eckilson's latest activity

We did not win. We were in the OC2 Master (AKA Old Fogey) class, which only had two boats. We started first, and the lead changed 5...

I'm not much of a racer, but there is one race in CT that I have done several times - the Scantic Spring Splash downriver race. Its a...

I have never been to the Maine Canoe Symposium, but I just realized that it is the weekend before the Western Pennsylvania Canoe...

Keep seeing fires down your way on the national news. Hopefully they are not near you.

It's been dry here too, but last week we had 3" of rain, so the USACE have been releasing from this dam. There will be 4 dam releases...

We had a lot of rain around here this week, so I got out to do some whitewater paddling on the Upper Millers. It a 7-mile class II/III...

If you are looking for whitewater in RI, the Clear/Branch is pretty much it. It's a 7-mile run with 3 easy class II rapids. My local...

I'd say go for the Yellowstone Solo, but it you didn't like the Argosy with the dog you probably wouldn't like the Yellowstone Solo with...

Two times I had a helmet on and was glad I did: First was a WW trip. I was on shore getting pictures of paddlers going through a drop...

Best we can do around here is a Dunkin (Donuts) next to the Assabet River in West Concord, MA. You do need to get out of your boat to...

We haven't had a winter like that in a while. Lakes and ponds freeze and the deadwater above the dams, but it doesn't stay cold long...

Great to see you here. We'll have to get together to do some paddling. Sounds like you have some nice trips planned this year.

My PFD. I hardly ever need it, but I always wear it.

We can usually find open water here (southern New England) year round. Moving water sections of rivers don't freeze but you do have to...

I have a Wildfire and a Yellowstone Solo, and use them both. Here is the Wildfire. The longest I have gone unsupported is 5 nights...