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Next Adventure
(I am including with this blog photos of what I have been up to since I finished my paddle. These are people I consider amazing.) This is just a short blog to let people know I am getting ready to embark on my next adventure. There are eleven National Scenic Trails and the idea of
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CT River Day 26 Part 2
The End of the Adventure The are multiple components to any long distance adventure, and reaching the end point is not really the end of the journey. While I had pulled Jenny to land for the last time on my CT River source to sea adventure I still had to get her to my car.
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CT River Day 26 Part 1
11.1 Miles to Lynde Point Light plus about .5 to the outer breakwater light and 2+ more miles to my final take out in North Cove I had made peace with the fact that I would be finishing this trip on my own. Part of me wished I had a welcoming crew, but over these
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CT River Day 25
11.3 Miles to Selden Neck State Park Cedars Camp Area I was within a days paddle to Long Island Sound and the end of my trip. It was about 22 miles away. But I was in no hurry to finish. I did not want to reach my goal tired, at the end of a long
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CT River Day 24
22.1 miles to Hurd State Park It poured all night long. It was the kind of rain that gets into everything. My tent was doing a good job keeping most of the water out, but some dampness was seeping through. A few corners of my tent had let water in along the seams and some
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CT River Day 23
17.7 miles to Wethersfield Cove Boat Launch The camp spot on King Island is lovely. It is maintained by the Appalachian Mountain Club with funding from REI. It has two large tent platforms, plenty of flat places for a tent like mine and another great moldering privy. But what I really found spectacular were the
