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A Slice of Heaven in Little Hell

When I returned from a 5-day canoe trip this month on a small swampy river in southern Georgia called Brier Creek, I sent an email to Suzanne Welander, the author of the state’s comprehensive Canoeing & Kayaking Georgia. Dear Suzanne, … Continue reading

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Altamaha Altimeter

Plan E In Slickrock Expedition days I always had more than one river in mind when I scheduled a canoe trip. Plan A was the advertised trip—say a week on Oregon’s Grande Ronde River, with the group meeting in Boise, … Continue reading

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Maine’s Machias, a Good “Bad Run of River”

Maine’s Machias River has its start about 30 miles northeast of Bangor as the crow flies, and it runs for 75 miles to the Atlantic though a part of Maine known as “Downeast” by those who live there—a region characterized … Continue reading

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