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Canoeing: The Virtues Of Tradition On Water

To Caleb Davis, certified canoe instructor, canoe builder and League of New Hampshire Craftsmen paddle maker, the canoe is not bulky transportation, but a frisky craft designed to seemingly dance through the water.

Experiencing The Boundary Waters Canoe Area: Part 2

Bears are certainly not the only wildlife to contend with — and take pleasure in — in the Boundary Waters. One of my favorite memories (believe it or not) was of a bull moose charging our canoe in shallow waters!

Lake Umbagog Is Home To Eagles

Lake Umbagog, bordered by Maine and New Hampshire, most famous residents were home, perched in a nest high atop some prime wide and wild real estate. From the comfort of a stealth kayak, the white bald head of an eagle was easily spotted against the wispy mare’s tails in the sky.

Paddle Along the Rock Springs Run

We can hear a gar roll, a turkey scratch, the beating of wings both large and small. An osprey circles overhead, searching for a fish. We’re floating in a canoe on Rock Springs Run, a tributary of the Wekiva River in Florida.

Canoeing On Tennessee’s Cumberland Plateau

The bow of your canoe cuts the clear cold stream below sandstone capped cliffs covered with rhododendrons and hemlock. Your pace is smooth and slow as you breathe the pristine air of the steep canyons worn smooth by ancient waters. The sounds of the summer tanager are eclipsed by the sassy calls of the kingfisher. Then another sound grows in your ears. A distant jet soaring overhead. No. Rapids!

Kayaking California’s Morro Bay National Estuary

Morro Bay is located half way between Los Angles and San Francisco on the California coast. The landmark is a huge rock formation at the entrance of the Bay. This “rock” is about 400 feet high and was originally thought to be the plug of a 100 million-year-old volcano.