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The Watershed View
Part three in a series about Watershed Protection by Tom Christopher by Tom Christopher - American Whitewater Conservation Chair The Kennebec River originates at the outlet of Moosehead Lake and flows...
View ArticleThings Mainers can be “state-riotic” about…
…A list by the editor: ..A list by the editor: -Uncle Henry’s Swap it or Sell it Guide. -Moose and venison stew. -Boat-building. -The Penobscot River. -Slow down, guy, this here is Maine, so there is...
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The Hike of the Week
By The Two Left Feet Today, we will go Loopin’, with a quick side hike into Austin Stream Falls. We start again at the Gadadout Gaddis airport in Bingham, Maine. Where you can arrive by air, sea or...
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Worst Aid: Beat the Heat
by Nick Callanan I don’t know if it still will be by the time you read this, but right now, it is hot. Too hot. It’s 1 p.m. in Bingham and the digital thermometer at the bank says its 96 degrees...
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Today’s Topic: first descents East vs. West by Amy Leppo “ The water is cold and then it runs out and then it sucks.” This is my eastern paddle buddy’s feelings on western boating. “The river is fun...
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Moscow, Maine Tip of the Week
By The Unregistered Maine Guide It was a hot summer day in June. Fisherman Joe and the Bingham Bum were whining and crying from boredom. I dug deep into my bag of fun and said “Let’s go fishing!” We...
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compiled by Nick Callanan The month of June rounded out with some wicked hot weather. Perhaps because of this, Harris Station has been generating lots of electricity and releasing lots of water. Local...
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Preventing Pollution
Part four in a series about Watershed Protection by Tom Christopher by Tom Christopher - American Whitewater Conservation Chair Water pollution seems to be everywhere-no matter where you live, work, or...
View ArticleReasons to be nice to your children…
…A list by the editor: -They will grow, and at some point in your lives, be stronger than you. Payback is a mofo. -You may need to borrow money from them someday. -If you’re mean to your kids, they...
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The Hike of the Week
By The Two Left Feet We start again at he Gadabout Gaddis airport in Bingham, ME. Turn right onto Rt. 201, and head South 0.3 miles. Park your ride and then follow the old railroad bed South along...
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Worst Aid: Driving Across the Dirt
by Nick Callanan If you say you’re traveling from the West Branch of the Penobscot to The Forks (or vice versa) someone’s bound to ask you: “Are you taking the dirt or the pavement?” For me, the answer...
View ArticlePaddlers Always Write
Today’s Topic: best guide story Don’t Sink the Stink by Zeke Callanan There is a part of life (here, it is considered an event) that I personally never valued highly, but people in other spots of this...
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Moscow, Maine Fishing Tip of the Week
By The Unregistered Maine Guide I was tired of hearing J.W. say he had never caught a fish. He was the first of many foster children who would see what the world had to offer through the eye’s of a...
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compiled by Nick Callanan Big water at the Penobscot!! The dam on North Twin Lakehas recently been repaired. Because of this, both Seboomookand Ripogenus dams have been releasing extra water to fill up...
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Gearhead: Ths LiquidLogic Skip
by Will Hartman I’d like to put something down on the table to start this whole thing off: I do not have this boat figured out. It is still above my ability level and is still teaching me a great deal...
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Ugly Box of Random Delirious Funk
Hey Check Out the New No Umbrella T-Shirt (yours for just $15) How are you doing? How are wedoing? No Umbrella welcomes letters to the editor.Address them to P.O. Box 153 West Forks, ME 04985 Thanks...
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AT Hiker Stories from the Trail
from the No Umbrella Journal at Caratunk House Entry #3 7/1/03 Last night, I slept at Moxie Bald lean-to on Bald Mountain Pond. As I watched the last traces of light fade from the lake, I could not...
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The Driving Force
For this issue, No Umbrella went around The Forks and talked to raft company bus drivers, to find out just what is the driving force behind The Drivng Force. Interviews and Illustration by Kristen...
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Into the Maw
Artwork by David Saaf Words by Amy Leppo So, I am here in Idaho. On the Lochsa. This coming weekend is our busiest weekend. So what is the Lochsa like? Imagine that the Kennebec and the Dead got it...
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The Role of Open Space
Part five in a series about Watershed Protection by Tom Christopher by Tom Christopher - American Whitewater Conservation Chair In Maine, water quality constantly changes, from season to season and...
View ArticleIdeas for new television shows…
…A list by the editor: –“Who wants to marry a Survivor before he sues you for $1 Billion and becomes America’s Idol?” In this show, filmed on a 150 foot yacht called the “U.S.S. INC. sponsored by AOL,...
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The Hike of the Week
By The Two Left Feet Baker Mountain The hike this week takes you to the top of Baker Mountain, one of the many peaks in Moscow. Again we start at the famous Gadabout Gaddis Airport and turn left,...
