Paddle inspo: Some ideas for kayak trips

Ready to get started kayaking or need some fresh ideas of where to go?

We’ve compiled some favorites from the Explorer’s archive:

4 great paddles: Mark Bowie shares his favorite flatwater trips

Sprite Creek: Paddle reveals contrast between developed and natural shorelines: Sprite creek is unknown to most canoeists in the Adirondacks and is not in the ADK mountain club guidebook or part of the Wild, Scenic and Recreational Rivers (WSR) System. Former Explorer editor Phil Brown explores this hidden gem with family

Champlain Delight-Palisades High Point of Trip: Judy Wolfe, her husband and dog set out sea kayaking on Lake Champlain paddling from Westport to Essex

Kayaking Lake Champlain-Invasion of Vermont: Rich McDonald and his friends do an annual kayak trip from Port Kent to Burlington, ending at the Vermont Pub and Brewery

Valcour Island Adventure: Sea-Kayaking, hiking and camping on Lake Champlain’s Valcour Island

Moss Lake: A short description of kayaking or hiking around Moss Lake

Idyll on Schuyler Island: Three guys play Robinson Crusoe on Lake Champlain’s forgotten island

Cold River: A family canoes and kayaks the remote Cold River and explores the western High Peaks

High Falls Gorge: Extreme kayakers tackle Adirondacks’ wildest water

6 whitewater trips- Surfs Up!: Mal Provost shares 6 great whitewater trips in the Adirondacks

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