Northeast Rivers: 26 days and counting

Where in the world are Dan and Elliot? What happened to our radical bi-coastal whitewater blog? Well, before we move on to the next phase of aquatic evolution, we thought we'd better bring everyone up to speed on what we've been up to this long winter.

Dan has been doing this:

Molesting Cats. Edgecomb, Maine.

and this:

Fierce competition at the US Toboggan Nationals. Camden, Maine.

Elliot has been doing this:

Camp counselor 4 life! What what! Orcas Island, WA

and this:

Growing mohawk, tanning obsessively. Ellensburg, WA.

What are Dan and Elliot up to now, you ask? We are doing this:

Working for our turns. Lake Umbagog, Rapid River, ME.

and this:
















Bluntly speaking, radical. Steep Falls, ME.

and this:

Killing it at Smooth Ledge. Rapid River, ME.

That's right, due to some kind of alignment of the stars/huge error in judgement, Dan and I are co-leading the baddest whitewater trip in the east this summer--Northeast Rivers. We will be paddling all of the best rivers in the Northeast--from New York State to Quebec--with 8 awesome young boaters. We will be leaving the Chewonki Foundation (the camp in Wiscassett that puts on such an incredible trip) on the 11th of July, and we'll return five weeks later, hopefully tan, happy, and with 8 incredibly talented young boaters in tow.
After northeast rivers ends, we will be driving across the country, paddling some incredible whitewater, meeting people from coast to coast, and crusading to increase overall fossil fuel usage.

And you're invited! That's right, you! All of our faithful readers (AKA: our moms and the guys at Dan's Dad's office). We will be trying to post regular trip reports, tons of pics from the river and the road, and overall turn our blog into something interesting, dynamic, and, above all, not self-important. So check back often, drop us a line if you're in our intended paddling route, and keep burning those fossil fuels.

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