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Post by wiscnatureboy on Feb 21, 2016 20:16:27 GMT -5
Hello fellow paddlers, I'm Chris.
I moved from Wisconsin to PEI.
I am experienced with likely a 1000 or so river miles.
Mostly in Wisconsin.
My Brother and I are planning a 3-5 day paddle this Summer in NB.
Bertha, my canoe, is a 17-foot 1978 Alumnacraft.
In order of preference, I'm looking for:
1: Mostly slower current with a few rapids (class 3/4 max)
2: Available (legal) primitive camping along river shore
3: Few to zero portages
4: Easily identifiable take-out. LoL
Thanks in advance.
I've lots of paddling pix from my adventures in Wisconsin, I'll be happy to post some. ;-`)
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Post by wiscnatureboy on Feb 21, 2016 20:33:59 GMT -5
Also, any rivers frequented by topless French girls will weigh heavily. TIA
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bryan
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Post by bryan on Feb 29, 2016 18:31:08 GMT -5
We have done the Restigouche for years. Pretty easy river, few tricky spots but avoidable if you dont want to go through them. 90km trip, 2 nights/3days but I have heard you can make it longer depending where you put in. Lots of campsites throughout the trip. We always put in at Arpins. They will also shuttle your vehicle to the take out spot. www.canoerestigouche.ca/ |
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Post by wiscnatureboy on Mar 4, 2016 14:14:47 GMT -5
We have done the Restigouche for years. Pretty easy river, few tricky spots but avoidable if you dont want to go through them. 90km trip, 2 nights/3days but I have heard you can make it longer depending where you put in. Lots of campsites throughout the trip. We always put in at Arpins. They will also shuttle your vehicle to the take out spot. www.canoerestigouche.ca/Hi Bryan, Thank you for your reply. I'm hoping to do more than a few runs this Summer. Any other 'must-do' rivers? |
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Post by OnTheRocks on Mar 11, 2016 11:32:11 GMT -5
Hey Chris, The St.Croix is certainly a must-do river in NB. It has a very long history of both early settlement of Natives and Europeans as well as more recent (1800-1900's) industrial logging uses. Very well maintained river and lots of camp sites on both the Canadian and American sides along the way. It's controlled by the upstream dam in St.Croix so the river is generally navigable, except in extreme high or low periods. Here's the gauge: www.americanwhitewater.org/gauges/id/10/ or the Canadian versio here: wateroffice.ec.gc.ca/report/report_e.html?type=realTime&stn=01AR010Lots of posts on the net of maps, camp-sites, reviews, etc...too many to post in a single thread here actually. I'll leave that for you to search out. Happy Paddling! Brendan |
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