Posts Tagged ‘Kayaking’

Eulogy of the Descente

Everyone’s got that memory of that old beater they honed their auto skills on, stalled out trying to figure out a shaky clutch, or wound up broken down on the roadside. Heck, if you didn’t have that old POS, you probably had the pleasure of driving one of your friends. Once you got the hang [...]

Steep Falls – Steep Falls, ME

A very short section of the Saco River about 4.5 mi. from Limington Rips provides some afternoon entertainment at low levels (4,000 cfs) and an epic surf wave during high water (11,000 cfs).

Location: Steep Falls is located on the Saco River in Steep Falls, Maine. Where Rt. 11 crosses the river there is a parking [...]

Limington Rips – Limington, ME

The Limington Rips consist of a short section, about a quarter mile, of playful class III whitewater. Although the Rips are a relatively short run, they are very accessible and worth a trip for either a park and play session at the rest area maintained by Florida Power and Light, or for a quick shuttle [...]

PENGUIN SIGHTING!

Happy Halloween from the Housatonic! Check out Chris “Penguin” Gill grease Staircase.

And here’s a favorite from George’s. The Fall colors combined with prime water levels… Hard to beat.

Kennebec Gorge – The Forks, ME

The Kennebec Gorge. They say it’s a pretty big deal. And it is, and so much more. On big release days, 8,000 CFS flows from Indian Pond, dammed by Harris Station, creating some of the biggest waves and some of the fastest water you can find in the Northeast. Is it the most difficult and [...]

Upper Gauley – Summersville, WV

The Gauley river is one of those fabled destinations that, while well documented, becomes something more than just another whitewater run. Any respecting paddler or rafter spends hours prior to the trip delving into the amazing boon of information on every single rapid on the upper section. It contains five class V rapids with excellent [...]

Narraguagus River – Deblois, ME

The Narraguagus river in Washington County generally doesn’t stir in the mind’s of whitewater enthusiasts. Better known as an excellent trout fishery, supposed Atlantic Salmon breeding ground, and listed as an excellent flat-water canoe trip, we took a look because, well, it was there! And during a time in August where pretty much everything was [...]

Black River – Watertown NY

The weekend of July 18th-19th brought a pretty awesome event nestled in the sleepy (industrial) town (city) of Watertown, NY. From Connecticut, it makes a beautiful ride five hour ride around Albany, through peaceful farmlands, and eventually into the remains of once incredibly profitable area. Once a manufacturing behemoth, it now stands, well, sleeping. But [...]

Powerplant Wave – Orono, ME

Just got back from Maine and found a sweet hole/wave right below the old Orono powerplant that feeds into the Penobscot. They’ve been diverting more water into it this year, making it plenty deep (minus one rock our sterns seemed to hit when getting wrecked) and has excellent eddy service. The best part though? The [...]

Bull’s Bridge Housatonic – Kent, CT

It’s been a pretty wild couple of weeks since my first ride down the Bull’s section on 6/22. Been there about five times since, with features as different as the water levels! From about 7.5 ft to 1.5 ft on the boater’s gauge, it’s one of the best stretches I’ve had the pleasure of running [...]