Mary and I spent the first few days of September paddling the Bow River Trip in Jackman, Maine. Our goal was to paddle across Attean Pond and portage our canoe and gear 1.25 miles to Holeb Pond (we needed roughly three trips to get everything across the portage!). Then we would cross Holeb Pond and follow Holeb Stream to the Moose River. The Moose River would eventually flow back into Attean Pond where we would “re-enter” the grid after a few days on the water.Here are some quick stats:
- Total miles paddled: 34
- Rapids run: 2
- Rapids lined: 2
- Rapids portaged: 2
- Total miles portaged: 8.5
- Total muskrats seen: 2
- Total owls seen: 2
- Total herons seen: 4
- Total moose seen: 3
- Fellow campers seen: 0
- Sagan-esque mosquito count: Billions and billions
- Distance covered before bugs got to us: 14 miles
- Total days before bugs got to us: 1.5
- Distance covered after bugs got us: 20 miles
- Time to cover final 20 miles: 10 hours
- Distance to hotel in Jackman from Attean Pond: approx. 5 miles
- Number of beds in room: 2
- Number of showers: 1
- Number of showers taken: 4
- Number of beers in fridge: 6
- Cost of room: priceless