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CT River Source to Sea: Day 2 Part 2
After a quick lunch of hard boiled eggs, apples and cheese we tied the boats onto our cars and headed off to First Connecticut Lake. Looking at the map I have, which is put out by the Connecticut River Paddler’s Trail I saw a place that looked like we could put in on the north…
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CT River Source to Sea: Day 2, Part 1
On Sunday June 5, 2022 Dot and I set out on day 2 of my river adventure. After a chilly night I fired up my small camp stove. I cooked eggs and sausage and served Dot breakfast in “bed.” We then packed up our wet tents and headed out for Second Connecticut Lake. This 1102…
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CT River Source to Sea: Day 1
I drove up to the NH/Canadian border with my friend Dot. From there we hiked the 3/4 mile hike up (yes, up) to the source of the Connecticut River. This mighty river, the longest in New England, begins as a puddle and then a small stream. Beavers have built a masterwork of engineering at one…
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Beginning the Paddle
It started out as a vague idea. As I was finishing up my cross country ski of the entire Catamount Trail (https://catamounttrail.org/) which runs the length of Vermont and is the longest cross country ski trail in the country, I was wondering what I could do next. For a number of reasons I have to…
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I’m Back
I am writing this to let people who followed me on my CDT hike and on my ebike ride around Vermont know that I am working on getting up and running on my own site. To those who don’t know me I want to introduce myself. I am a soon to be 65 year old…
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VT 251 Cycling Adventure:Day 32 and Town 251!
The one final town of Royalton, then back home to Bethel. 12 miles Total miles on the trip 1651 All 251 cities and towns in Vermont I was able to take some time on the morning of Day 32 to stretch my aching body and visit with my Barnard hosts. I had never met Peter…
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