Synopsis "Kayak Eastern Connecticut: 70 Eastern CT Paddling Destinations"
RECREATION KAYAKING GUIDE TO EASTERN CONNECTICUT. This book includes over 70 Eastern CT paddling destinations, including coastal access, rivers, lakes, ponds, islands, and even river camping in Eastern Connecticut. Each entry includes a brief description, launch info, date last paddled, and a site review as experienced by the author. This is packed with information not found in traditional guides! Unlike some other New England paddling guides, the reader will never out grow this paddling guide book. Even a beginner will quickly outgrow the need for 100 easy, calm, quiet, non-challenging locations. Beginners won't necessarily be looking to jump into rapids; but, they will quickly begin to consider a river that is primarily calm and quiet with just a few sections of slightly faster water; something just slightly more challenging and self-full filling without getting in over their head so to speak! Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned paddler, this book has something for everyone! As a beginner gains strength and confidence, they will also want to explore and paddle longer distances. They will begin to enjoy the twisting turning rivers as they unfold and will find themselves less satisfied with lakes and ponds. They will start to look forward to seeing the next bird or animal around the next turn and enjoy the first Sun Dog they see in a tidal cove. Everything great in life is progressive; it never stops and stands still. As you grow in your strength and knowledge as a paddler, your experiences need to grow as well or you'll become bored and your kayak will sit on a shelf in your garage more than you will bring it to the water. Lou has a penchant for exploring new places and she loves to explore even the smallest details of the even the biggest places. She will NEVER go out into the middle of a pond, spin around, and say OK I was here, now I'll write about it because this goes against her natural way of viewing life. Lou is a traveler and an explorer. She gives readers all the small yet important details and shares all the secrets, cautions, positives, and negatives she has experienced for each location. She even includes specialty trips like the annual swarming of the swallows, challenge paddles, and river camping on the Connecticut River. There is something for everyone in this book and you will never outgrow it! There is easy paddling and also challenges for every level of paddler, and Lou grew up paddling Eastern CT so she knows it better than guide authors who day-trip from out of state. One of Lou's greatest inspirations is to inspire others; let her inspire you to expand beyond what you think you can do to what you can actually experience and accomplish while enjoying the exhilarating feeling of fulfillment and growth as you explore Eastern CT waters! (NOTE: There is a typo on page 73; it should read 528 acres, not 5)
