Connecticut Water Trails Association

 
 

What sets a paddling expedition apart is that it purifies you more rapidly and inescapably than any other travel. Travel a thousand miles by train and you are a brute; pedal five hundred on a bicycle and you remain basically a bourgeois; paddle a hundred in a canoe or kayak and you are already a child of nature.

- Pierre Elliott Trudeau

Table Of Contents

Connecticut Water Trails

Basic Concepts

Paddling Resources

Canoeing

Canoe Camping

Kayaking Basics

 



 

Connecticut Water Trails Program

 

Paddling Basics

 

Planning A Paddling Trip

 

 

 

General Planning - Choosing A Specific Route

 

General Planning - The Float Plan

 

General Planning - The Gear List

 

Paddling Trips - Getting Ready To Paddle

 

Paddling Safety Guidelines

 

Out On On The Water

 

Portaging

 

What To Eat On Your Paddling Trip

 

Distress Signals For Paddlers

 

Paddling Trips And Drinking Water

 

 

 


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