Boston Kayaker


The Boston Kayaker, his kayak house and his kayak fleet.

This website is a compilation of kayaking routes in New England that the Boston Kayaker has paddled or planning to. The trails are mostly flat water (up to Class II rapids) intended for "recreational kayakers". Suggested trips 2 to 4 hours just like Goldilocks would like it: not too short and not too long! Below are some statistics about this website:   Kayak Routes by State                           Massachusetts 155     71     120     0     346     12,673     Rhode Island 46     20     10     0     76     3,668     Connecticut 32     19     68     0     119     2,541     New Hampshire 50     50     120     1     221     4,575     Vermont 12     24     80     1     117     1,453     Maine 21     25     198     0     244     1,660     Far Away 25     5     21     5     56     2,394     Totals 341     214     617     7     1,179     28,964   The Boston Kayaker found kayaking a truly enjoyable sport that takes you to places you will otherwise never see. All that paddling makes you fitter and healthier. Once you buy your gear--which a long long time-- the rivers and lakes are free to explore. This is a non-commercial website with no advertisements. The Boston Kayaker will never try to sell you anything! Links to outfitters and other websites were provided gratis. Send emails to webmaster@bostonkayaker.com for suggestions, comments and questions. Enjoy kayaking fellow travellers! The great outdoors is waiting! A sampling of this website's photo albums below.

On Jokulsarlon Glacial Lagoon - in Iceland   June 2018 The Boston Kayaker's wife kayaking with the icebergs and a seal in Iceland. On Pawtuckaway Lake - in Nottingham, New Hampshire   June 2012 This picturesque lake is dotted with tiny rocky islands. On Charles River - in Boston, Massachusetts   September 2013 Sailors from M.I.T. honing their skills on Charles River in Boston MA. The tall building in the background is the Prudential Tower where the Boston Kayaker worked for 30 months (December 1997 thru June 2000). On Merrimack River - from Boscawen to Penacook in New Hampshire   September 2017 We saw plenty of wildlife on the Merrimack river. Turtles, herons, cormorants, and more. On Willoughby Lake - in Greensboro, Vermont   July 2013 The view was faboulous with Lake Willoughby between the twin mountains Mounts Hor and Pisgah. On Norton Pond - in Norton, Vermont   October 2013 I was just 15 minutes into this paddle trip on Norton Pond when I spotted this leaveless tree that has two big birds perched. Two bald eagles! On Sudbury River - in Wayland, Massachusetts   June 2012 A blue heron in flight on Sudbury River. On Charles River and Populatic Pond - in Norfolk, Massachusetts   July 2011 From the Populatic Pond, we paddled to the Charles River inlet. Looking for and finding the inlet for first time is like finding a hidden passage way to a secret world (of kayaking) . . . :) The Boston Kayaker's Kayak House in January 2012 The winter was otherwise snowless. On Connecticut River and Barton Cove - in Gill, Massachusetts   October 2010 Autumn foliage on Connecticut River at French King Gorge. On Saguenay Fjord - in L'Anse-Saint-Jean, Québec, Canada   July 2010 The Boston Kayaker and group paddling past the L'Anse-Saint-Jean marina. Heading for the west side of the cove and then onto the Saguenay Fjord. On Contoocook River - in Hopkinton, New Hampshire   June 2010 One good afternoon on Contoocook River. On New River - from Thurmond to Fayetteville in West Virginia July 2008 Appalachian whitewaters! On Newfound Lake - in Alexandria, New Hampshire   August 2011 Another kayaker along the west side of Newfound Lake. On Colorado River and Black Canyon - in Willow Beaach, Arizona   April 2011 The magnificent Black Canyon carved by the Colorado River. The river is also the state border dividing Nevada on left, and Arizona on right (when facing north upriver).