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Grabbing Life by the Board
A year and a half ago, my husband, Matt, came home from a long day of selling cars in Portland, Oregon. He was tired and frustrated as the economy was on the verge of collapse. His long hours didn’t...
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An April Paddle on the Pushaw
At a boat landing provided by the Hirundo Wildlife Refuge on Pushaw Stream in Old Town, my husband and I prepare for our second paddling trip of the year. Our daughter, Wren, is in front of the truck,...
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The Yalong Jiang – A Paddler’s Perspective
We were in China for a 120 mile river trip, and though the Yalong Jiang– a major tributary to the Yangtzee– is in a very remote region, there were people everywhere. The river valley was riddled with...
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Offroad … with Strollers!
We turned from Riverside Street to a baseball field across from Outer Forest’s Ave”s Hannaford. We parked at the trailhead for Riverside Trolley Park. “We are going hiking,” I told my son Gabriel,...
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Trip Report: Patagonia’s La cumbre de Cerro Fitz Roy
Patagonia 2008 January, 26th, 7:00PM, Camp 1 Me, Pete, a Columbian girl named Maria Camellia Calle Adventura, and a Japanese guy known to us only as Japan, stand in our camp site. The Rio de las...
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Banging with the Boys from Boston
River guides tell stories. Some of the stories are true, some are embellished and a few are just plain made up fairy tales. The following story happened a long time ago (1987) and is as accurate as I...
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If rain on your wedding day is good luck, what about mud on your honeymoon?
My husband, Charley, and I got married in October 2008, at our house in Kerrville, TX. We couldnʼt afford to do our honeymoon then, so we essentially planned and saved for over a year. We both agreed...
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Thoughts of an Average Joe: I Just Love Mud Season
Here in northern New England, we wait all winter for the next season—Mud Season. By late April, I am sick and tired of snow and cold, and ready for some warmer weather. It’s not a pretty time of year;...
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Skiing Tuckerman's on Mount Washington
For a special few, extreme skiing on Mount Washington has been a rite of spring for nearly 80 years. Every year, some of the best skiers in northeastern United States and eastern Canada join the...
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A Vacation to Vacationland
Some months ago, I moved West. I did this because, quite frankly, life in Central Maine, although full of drives to stunningly beautiful mountains and lakes, rivers and forests, ocean, and people I...
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