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Worst Aid: Good Neighbors
by Nick Callanan As a longtime member of Maine’s seasonal workforce, I have lived in many a house/apartment/cabin/tent/truck (actually just one truck) over the past few years. Moving generally sucks,...
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Paddlers Always Write
Today’s Topic: river rescue Nesowadnehunk Stream by Jeffey Russell It was mid-summer on the Penobscot. The rains had brought the local streams up to bank-full and Jim Pepin and I were on an after-work...
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Moscow, Maine Fishing Tip of the Week
By The Unregistered Maine Guide My Queen had given the order to pack up the camper and boat cuz she wanted to go fishing. So without one word of back talk from me, I was off to work packing all the...
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compiled by Nick Callanan Communities Getting Involved had its first big event on July 20, 2003. 30 volunteers showed up to help clean up nine miles of the Nezinscot River, from Buckfield to Turner....
View ArticleJohn: Like a Rock
by Matt Swartz On an overcast day back in mid-May, 1996, I pulled into the parking lot of the Big Moose Inn on Millinocket Lake. It was the evening before the first day of guide training for Unicorn...
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Knots 101
words and illustrations by Kristen Kaiser I’m back with some more knots to add ease and cleverness to your life. Some of these contortions of rope are a notch up on skill compared to my previous...
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Dams and Diversions in Watersheds
Part six in a series about Watershed Protection by Tom Christopher by Tom Christopher - American Whitewater Conservation Chair Rivers and streams are the circulatory systems of our watersheds. They...
View ArticleThings to bring with me the next time I go to Phish…
…A list by the editor: -Definitely bring something to sell. Everyone up there at the Phish concert at Loring Commerce Center in Limestone over the weekend of August 2 and 3 was selling or buying...
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The Hike of the Week
By The Two Left Feet Moxie Falls Today we’re off to the legendary Moxie Falls. Reportedly the tallest falls in Maine, perhaps all of New England. Starting off at Gadabout Gaddis airport in...
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Worst Aid: Teaching Your Bro to Roll
by Nick Callanan One my high school friends who has come rafting with me a bunch of times expressed interest in learning to whitewater kayak. And like any encouraging friend, I loaned him my kayak and...
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Today’s Topic: Love and the River Rants and Raves from a Kayaker’s Girlfriend by Colleen Lyon Is it me or the river??? Even if that were a fair question to ask I think I could probably guess the...
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Moscow, Maine Fishing Tip of the Week
By The Unregistered Maine Guide It was a nice summer afternoon. My wife, our three boys and I had been camping for two days. As we sat around camp soaking up the sun, Fisherman Joe suggested that we go...
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compiled by Nick Callanan The Maine drought is officially over, according to maps on theNational Drought Mitigation Center’s website (www.drought.unl.edu). Thanks to early August’s consistently rainy...
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A True Costa Rican Experience
by Karyn Roy We were a group of eight paddlers, setting out to run the Upper-Upper section of the Río Pacuare outside of Turrialba, Costa Rica. The plan was to drive to this hidden farm, rent horses...
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Crewin’ on the A.T.
by Lori Safford While I can’t claim to be a native Mainer, I can boast that I know Maine as intimately as one can, being from Detroit (Michigan, that is). During my fifteen year stint as a “from-away”...
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Watersheds and Recreation
Part seven in a series about Watershed Protection by Tom Christopher by Tom Christopher - American Whitewater Conservation Chair The natural environments provided by watersheds are highly valued for...
View ArticleThings to say in the last issue…
…A list by the editor: “Thanks”: -First, to all our readers … yes! -To our advertisers. We couldn’t have done it without you. -To each of our over 250 distribution points. You guys rock. -Also, thanks...
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Worst Aid: Hungry
by Nick Callanan It’s dinner time. All you’ve eaten all day is leftover nachos. You’re hungry. But, you have no food. Worse, you have no money. You open the fridge and the prospects are grim: pickles...
View ArticlePaddlers Always Write
Today’s Topic: Poetry Editors note: We had two poetry submissions and zero fiction submissions; so we made a last minute change to our Paddlers Always Write topic this issue. Be sure to check out the...
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compiled by Nick Callanan The 2003 Guide Olympics were held on August 17th at The Ballfield in West Forks, Maine. First there was the throw bag event. Many of the guides had excellent tosses, but...
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Ugly Box of Random Delirious Funk
Fun Fossil Facts The self proclaimed “old fossil himself” Dale Maloney contributes this bit of river lore: “The Devonion brachiapod (meaning devonian era, long foot) were bivalves in an ancient ocean...
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The 2012 Send It, Whitewater Racing Series Report
A true whitewater community effort By Jeremy Cass The races are over, and the rivers continue to flow as do our lives. This past winter had our crew buying houses, injured, or in job transition…...
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