Guides and Trips

QiQi's 2nd NYC trip. He will remember a lot this time instead of the only impression of 'Drunken Homeless' when he had the 1st trip three years ago. "There were lots of fun in 1st/2nd day..." and ChuChu enjoyed her every second in NYC. "come back tomorrow" is ChuChu's last word before she went to sleep on her way back to Boston..

Previous kayak trip ended in south Framingham because the poor river condition. I have to search the source of Sudbury River by land. It turn out not easy either. The map shows that Walkup Dr is the closest road, but it has no road/trail to go further. The extension of Brigham St leads a trail parallel to the commuter rail track. Only able to view the Cedar Swap Pond from top of a...

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.

A short hiking and driving trip finishes the last leg of Concord River and arrives the Merrimack River. The river condition downstream of Lawrence Street is not safe for kayak. Senator Paul E. Tsongas Presented at 1995 National Symposium on A Sustainable Environment The pinnacle of generational responsibility is to leave a global environment that is in equilibrium. Leaving behind a poisoned planet whose resources are inadequate to sustain the population is...

The return trip is the most difficult one this summer. A few factors contribute the challenge: Hurricane Irene brought lots of water, strong current upstream especially near Pollard Street, peddle against wind. Finally, I haven’t recovered from four hours driveway sealing work. There is a small island about 0.5 mile upstream of Rt 3. No time to land and explore this time.    

This the 5th Lincoln Trail and the longest one QiQi made so far. 2.5 Miles and about 2 hours. Original starting time is AM but canceled due to the whole night and morning rain. The rain stopped around 2PM,  waked up QiQi around 5:00PM...The Black Gum Trail is from Walden Pond all the way around the Sandy (Flint) Pond. Our journey today is the portion between Sandy Pond and Walden Pond. QiQi...

I decided to stop exploring Assabet River upstream from Concord and start to go Concord River since the Assabet river water level is so low in the dry summer season. It fells good getting up 6AM with he early summer morning's cool air while driving to my launching spot, Lowell Rd, Concord. Most of 2nd part of the river is more than 100 yards wide and very straight when it nears the...

The return trip make me really want to call Assabet river the "Turtle's Heaven". There are so many painted turtle taking sun bath on the fallen trees in this quiet morning summer. Do they have a job to do? Or the lingering effects of 2008 financal crsis still here? Or all "man" in turtle's world basically only enjoy life regardless how old they are.

Uncle Tim's Bridge was rebuilt in 2008 on Duck Creek,  It is a wood bridge connecting the eastern part of Wellfleet. After crossing the bridge, we had a quick tour on the this little peninsula. There are many fiddler crabs on the shore. We also found many intact house shoe crabs shells.