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CT Source to Sea: Day 4 Part 2
After our white water run we picked up the car at the put in. We had to portage around the dam, which we did by car. 😊 While we did so we discussed how much more we wanted to do that day. There were take outs listed on the map at six and nine miles…
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CT Source to Sea: Day 4, Part 1
On Sunday, June 12, 2022, I set out just before 5 AM with a river running kayak strapped to the roof of my car. An hour and a half later, along the side of the road in northern Vermont, I met up with two long time white water paddling friends. Dot, who had joined me…
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CT Source to Sea: Day 3
Dot and I awoke at our primitive camp spot to a truly stunning natural phenomenon. As the sun was rising and heating up the ground, the water from the previous days’ rain began to evaporate. By standing at a certain angle to the sun I was able to view this evaporation process. All around me…
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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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