I sit on the banks of the Nulhegan
Looking at the Connecticut
Writing an update
- THINKING
The first days of travel in canoes
Have gone by so fast
Much has happened
- AWESOME
Ari carrying the “wanagan” to
the put in
The first day we set out on the Clyde
Paddled for six kilometers
Beautiful land
- HOME
The second day was a wet day indeed
Water up to our armpits
Rough rapids
- ADVENTURE
Three boats came to Island Pond and stopped
Where was “Min Kjaere”?
Got lost
- OR AHEAD?
Crossing Island Pond
Fours hours later we found her at last
With bodies huddling in sleeping bags
Across the pond
- HUNGRY
Then our first real portage began
Carrying boats and gear
On train tracks
- WARM
Arriving at Nulhegan Pond we made camp
In the dark and the rain
Ate dinner
- SLEEP
The third day took us down the Nulhegan
Summer temperatures
Silent water
- GENTLE
Gentle waters
We encountered much wildlife that day
Paddling the “LaPine” with Miron
Beaver, turtle, otter
- BEAUTY
The birds have come back singing their songs
Rapids came, portaging
Train tracks
- WEIGHT
People got tired and we set up early camp
In a pine forest with
Delicious dinner
- FULL BELLIES
The fourth day the portage continued
Finally the river – we paddled
Stopped by a bridge
- DECISION
We had to decide if we should portage
or line the boats
Down rapids
- CHALLENGE
Lining on the Nulhegan through the rapids
We began to line the boats
It went very slow
Canoes flipped
- HARD
Dylan portaging the “Mad River”
Once more we switched to portaging
on the train tracks for a while
Stopped for lunch
- REST
Suddenly we heard a train, was it approaching?
We sat in the tracks
And jumped
- FEAR
Luckily the train turned out to be a truck
No more portaging
On the tracks
- DETOUR
Off the tracks a walk on the road
Cars stopped and gave us rides
We smiled
- GRATITUDE
Baruch, how much more can you carry?
Once in Bloomfield, VT by the Connecticut River
We set up camp and got Pizza
At the General Store
- JOY
We are now living life on the river
Everyone is excited
Loves it
- LIFE!
Sunset on the Connecticut River
The best ice cream in New England – “The Pink Shack”
For the New Hampshire-Vermont Semester, this is Ida
