By Thursday, the currents had shifted enough later so we could paddle up inland to the narrows. We woke bright and early to catch as the second half of the flood tide. The forecast morning fog was a solid bank down at the shore. This was going to be a navigational challenge. This is the […]
After our 17 mile paddle the day before, we were all ready for a rest day. By foot, we explored trails near our rental cottage and Quoddy Head.
Isaac had a friend over for a couple days. Isaac’s recent hour long play dates with other friends had tried my patience. So I picked an activity that I knew would keep Isaac occupied and on good behavior — hiking. I gave the two kids a choice: hike to the summit of Monadnock, or explore […]
We had spent Monday on a mild excursion in Cobscook getting our bearings. Now I was ready to take on Cobscook full bore.
We test flew the prototype Bearhawk 5 at Bowman this past weekend. There were a number of build choices that I found odd. two throttles? a constant speed propeller governor that wouldn’t adjust below 1,800 rpm miniscule avionics 4 widely spaced seats instead of 6 or 4 and lots of baggage drafty doors that let […]
Paddling trips in Cobscook Bay must embrace the tidal currents. This being our first day, we needed to figure a few things out: [more…]
We are getting ready for our kayaking trip to Cobscook Bay. We will be staying at a house, so food isn’t hard. Gear will be the standard sea kayaking day trip gear. So the real preparation is deciding where to paddle. The first time the Phillips/Sawyer family paddled Cobscook Bay in 2008, Tyson and I […]
There are definite advantages to having a house up in the Whites. We easily got to the trailhead by 7:30AM. I picked Mt Garfield purely because it was the closest significant mountain. The other family we hiked with was a bit more sensible and vetted the trail to make sure it was kid appropriate. That […]