Category Archives: Kayaking

Ten things I plan to do in 2015

Baxter State Park, Camping, Fishing, Hunting, Kayaking, Outdoor Rec., The Outdoors, Whitewater Rafting
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Thanks to my fellow BDN bloggers and their support during my time of healing (end drama here) I have ideas of what to write here. It’s hard to blog about what I’m doing outdoors when I’m not doing anything – including indoors. Here are ten things I want to do this year as scribbled on […]

Getting Reacquainted & Outdoors Fitness

bear baiting, Bear hunting, Black Bear, Hunting, Kayaking, Largemouth, Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge, Smallmouth Bass, The Outdoors, White-tailed Deer, , , ,
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Hi! Remember me? “How vain it is to sit down to write, when you have not stood up to live.” Henry David Thoreau I’ve been away from this blog for a while. I have been living so much I’ve barely written a word in months. We fished a lot this summer. I caught the biggest […]

Becoming an Outdoors-Woman is offering a Spring Mini Session

Becoming an Outdoors-Woman, Fly-fishing, Kayaking
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The Becoming an Outdoors-Woman program is co-sponsored by the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife and the Friends of Maine BOW. Becoming an Outdoors-Woman means becoming more competent, more confident and more aware. Becoming an Outdoors-Woman in Maine is accepting registrations for the 2014 Spring Mini. It will be held on Sunday, May 18 […]

Family and Friends

Family, Fishing, Kayaking, Outdoor Rec., Smallmouth Bass,
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Kristin and Matt came home during their vacations. We spent a day last weekend with family and friends at camp, pigging out on lobster, hamburgers, hotdogs and salads, cruising the lake in Dad’s pontoon boat, kids tubing, and kayaking. We missed Taylor. She was busy checking in new students at college, getting settled in for […]

BOW Intro Skills Weekend has openings

Bird Watching, Camping, Kayaking, Outdoor Rec., Outdoors People, The Outdoors, Wild Food Harvesting
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The board of directors of Friends of Maine BOW met Wednesday Evening at the Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife. Emily MacCabe, BOW coordinator for the state, gave us an update. There are still openings for Introductory Skills Weekend and a few of the workshops are full. The cut off date to apply for a […]

Getting comfortable outdoors: 10 simple things to do

Bird Watching, Birds, Family, Fishing, Kayaking
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You don’t have to be a landowner or live in the country or woods to enjoy the outdoors. Here are 10 things that will get you going outside and maybe even learning new skills. Hike locally. You might not have to go far to find a hiking trail or dirt road. Check for no trespassing […]

Paddling Tomah Stream with friends

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The weather forecast looked good. Partly sunny, 60 degrees, a breeze. Steve loaded the kayaks-an Otter, a tandem Otter and a Vapor 10XT (10 for ten foot), the lifejackets and a small cooler for lunch. The bug spray and other necessities were stowed away in a waterproof box in the Vapor’s well. Taylor, our youngest […]