Stick a Paddle in It...
...because 2018 is nearly done and preparing to leave in fine fashion compared to its predecessor. Unlike last year when the paddling season ended abruptly, I had the luxury of knowing this past Saturday would be my last paddle of the year and thereby was able to savor it as such...and also savor the unseasonable warmth. So, while paddling the Concord River between Bedford and Billerica I reflected upon the past year which included: Exploring new sections of the Housatonic in CT, the Hoosic in NY, the Ashuelot, Cochecho, and Souhegan in NH, the Kennebec, Cobbasseecontee, Sebasticook, and Wesserunsett in ME. Paddling to the Native American villages of Nanrantsouak in ME and Menamesit in MA. Paddling to historic Native American fish weirs in the Ashuelot River, Sebasticook Lake, and the Assabet River. Paddling and camping along a stretch of the Connecticut River's Upper Valley in October with fellow paddlers Bill, Conrad, Erik, and Jonathan. However, one 2018 experien