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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Campfire Cooking Tips & Tricks

campfirecookThere is no meal that beats a dish cooked over an open camp fire.  I clearly remember my stay in a campground in Acadia National Park.  I was in my early 20’s and we were cooking a steak over a forked branch.  Eventually the steak fell into the fire, and, after fishing the steak out of the fire (not my preferred type of fishing!), we proceeded to finish cooking the steak, wiped the ashes off of the meat, and ate the absolute best steak we had ever had.  Maybe it’s because we were incredibly hungry, or maybe it’s just because there is something awesome about cooking anything over an open fire outdoors.  Personally, I think it was the latter.

We hope the tips below will help make your Maine outdoor cooking adventure more fun, and tasty as well!

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