Paddling Tips & Trips
Paddling articles courtesy of
Adirondack Explorer magazine
The Adirondack Explorer
is a non-profit, bimonthly magazine
devoted to the East's great park and how
to use it wisely, enjoy it fully and
protect it permanently.
Paddling pristine waters
In 2003 the Open Space Institute purchased 9,600 acres from NLIndustries
bordering the High Peaks. Sometime soon, the state plans to buy 6,200 acres
from OSI and add them to the “forever wild” Forest Preserve.
more >>
Champlain coast delights kayakers
It is a balmy weekend, and my husband
and I have a free Saturday. Not ones for
letting a vivid autumn day go to waste,
we’ve decided to spend it paddling a pair of
16-foot plastic sea kayaks along one of the
more spectacular waterborne day trips in
the Adirondack region....
more >>
Lake Champlain’s Bali Hai
The boat traffic was heavy that Sunday
afternoon, and our sea kayaks were
being bounced around in the crosspattern
of wakes thrown off by much larger
boats in more of a hurry than we were. more >>
Three days in the Five Ponds
Since coming to the Adirondacks, I’d been hearing about the
classic canoe route that begins on the Bog River Flow and
winds through the Five Ponds Wilderness toward Cranberry
Lake. This northwestern section of the Park contains some of the
most remote forests... more >>
This island is your island
On an autumn evening tagged with the
first freeze warning of the season, I
pitched my tent on campsite No. 2,
Kirpens Island, Indian lake...more >>
At home in the wild
We introduced our two children to
the Adirondacks at an early age. At
first, we took them to beaches with
just enough toys, food, drink and sunblock to
last the day...
more >>
Island treasures
Although I’d been to Lake George in
powerboats before, this was my first
visit by canoe. The short cruise from
my campsite on Big Burnt Island to Glen
Island rekindled a previous impression...more >>
Marsh madness
What intrigued me most about the 1965 aerial picture by Adirondack
photographer Richard Dean was the foreground: a wildly vibrating, curvaceous
channel, which led my eye toward a tiny, tear-shaped bay...more >>
A three day pass to heaven
What do you do after sending 14-year-old
daughter off on a plane to visit
BFF (best friend forever) in Minneapolis?
Take the boys to Lake Lila for three
angst-free days!...more >>
The pond less paddled
Bordered by marshes, surrounded by
wooded hills, the Cedar River Flow in
the central Adirondacks had long been
one of our favorite paddling spots... more >>
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