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Jul 4
90+ Degree Temps, 1st Fellow Thru Paddler
June 18, 2024 mile 210.3-222.8 (Davis Park) Probably the earliest we've got going in a long time due to the impending heat we knew was...
Jul 4
Exposed Rail Trail vs. Ankle Deep Water
June 17, 2024 mile 197.5-210.3 Hyped ourselves up this morning with speaker music while we got ready and started our portage. Henry had...
Jul 4
12 Hours of Much Needed Sleep & Lining Rapids
June 16, 2024 Mile 189.6-197.5 Slept TWELVE hours. It was glorious. Henry woke up around 6 again with his terrible hand pain. I heard him...
Jul 3
Beginning the Missisquoi Upstream
June 15, 2024 Mile 174.4-189.6 Henry woke up with his hand pain around 6 am and crawled out of the tent so he wouldn’t keep me up. He...
Jun 25
A 30+ Mile Day on Lake Champlain
June 14, 2024 Mile 146.2-174.4 (Campbell’s Bay Campground) My alarm went off at 4 am and I could hear the winds still howling as soon as...
Jun 25
Crossing Champlain… Or Not 🌊
June 13, 2024 Zero Day #3 Welllll we woke up at 8. I felt like absolute trash, I slept terribly for maybe 5 hours, put earplugs in to try...
Jun 25
Our First Class II Rapids!!!
June 12, 2024 mile 121.7-146.2 (Plattsburgh) (3.5 miles of portaging) I needed that sleep last night more than any sleep in my life...
Jun 22
Paddling... or Hiking?
June 11, 2024 mile 105.7-121.7 (Forest to Field campsite) (9.8 miles of portaging) So chilly when we woke up this morning. I was up and...
Jun 21
Crossing 100 Miles
June 10, 2024 mile 83.2-105.7 (1.8 miles of portaging) Isn't it terrible when you wake up after two zeroes and it's still raining...
Jun 21
Our 1st Zeroes
June 8, 2024 Zero Day #1 Henry woke up multiple times with back pain and his good ole carpal tunnel pain in his right hand. He groaned on...
Jun 9
Town Day!!!
June 7, 2024 Mile 78.4-83.2 (the town of Saranac Lake) (0.2 mile portage) I did not sleep good at all last night but woke up ready to get...
Jun 9
My First Fish & A Whole Lotta Rain
June 6, 2024 Mile 57.7-78.4 (1.7 miles of portages) Is there a better feeling than hearing it start to rain in the middle of the night...
Jun 9
Serenading the Gnats
June 5, 2024 Mile 38.1-57.7 (1 mile portage) Last night when we laid down and read the guidebook we planned an easy day of 13 miles with...
Jun 8
May the Goddess Bless Your Journey
June 4, 2024 Mile 22.9-38.1 (2.9 miles of portaging) Woke up a few times last night, once at 4 am because we heard waves crashing on...
Jun 8
Beaver Dams & Enchanted Lean-To
June 3, 2024 mile 14.2-22.9 (2.2 miles of portages) We both got a solid 10 hours of sleep last night, I didn’t wake up once. We probably...
Jun 8
A Perfect 1st Day
June 2, 2024 Mile 0-14.2 (14.2 miles) (0.5 mile portage) Honestly don’t think I’ve ever had such an incredible Day 1 of any trip ever....
Jun 1
Northern Forest Canoe Trail- the Gear (updated)
Edit as of 7/4/24: Now that we're halfway on the NFCT we've made quite a few changes to our gear since beginning. After crossing into...
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