about his planned trip on the NFCT next summer.( [/FONT]http://50littlebirds.com/) I'll add updates when I get them. He has a good plan, he seems serious (50lb weight loss, he is now proficient in poling upstream and he has a new 15' Cheemaun wood canvas canoe being built in Alabama). Impressive plans and I'll be cheering for him along the bank, maybe even get to paddle with him for an hour or two along the trail.
[FONT=verdana, tahoma, arial, sans-serif]"The NFCT is a 740 mile long band of streams, lakes, rivers and trails winding from the Adirondack Mountains of New York, across Lake Champlain, northern Vermont and New Hampshire (with a short loop into Quebec) before striking north through the wild interior of Maine. The length and isolation of the trail are not its only challenges. A good portion of the trail crosses large lakes, is upstream and includes nearly sixty miles of portages.[/FONT]
I will spend six weeks paddling, poling and walking a wood and canvas canoe from Old Forge, New York towards Fort Kent, Maine. My days will be spent canoeing, observing wildlife and camping. Evenings will be spent resting and writing. I will compose blog updates to be shared when internet access is available. To establish short term completion goals and to combat loneliness I’ve arranged for friends to meet, for brief visits, along the way."
[FONT=verdana, tahoma, arial, sans-serif]"The NFCT is a 740 mile long band of streams, lakes, rivers and trails winding from the Adirondack Mountains of New York, across Lake Champlain, northern Vermont and New Hampshire (with a short loop into Quebec) before striking north through the wild interior of Maine. The length and isolation of the trail are not its only challenges. A good portion of the trail crosses large lakes, is upstream and includes nearly sixty miles of portages.[/FONT]
I will spend six weeks paddling, poling and walking a wood and canvas canoe from Old Forge, New York towards Fort Kent, Maine. My days will be spent canoeing, observing wildlife and camping. Evenings will be spent resting and writing. I will compose blog updates to be shared when internet access is available. To establish short term completion goals and to combat loneliness I’ve arranged for friends to meet, for brief visits, along the way."