Becoming a Maine Guide 2: How to Tip Over a Canoe

The GIT crew before a great day of fun! Photo courtesy of Alice's Awesome Adventures
The GIT crew showing our shoes on canoes before a great day of fun!
Photo courtesy of Alice’s Awesome Adventures

Learning new skills

It was finally time for our first day of class in the field.  Henry and I had quite a long drive to get to the meeting site, with a stop at my parent’s house to drop off our son and the dog for the day.  Needless to say, we arrived in Brunswick at the Mill Street Canoe Portage on the Androscoggin River skidding in sideways and barely on time.

It was cold as hell and I was surprised I didn’t see ice forming on the river banks.  We kicked things off learning the various types of paddles and canoes, as well as

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Hiking Gulf Hagas – The Grand Canyon of Maine

The Grand Canyon of Maine Hiking Gulf Hagas is an experience all its own.  Maine is home to countless beautiful hiking opportunities, although none quite like “The Grand Canyon of Maine”, one of our unique natural wonders.  Henry and I decided to hike Gulf Hagas after our five-day trip down the Allagash Wilderness Waterway.  Our …

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What Chase Rapids look like on the Allagash Wilderness Waterway

Come take a canoe ride with us (Henry & Angela) down the almost continuous 9 miles of rapids below Churchill Dam in the Northern Maine Woods known as Chase Rapids. Watch us negotiate class I and II rapids in a 14′ Old Town Guide canoe, get splashed, crash head on into rocks and bump-tap rocks …

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