Day 5, Mile 265, Miles Today 24, Miles To Date 145 Moore Dam Campsite to Howard Island Campsite Nice start this morning with good paddling. Went though 3 portages, Comfort Dam, McIndoe Falls Dam and Ryegate Dam, all 3 are hydroelectric dams. Portages were strenuous and took well over...

Day 4, Mile 289, Miles Today 26, Miles To Date 121 Lancaster, NH to Moore Rustic Campground Got off at 6 am today with a nice ride for the 1st 2 hrs. First portage was Gilman Dam, good entrance but difficult re-launch with steep and rocky area just below...

Mile 315, Miles Today 19, Miles To Date 95 Today was mostly sunny – yea! The toughest part was the portage around a breached dam in Guildhall, VT. The takeout was steep and muddy, crossed Highway 102 then down another steep bank below the dam. Took me 3 trips,...

Canaan VT to James Benton Campsite Mike 334, Miles Today 38, Miles To Date 76 Lee dropped me off at Canaan below the dam and I headed out on what looked like a mountain steam. The day started cloudy but turned into wind and rain. The river was challenging:...

Day 1, Mile 373, Miles Today 37, Miles To Date 37 Canada border to Canaan, VT Great 1st day, sun shining, temp 65, all good! Lee, Tucker and I hiked to the 4th CT Lake, the Source of the CT river next to the Canadian border. The hike was...

Day -7, Mile: 410, Miles Today: 0, Miles To Date: 0 Actually went 24.5 miles on a Trial Run from Turners Falls, MA to Northampton, MA. It was a perfect sunny day and I enjoyed the river with almost no other boats. The views were amazing!...

Day: -9, Mile: 410, Miles Today: 0, Miles To Date: 0 Getting your kayak on top of a pickup, now that’s an adventure!...

Paddling on Littleville Lake....

As practice for a Connecticut River trip, I entered the Westfield Wild Water River Race. This video came from a GoPro camera on my helmet going through the Hill and Dale Rapids in Russell, MA....