• Rigby on the Rhode Island Salt Ponds

    Rhode Island: Paddling Quonochontaug Pond

    “We have to get Rhode Island done before summer ends.” Those words motivated us to research great paddling spots in our neighbor to the East, Rhode Island. Even though the season doesn’t technically end…

  • Canoe Selfie on Rangeley

    Maine: Rangeley Lake

    We drove along the pitch black road already dark from the night sky, canopied by tall trees. We knew we were really in the woods when “High Hit Area” signs with the symbol for deer…

  • Berry Pond, Berkshire Mountains

    Massachusetts: Berry Pond & Onota Lake

    I’ve loved James Taylor since I was a kid. Listening to his music takes me back to riding in the back of my parents’ truck singing along to mix tapes my mom used to make.…

  • Santeetlah Lake, North Carolina

    North Carolina: Santeetlah Lake, where it all began

    2016 was going to be the year that we really got our act together with canoeing. We put our canoe, Karalius (“King” in Lithuanian), into the Connecticut River in February and didn’t look back.…