Beginning a new job and learning to manage the balance between two households has kept me off the water more than I’d like to admit this summer. But recently, I took a “mental health day” so I could hit the water...

Last paddle:  June, 2009 There are lots of great places to paddle all along the Connecticut River.  But if you are looking for the choice of a full days paddle down the river or a meandering paddle through narrow coves than the put-in...

Last paddled:  May, 2009. Lake Warren is a hidden little gem in Cheshire County.  It isn’t a big lake – only about 135 acres, but it has enough little coves, inlets and islands to keep you busy for a short paddle. Lake...

As I start to look forward to spring and kayaking weather, I’ve been evaluating my gear to see what I need to buy or replace.    This year I’m taking safety checklists seriously.  I haven’t always done so, and...

I’m not a winter person. And it’s about this time of the year that I start looking at my kayak with longing that I could be out in it…any place but the icy tundra that is New Hampshire in February. All right, icy...