Open Boat, Moving Water - A Paddler's Journal
Saturday, October 11, 2025

Narrow River - October 11, 2025

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Upper Narrows This summer has been dry and the rivers have been low. Two flatwater trips that I was scheduled to lead for RICKA this summer...
Sunday, September 28, 2025

Fife Brook - September 28, 2025

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Hangover Helper Scheduled releases on the Fife Brook  section of the Deerfield River end in October. With three weeks of travel coming up fo...
Saturday, September 20, 2025

River Bend Farm - September 20, 2025

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I guess I didn’t do enough rock dodging rocks and boat dragging last week on the Allagash, because I was out in my Yellowstone Solo this mor...
Monday, September 15, 2025

Allagash - September 8-13, 2025

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Ready to head out from Wiscassrt Every paddling trip is an adventure, and this one was no exception. Jonathan, Bill, Dan and I accepted the ...
Sunday, August 31, 2025

Slatersville with Narraganset AMC - August 31, 2025

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I was back at the Slatersville Reservoir - this time with AMC Narraganset Chapter . It was a nice afternoon for a leisurely paddle, and I pi...
Sunday, August 24, 2025

Fife Brook in my Millbrook Outrage - August 22, 2025

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Running Zoar Gap I knew I was going to have a busy weekend, so when a saw a post for a Friday afternoon trip on Fife Brook I decided to join...

Running Zoar Gap over the Years

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Routes through Zoar Gap over the years There have been three different versions of the "Gap" since I started paddling in 2006. Ba...
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Erik Eckilson
Woonsocket, Rhode Island
I took my first real canoe trip with my father in 1990 – now I’m hooked. I live in Woonsocket, RI and paddle regularly with the Rhode Island Canoe/Kayak Association and the Blackstone Valley Paddle Club. I am also interested in winter hiking and camping.
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