Kayaking / Canoeing Guides and Trips

A 20-mile paddle with the blessing of great weather.  Luckily I didn't skip this trip, It was last one for this summer before I went to China for the four week vacation. 

Started from the camping site on Lowells Island and passed Calf Island, Middle Brewster, Great Brewster, Little Brewster (Boston Light), Georges Island and came back.

Charles River: paddled upstream from Auburndale, Newton, along the Weston, Newton border and up to Finlay Dam near Washington St of  Newton Lower Falls. Came down to Woerd Av/Cove ST in Waltham). After abnormally warm winter, It is very a beautiful and unbelievable spring/early summer day (80F) in March,

The initial plan was to start from South Street and go downstream. I had to change plan again, no way to go downstream from here. The sky was clear but windy, took some efforts to paddle upstream against the current. This section of river is really quite and only less than 10 residential house visible along the trip. I had the similar feeling to one section (upstream of little farm land) of...

Tried two spots and failed launching my Kayak Pine Street: can’t access because of rapid current and no ramp, fell into water, and kayak nearly capsized. Damondale Dam: can’t access water, though with parking lot in Damondale office park Finally, found Last National Wine Parking lot and start from upstream of Powermill Dam. access by carrying kayak down a small slope, the trip only goes bout 20min because the current and shallow water.

Next Monday will be Labor Day, so this could be the last trip this summer unless I can still go out again tomorrow. It is a long trip with total on-the-water time about 6 hours, similar to the 9PM return trip end at Sherman’s bridge. The 1st half of river is at least 100 yards wide and not many residential houses visible due to the Great meadows on right. The 2nd half...

Time is about 10AM. it is time to go back. I notice that most of my Kayak trip is about 5-6 hours door to door. I guess longer trip may need more than one apple and dozen of biscuit. I don't feel the wind on side both ways, straight portion of the river is really not my favorite.

This is the 1st trip on Assabet River, the 2nd early morning trip this summer. It is hard to believe the morning temperature is only 55F and chilly with T-shirt and short only.  Most Assabet river in this part of trip is about 20-30 yards wide and have a few rapid spots during the trip.

The 1st Ocean Kayak Trip for QiQi. Thanks for Karen's generosity. We had a wonderful vacation week in Wellfleet, Cape Cod. For past three days, I noticed that there have been consistently SW wind about 15-17MPH. I don't think it is good idea to take QiQi for the kayak after seeing a few kayaks capsized due to the strong wind. Finally, In our morning of our last day. The ocean is very...

It is an early morning trip. After checking the sunrise time is 5:23AM, I set my alarm at 5:18AM. The morning is really quite every where. I can't remember the last time I wake up so early, but I know I will do more in the future. When I drive along Rt1 126 South, I only see three cars along the way...