Virginia’s Eastern Shore can be boiled down to great hospitality, quiet corners, and pristine beaches. As mentioned in the “Great Dismal Swamp” post, Virginia has been a magical place. Our time here has consisted…
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We were on a roll. Our canoe hit the water at 7:45 AM. Our gear was stowed, the cooler had plenty of ice and vitals, and Rigby was perched on the bow. This was…
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We fashioned an anchor from a milk jug and rocks on Sleeping Bear Bay. We paddled out a couple of hundred feet from shore and drop the make-shift anchor to take in the scenery.…
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4 Stages · 1 Adventure — Day 1 · Day 2 · Day 3 · Day 4 Our four-day journey down the Connecticut River was coming to a close with a fairly easy paddle…
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4 Stages · 1 Adventure — Day 1 · Day 2 · Day 3 · Day 4 The drift to Selden Neck, Day 3, is a much easier paddle. For one, the distance is…
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4 Stages · 1 Adventure — Day 1 · Day 2 · Day 3 · Day 4 Suddenly, we were awake on the second day of our 4-day trek down the Connecticut River. The…
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4 Stages · 1 Adventure — Day 1 · Day 2 · Day 3 · Day 4 Since we live in Connecticut, we determined that the paddling story had to be epic. With this…
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It’s the last day of spring break and we’re dreading the end of a fabulous road trip. We’ve spent the last 7 days outside with our pup in absolutely perfect weather. Now it’s time…
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It’s mid-April, we’ve broken free from work for a full week and the only two things on our minds are canoeing and camping. After work on Friday night we loaded up the VW and…
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Sometimes you have to crack through the ice in order to paddle. That’s exactly what we did for our first paddle of 2017, also our first paddle that involved ice! My brother Chris was…
