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CT River Day 8
about 15 miles and two tough portages to just before the Waterford Bridge Boat Launch (river mile 119) After a lovely breakfast with Carl, Dot and I set off down river. We made plans to meet Carl midway down the Moore Reservoir. It was another lovely windless morning and I hoped it would stay that…
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CT River Day 7
19 river miles to St John’s Boat Ramp (River Mile 106) I thought the theme of today was going to be muck. As Dot and I were putting our boats into the water below the breached dam we were sinking almost up to our knees in some amazing quicksand like muck. I thought about how…
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CT River Day 6
18 River miles and one bear of a portage. We went from Maine Trestle Campsite to past the breached Wyoming Dam (River Mile 87) If anyone wants to follow these sites on a map you can go to https://www.connecticutriverpaddlerstrail.org/crpt7/node/4208 You can follow my trip on their interactive map. Day six started in a lovely way.…
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CT River Day 5
22 River miles from Colebrook, NH (at river mile 47) to the Maine Central Railroad Trestle Campsite (at river mile 69) Dot and I drove up to Colebrook NH, where we had taken out with Joanie a week before. We found a spot off the side of the road, right by the river where we…
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In Answer to Your Questions #2
This is my attempt to answer the questions I was asked about my route and what I anticipate as challenges. To be honest I am still figuring a lot of this out. I am going strictly north to south. I started at the Canadian border in New Hampshire and hope to end 410 miles later…
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Equipment:Part II
After deciding on the boat, the rest of the equipment seems easier, though still not as straightforward to me as packing for a hike. I didn’t want to take my down sleeping bag onto the river so I tried to decide between a fairly heavy fiberfill bag or a lightweight pile blanket. In the end…
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