Hi All, On the heels of my friend Gerald Stover's being so excited about all the great information he got from paddlewisers about his South Carolina trip, I am writing to ask your help in planning a trip that a buddy and I are going to take in June down the Connecticut River from its origin to Long Island Sound. We're particularly interested in what people know about places to camp, areas where rapids are prominent, portages, and, of course, anything else anyone has to suggest. Does anyone know of any books or articles about such a trip? I know people from Dartmouth College take a yearly trip from Hanover to the sound, so I'll try to get in touch with them, though there's is a canoe trip. Info about the river north of Hanover is particularly of interest. Thank you all in advance. You're welcome to write me off list if you prefer. Hank Berger *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
HenryHast_at_aol.com wrote: >Hi All, > >On the heels of my friend Gerald Stover's being so excited about all the >great information he got from paddlewisers about his South Carolina trip, I >am writing to ask your help in planning a trip that a buddy and I are going >to take in June down the Connecticut River from its origin to Long Island >Sound. > >We're particularly interested in what people know about places to camp, areas >where rapids are prominent, portages, and, of course, anything else anyone >has to suggest. > >Thank you all in advance. You're welcome to write me off list if you prefer. >Hank Berger > > > Hi Hank. Check out this link, it is for canoe campsites on the Connecticut River. The map on the linked page shows portages and lists the length of portage. http://www.uvlt.org/C/ I go to Pittsburg, NH fairly often. The upper reaches of the Connecticut River (above Second Connecticut Lake) are shallow and quite scratchy. From the Fourth Conn. (really a deep point in a bog near the Canadian border) to the Third Conn. you will spend almost all your time pulling your boat. But the area is beautiful enough to make the walk worth it. Once you are out of Pittsburg the river is wonderfully flat through most of its course, rapids are uncommon. Enjoy your trip, I look forward to the trip report! Contact me if you need to know more, like where to stay in Pittsburg. Mike -- Paddling along through fog so thick that only one's thoughts are visible, your reverie is abruptly shattered by the ancient cry of a great blue heron as she lifts uncertainly from the brilliant blue of a mussel-shell beach witnessed only by the brooding, wet spruce....your passage home seems as much back through time as it does through space. Mark H Hunt *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Look for a boat called "The Complete Boating Guiide to the Connecticut River". It gives information about the full length of the river. It is out of print, but you may be able to find a copy somewhere. Amazon lists a couple guide books for the river. Nick At 7:31 PM -0500 2/15/02, HenryHast_at_aol.com wrote: >Hi All, > >On the heels of my friend Gerald Stover's being so excited about all the >great information he got from paddlewisers about his South Carolina trip, I >am writing to ask your help in planning a trip that a buddy and I are going >to take in June down the Connecticut River from its origin to Long Island >Sound. > >We're particularly interested in what people know about places to camp, areas >where rapids are prominent, portages, and, of course, anything else anyone >has to suggest. >Does anyone know of any books or articles about such a trip? I know people >from Dartmouth College take a yearly trip from Hanover to the sound, so I'll >try to get in touch with them, though there's is a canoe trip. Info about >the river north of Hanover is particularly of interest. > >Thank you all in advance. You're welcome to write me off list if you prefer. >Hank Berger -- Nick Schade Guillemot Kayaks 824 Thompson St Glastonbury, CT 06033 (860) 659-8847 *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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