Article: "101 Inspirational Paddling Quotes We Know You’ll Love"

Glenn MacGrady

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"Enjoy our list of 101 of the best paddling, canoeing, kayaking, river, lake, ocean and adventure quotes to make you laugh, ponder and inspire you to get outdoors and seek your next great paddling journey!"

101 Inspirational Paddling Quotes We Know You'll Love

Get motived for your next canoe, kayak or SUP adventure.

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Some of these quotes are really good. Pick your favorites, or make up your own sayings. I like a lot of them, but I'll select this one that I've heard and lived by for a long time:

“Everyone must believe in something. I believe I’ll go canoeing.” — Henry David Thoreau

 

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"A meander is the pleasantest distance between two points."

-Paul Jamieson writing fondly about the Oswegatchie River in "Adirondack Canoe Waters, North Flow"

 

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• Thursday at 8:19 PM

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Not exactly paddling specific but these were all used a lot when out on trips:

Let's be like a baby and head out!

Let's be like a tree and leave...

Let's be like a hockey player and get the puck out of here!

And my own all time favorite, and more in the paddling arena..."there is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats." as quoted by Ratty in The Wind in the Willows.

That's all for now. Take care and until next time...be well.

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"We're almost there... it's just around the next bend"
when speaking of the marathon canoe race finish line. - anonymous

 

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• Yesterday at 8:32 AM

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snapper said:

Let's be like a tree and leave...

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I like to quote Biff from Back to the Future when he says,

"Let's make like a tree and get outta here"

Unfortunately, a very small percentage of people get the reference to the movie and the rest think I'm an idiot.

 

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Glenn- thanks for posting this. There are so many good quotes; reading them was a great way to start my weekend!