Open Boat, Moving Water - A Paddler's Journal
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...
Wednesday, August 20, 2025

Slatersville - August 20, 2025

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I had a nice night with the Blackstone Valley Paddle Club at the Slatersville Reservoir. I paddled tandem with Cheryl. We put in at the Stat...
Saturday, August 16, 2025

Lincoln Woods Again - August 16, 2025

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I have my grandson’s birthday today, and a visit to Rehoboth and my brother’s cookout in NH tomorrow, so there will be no paddling trips for...
Thursday, August 14, 2025

Planning another Allagash trip

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I'm planning another Allagash trip with Jonathan in September - this time with Bill and Dan. As usual, we'll do five nights on the r...
Monday, August 11, 2025

Dead - Spencer Stream to West Forks - August 9, 2025

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The boats get loaded There are rivers that aren’t too difficult if you take the right lines, but can be brutal if you don’t. I was on one of...
Thursday, August 7, 2025

Lincoln Woods - August 6, 2025

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I got up early, and got out to paddle my new Millbrook Outrage . I started out on flatwater at Lincoln Woods. It is great at spinning and ca...
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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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