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I was wondering if anyone knew of some good solo canoes for week long wilderness trips. I'd like something stable, fast on open water that can haul me plus a small load and maybe have enough room for my dog to rest in comfortably. (less the 550 lbs
It depends on how much money you have to spend-I love Wenonah solo canoes-I think they're stream-lined, light, good length, track well, but you pay for it :http://www.wenonah.com/
Otherwise I like Mohawk solo canoes as well. They are excellent
Another in the series of lessons in solo canoeing
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY—After 76 days, Gabor Rakonczay — isolated and incommunicado for nearly 50 of those after his canoe capsized — has become the first person to paddle across the Atlantic Ocean from Europe to the Caribbean.
Rakonczay, who began his adventure in Lagos, Portugal, on Dec. 21, and stopped for several days in the Canary Islands for rest and supplies, reached the island of Antigua on Sunday, he told The Associated Press in a phone interview from the Caribbean nation.
When his 7.5-metre canoe capsized at sea, the Hungarian adventurer said he managed to save it but his communications equipment was damaged and he had not been in contact with his family since Feb. 6.
If you’re itching for outdoor adventure, there’s no need to wait for summer. In many ways spring is the superior season for hiking, camping and other activities. The highways and destinations are less congested, there are fewer mosquitoes, the trees and flowers are blooming – not wilting in the heat – and accommodations are likely to be cheaper. Here’s a look at outdoor activities around the province of both a gentle and intense nature
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Leisurely: Bird-watching at Point Pelee. Like the exotic creatures they seek, serious birders arrive by the hundreds weighed down by giant binoculars and bazooka-lensed cameras in May, which is prime season to spot a bewildering variety of feathered fauna as they make a rest stop on this sliver of land after crossing Lake Erie on their epic northward migration. Join a bird-watching tour or grab some lenses and a guidebook and do it solo. The slim park at Canada’s southernmost point has easy walking trails and a long boardwalk traversing a marsh. Oh, and look down from time to time. Snakes are plentiful, too. http://bit.ly/iimWkt
Spring brings days of adventure in the Uwharrie foothills around Robbins.
On Saturday, it’s the Dam to Town race on Bear Creek — one of several paddle outings offered by the nonprofit Foothills Outdoors. This year, competitors are collecting points every time they paddle.
“I hope everyone had a great time at the 2012 Charles E. Paddle Challenge,” said William McDuffie, president of the N.C. Canoe Racing Association. “Perfect water and weather helped get the Bear Creek Race Series off to a great start. It’s not too late to join the fun.”
The Dam to Town race is the next event in the 2012 Robbins series that began March 10 with the Charles E. Brady Paddle Challenge — named for the late flight surgeon who grew up in Robbins. As a Boy Scout, he camped the foothills and paddled the creeks and rivers around his hometown.
An annual tradition for Golden Days in Fairbanks is the Red Green Regatta. Rather than give you my thoughts about this fantastic unique Alaskan, I just copied and pasted the much better article the News-Miner did about the float. Pics follow the article. Among the other rules, every water craft must have at least 1 roll of duct tape.
FAIRBANKS — Hundreds of spectators lined Chena River bridges and its winding riverbanks Sunday to enjoy the 14th annual Red Green Regatta, a watery Fairbanks spectacle without compare.
The Red Green Regatta is not about racing. It’s all about frolic and fun, with its floating entries reflecting the do-it-yourself “craftsmanship” seen on “The Red Green Show,” a Canadian program broadcast locally on public television station KUAC.
“This is the largest flotilla ever,” said race manager Gretchen Gordon, KUAC/Alaska One director of development and outreach.
Entries numbered 89 this year, an increase of 30 from last year, she said.
Mass confusion prevailed at the Graehl Landing start of the race, but as the river current caught boats, barrels, inner tubes, plastic bottles and styrofoam cubes, the non-motorized watercraft spread out at a leisurely pace downriver.
In keeping with Regatta rules, precarious-looking craft of every description abounded and duct tape ruled.
Some rafts were patched together and riding low while more refined entries were scrutinized for detail.
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Legally blind kayaker going down Mississippi solo “I read about a guy, Buck Nelson, who did it in a canoe,” he said. “I just got hooked on the idea.” Nelson, who chronicled his journeys online, isn't blind. But the idea of getting out there in the wild and discovering things on his own appealed to |
I want to canoe. My boyfriend wants luxury. Where, in Ontario, can we go?
Ketcheson, who learned to solo canoe at the age of 7 at his family's Muskoka cottage, polled his colleagues and came up with these suggestions: Rent from the established Algonquin Outfitters (algonquinoutfitters.com) and have your final night in the
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Canoe weekend in Canton wraps up Beginning Friday afternoon, an estimated 250 amateur and seasoned paddlers put their kayaks and canoes in the waters of the Grasse and Little rivers for a series of multi-mile solo and team races. Charles R. Bolesh, who directed the event run by the |
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How I survived the Miami canals in a canoe (and without a gun) In a 4-day canoe trip through Miami-Dade, an urban adventurer finds kindness, thievery and a quiet escape. WLRN-FM contributor Terence Cantarella's solo paddling and camping expedition on Miami-Dade canals is documented with maps, podcasts, |
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Canton Canoe Weekend, 51st annual Rushton Memorial Races set for May 4 to 6 This is one of the top canoe race weekends in the state, with events appropriate for the local recreational racer and teams of recreational paddlers in the relay along with top international level competition in solo and tandem racing canoes and kayaks |
My daughter solo canoeing in the morning fog, Gull River, near Eagle Lake.
My good friend Eric MacDonald paddling solo on the historic French River, Ontario, Canada.
Here's a question: is your monitor calibrated?
Kelly Power ventures out onto the Lake under her own solo power for the first time, accompanied by Tom Fullerton. She came back changed by the experience, and ready for a heavy-duty into-the-interior canoe trip. Go Kelly, go!