The mission of John Davis is not entirely dissimilar to that of the biblical Noah. Davis is out to protect a broad platform of species in an unconventional way that faces both long odds and more than a few arched eyebrows. The central idea is … [Read more...] about Big, Wild, and Connected: Scouting an Eastern Wildway from the Everglades to Quebec
Paddling
So There We Were: River Running in the Hudson Gorge
The flow of history Book review by Michael Virtanen Jeff Dickinson’s history of running the whitewater of the Hudson River is weighty with research: it has 111 pages of footnotes and bibliography. Those follow his 237-page narrative that … [Read more...] about So There We Were: River Running in the Hudson Gorge
Women on Water
Women on Water is a difficult book to categorize. It looks like a guidebook, with a table of contents that lists twenty-five day trips, most of them in the southwestern Adirondacks. Flipping through the book I admired the hand-drawn maps, beautiful … [Read more...] about Women on Water
Adirondack Paddling: 60 Great Flatwater Adventures
Long before I went car camping with high school friends, before I discovered the High Peaks, before I explored nature preserves close to my Capital Region home, I saw nature from the middle of a canoe. Nestled next to my brother in my parents’ … [Read more...] about Adirondack Paddling: 60 Great Flatwater Adventures
The Northern Forest Canoe Trail The Official Guidebook
The Northern Forest Canoe Trail is a paradox. It’s been around forever, but it was “completed” just four years ago. Whatever, we’re glad it exists. The NFCT is a 740-mile water trail that follows Native American paddling routes. It starts in Old … [Read more...] about The Northern Forest Canoe Trail The Official Guidebook
Adirondack Paddler’s Guide
Some of my favorite canoe trips are included in Adirondack Paddler’s Guide, a highly welcome guidebook by Dave Cilley, the owner of St. Regis Canoe Outfitters in Saranac Lake and Floodwood. The Lower Osgood is one of them. I’ve paddled and written … [Read more...] about Adirondack Paddler’s Guide