Where have we all paddled?

[Mason]

U.S.: S.C., N.C., Virginia, Georgia, Maine, Missouri, Oregon, Washington, California, Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Alaska
Canada: B.C., Manitoba, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Nunavut, NWT
Other: Botswana (short pole in a makoro), rode in a dugout in Cambodia (didn't paddle)

 

[Tryin']

. To put things in a bit of perspective,
Quebec (1.54M km²) is roughly 1/3 larger than Texas and Alaska combined. Just saying...

Point of order, this is not correct.

Quebec is bigger than each, but not both. Still a huge landmass.

 

[Pseudonym]

Keeping it limited to canoe trips, and ranking the locations sequentially based on the number of trips in each locale: Maine, Oregon and Virginia. I've got some work to do.

 

[Tryin']

West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan.

Next on the list are Missouri, Arkansas, and hopefully Alaska.

 

[Alan Gage]

Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, Arkansas, Louisiana, Maine, (probably a couple New England states but can't remember for sure), Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Nunavut.

There might be some paddles in other states I forgot about while passing through.

Hope to add New Mexico and Arizona soon.

Alan

 

[dramey]

Ohio, Michigan, West Virginia, Kentucky, New Mexico, Colorado, Alaska.

 

[memaquay]

I thought you paddled the Berens river too Alan, so wouldn't that add Manitoba to your list?

 

[Alan Gage]

I thought you paddled the Berens river too Alan, so wouldn't that add Manitoba to your list?

I have not done the Berens (cancelled by Covid) but I forgot that I have paddled Manitoba multiple times. Silly me.

 

[Alan Gage]

Ohio, Michigan, West Virginia, Kentucky, New Mexico, Colorado, Alaska.

Where in New Mexico?

 

[Glenn MacGrady]

Oh my. I have to look at a map of North America. That's the only continent on which I've paddled.

Maine (where I started canoeing every summer from age 8)
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Connecticut
New York
New Jersey
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Tennessee
Texas
Nevada
California
Oregon
Wyoming
Minnesota
Michigan
Alaska
Canada: Ontario, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island (sea kayak)

I've had a lifetime goal of paddling all of the Great Lakes. After 73 years of paddling, I'm 20% there.

 

[Glenn MacGrady]

NY, Took a long weekend whitewater course for my Honeymoon in 1990, on the upper Hudson at Glen Falls.

Al, I've paddled whitewater extensively on various sections of the upper Hudson River and, for other reasons, am very familiar with Glens Falls. I don't associate whitewater or whitewater courses with Glens Falls.

Do you perhaps mean The Glen on the upper Hudson? I remember kayak and rafting companies based near there. Also, John Berry's whitewater canoe program upstream in Riparius, which I took in 1983, but I'm not sure he was still in that business in 1990.

 

[Erica]

I forgot Virginia and Maine. And if we are counting riding in dugouts, Costa Rica and Indonesia.

 

[lowangle al]

Al, I've paddled whitewater extensively on various sections of the upper Hudson River and, for other reasons, am very familiar with Glens Falls. I don't associate whitewater or whitewater courses with Glens Falls.

Do you perhaps mean The Glen on the upper Hudson? I remember kayak and rafting companies based near there. Also, John Berry's whitewater canoe program upstream in Riparius, which I took in 1983, but I'm not sure he was still in that business in 1990.

You would probably know better than I Glenn. I was only there once and it was 35 years ago. The property was an old B&B right on the river. My wife remembers the owners name as Doug. I vaguely remember the business name as "Wild Waters," but I wouldn't swear to it. It probably wasn't a large school, as I think my wife and I were the only students there at the time. I think he also did rafting trips, which is where he probably made his money. He also rented sea kayaks as he let us use them on a nearby lake.

I do remember seeing him paddle. He was the first professional paddler I had ever seen and it left an impression on me. His form, posture and style was something I tried to emulate for years. I also remember the bed being very squeaky and the walls being very thin, but that's a story for another day.

 

[recped]

From East to West.....

Labrador, Quebec, Ontario & Manitoba

If I added all the locations where I drove through with an intent to paddle (but the canoe never got off the roof of my van) the list would be much longer and include many US States and a few more Canadian Provinces.

Places I would like to paddle......Mongolia / Russia (Siberia), Saskatchewan , Norway, New Zealand and Canada north of 60 degrees (I've been to 59 degrees north, just can't seem to over the 60th latitude.

 

[jdeerfoot]

Wisconsin, Upper/Lower Michigan, Illinois, Minnesota, North Carolina, Washington DC, Hawaii-Big Island (outrigger canoe), Guam No. Mariana Islands (outrigger canoe), Palua (outrigger canoe single), Ontario (40 weeks of trips over 18 years), Manitoba.

 

[Sedges]

WI, MN, MI, IL, IN, TN, GA, SC, NC, FL, AR.
ON. AB.

 

[dramey]

Where in New Mexico?

We lived in Albuquerque and paddled a lot of rivers, lakes and streams. Our biggest trip was to canoe down the Rio Grande, starting in Colorado and ending up in the Taos Box. It was about a 3 day trip. We also entered a canoe race down the Rio Grande starting in Sante Fe and finishing in Albuquerque. All I wanted to do was finish the race. We came in 3rd place. There was a few large lakes that we canoed. I don’t remember the names. This was in 1983.