Towns and Trails

After flirting with the idea for well over a year, I am finally the owner of a Hornbeck 10′5″ kevlar solo canoe.

Tyler Bradt, a 22 year old professional whitewater kayaker, and previous owner of the world’s highest waterfall run, has reclaimed his record with a 186 foot plunge off the Palouse Falls.

After reading our recent posts on the Lower Mystic Lake and the Mystic River, a colleague sent me an email letting me know that Boston’s Channel 5 will be running a feature on the River tonight.

About a month after posting our article A Paddle Along the Mystic, a reader pointed out that the Lower Mystic and the Mystic River are supposed to be no wake zones.

Proving that fame, fortune, good looks, Super Bowl rings, and athletic ability do not necessarily mean you know what the hell you are doing in a kayak… Tom Brady from the New England Patriots was rescued this past Sunday on the Charles River.
The 2 time Super Bowl MVP rented a pair of kayaks for a leisurely [...]

Last week, two kayakers were rescued from the chilly waters of outer Boston Harbor after their kayaks tipped, the Boston Globe reports. The Coast Guard responded after they placed a 911 call from a cellphone. The pair, who were wearing PFDs and dry suits, showed signs of hypothermia after clinging to a buoy for an [...]