Maine Paddling Connection Blog
The Allagash Wilderness Waterway is a 92-mile stretch of lakes, ponds and rivers flowing North through the Maine woods. It was established back in 1970 as one of the countries first Wild & Scenic Rivers and remains as Maine's only federally designated Wild & Scenic river today.
Read MoreThis group was no different and I've already spent time paddling with some of them. We had a pretty intense session over three full days with some very skilled and knowledgeable personalities. Group learning at its best!
Read MoreThis is the 2nd year I've travelled up to Acadia SUP in beautiful Bar Harbor, Maine to run an ACA SUP ICW with Chris Strout, owner of Acadia SUP. He runs a great operation on the edge of Acadia National Park and is focused on quality instruction and safety.
Read MoreIn June I moved to Maine, completed my work on the California 100 and joined the board of directors for Rivers for Change. Shortly after I decided if I was going to work with an organization built upon a founding principle of source to sea literacy, I ought to see what a source to sea is all about. After mentioning it to founding board member Danielle Katz, her immediate response went something like "yes, absolutely, yes lets do it!".
Read MoreOn a recent canoe camping trip to a class I & II section of the St. Croix river in New Brunswick we brought along a Red Paddleboards 9'2" Surfstar for some added fun. This was my first time traveling on water with an additional board, although it's the main reason I got this board in the first place.
Read MoreAfter a five-day cross-country drive listening to a Short History of Nearly Everything, sleeping in the backseat of my Subaru at truck stops with everything I own and toting 5 standup paddleboards and a bike on a trailer behind me I arrived in Maine only to find out I still had another hour and a half to go.
Read MoreGood gear is important. It lasts, it performs, it inspires. It facilitates adventure & experience. In most cases, it's worth every penny you spend on it. One of the greatest pieces of gear I've purchased in the last ten years is a base model Subaru Legacy wagon. I know, not everyone would consider a vehicle to be a piece of gear, but it is. I rely on it. It needs to function. It needs to be efficient.
Read MoreOn Friday morning I had a few hours to myself and decided to go paddle the loop around Newcastle, a classic route I often paddled years ago that mixes up river, coast and tidal backchannel. Conditions were near perfect with light wind, abundant sunshine, no boat traffic, very little swell and a flooding tide.
For this trip I packed full standup paddling kit into one bag consisting of 14' race inflatable, 3-piece paddle, leash, PFD, paddling clothing, VHF, water dromedary & drybag.
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