Canoeing the Moose River Loop | Bow Trip: Day 3, Part Two

Our Day 3 adventure on the Moose River Loop | Bow Trip continues! MOSQUITO RIPS CAN BITE Mosquito Rips (pictured above) will forever remain in our minds as a great idea gone terribly wrong.  We came upon the rips- a short, quick drop no longer than a full-size truck that seems innocent enough.  We pulled …

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Canoeing the Moose River Loop | Bow Trip: Day 3, Part One

Off to an early start The sunrise painted brilliant colors across the pond and clouds that next morning.  The two previous days had shown us that getting off to an early start was very important on both Attean and Holeb Ponds.  We decided to get up around 5 a.m. before the wind picked up (along …

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Canoeing the Moose River Loop | Bow Trip: Day 2

Late again We had all good intentions of waking up super early the following morning and setting out at 5 a.m.  Unfortunately, due to our Jackman nightlife adventures the night before, we didn’t.  Instead, we were up at 8 and reached Attean Pond by 9:34.  While unpacking the truck and loading up the canoe we met Karl, …

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Canoeing the Moose River Loop | Bow Trip, Jackman, Maine. Day 1

Preparation for the AWW Henry and I love adventure.  Henry is a seasoned canoeist, although out of practice by about 25 years, and I am as green as they get.  Before our trip to Jackman to paddle the Moose River Loop/Bow Trip, I had been in a canoe about twice.  That’s a rough guess.  We came …

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Allagash Wilderness Waterway Video Series: Chamberlain Lake Tramway Railroad Trestle Paddle by: Uncut & Unedited!

This is the 5th video in the Allagash Wilderness Waterway series documenting our trip to the Allagash in August 2016.  This video is completely uncut & unedited, from Day 1 of our trip as we paddle past the remnants of the Chamberlain Lake Tramway Railroad Trestle. The 1,500 foot long trestle was built in 1926 …

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