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(State #49/50) I spent May and early June trying to shake a raw Northeastern spring. Finally, somewhere in Connecticut, I found summer. For months after, long warm days only proceeded more of the same. Then September arrived. Lingering rains soon … Continue reading
Wisconsin Wilderness: Canoeing The Flambeau River with my Pa
(State #33/50) My Mother stood, looking impatient and swatting mosquitoes, as I lugged free-ranging laundry from my car and into her rental. In my backseat, I piled junk onto the adjacent seat and crammed some trash under that pile. Then … Continue reading
Posted in Canoeing the Midwest
Tagged American Rivers, Beer, Black bear, Canoe 50, Canoeing, Flambeau River, mosquitoes, Rain, Wisconsin
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Canoeing Point Lookout, Maryland: Where the Potomac meets Chesapeake Bay
(State #14/50) My night in Maryland marked the one month anniversary of my trip — not a bad point to reach for my first paid night of lodging. Up until then, I had managed to find free camping, but the … Continue reading
Posted in The Mid-Atlantic
Tagged American Rivers, Bald Eagle, Canoe 50, Canoeing, Chesapeake Bay, Confederate POW Camp, Maryland, Osprey, Point Lookout SP, Potomac, Rain
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Almost Winter, West Virginia: Canoeing the Greenbrier River
(State #12/50) I was outpacing summer. Sure, I accomplished my goal of clearing the Deep South before it got too damn hot and bug-ridden. But, heading north into the mountains of West Virginia with my cousin Wesley, the 5th of … Continue reading
Posted in Canoeing the South
Tagged Allegheny Mountains, American Rivers, Beer, Canoe 50, Canoeing, Cinco de Mayo, Greenbrier River, Poison Ivy, Rain, West Virginia
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