Spring is in the Air!
We have been very lucky to have such a great winter here in “our neck of the woods” with snow and ice on Umbagog Lake! We have been taking out lots of people on some very memorable dog sledding trips!
We have been very lucky to have such a great winter here in “our neck of the woods” with snow and ice on Umbagog Lake! We have been taking out lots of people on some very memorable dog sledding trips!
We have another month of trips here in Maine and then extend the winter season by going north on a Snowshoeing Trip with the Cree. This is a very rich cultural experience!
It is not too early to book a canoe trip with us. Click here for our schedule.
A new trip we are offering this summer is an Arctic Wildlife Inuit Cultural Basecamp Trip. We are guiding this trip with Inuk Allen Gordon who we have been doing dog sledding trips with for years. There will be a very good chance of seeing musk ox and northern lights on this trip among other amazing things!
Here is a nice blog post written by a couple who went out with us on an overnight trip recently. They were a joy to spend three days with!
Sebago World came to film us last fall, click the links below to see what they produced:
Kevin & canoes and Polly & dogs!
AARP Instagram did a couple nice photo stories on us: click here and click here to view them! Photographer is Craig from Yeah Bud Photography.
Hope you all enjoy the rest of the winter and are getting a chance to get outside and enjoy the natural world!
Polly, Kevin & all the doggies
I have been guiding on the Allagash river since 1974 and over the years I’ve seen a distinct pattern in terms of usage. Canoeists must use designated campsites on the waterway and there is no reservation system. In peak periods if paddlers don’t secure a campsite by mid-day or shortly thereafter, they may end up […]
We were able to do our canoe trips later this year as the weather has been unusually warm and beautiful! Here in the Bear River Valley our fall colors are past peak and the leaves are starting to fall. Temperatures remain very comfortable to do outside projects. There is a chill in the air at […]
Siobhan went to doggy heaven today. She was one of Kevin’s dogs and always up for anything. She loved people and children and whenever anyone came to visit the kennel she always thought they came to see her! She ran in any position in the team and was versatile sometimes going with Polly’s teams if […]
Over the years my wife and I have been on wonderful guided trips on the Allagash and West Branch of the Penobscot with Polly. I also went on several other Allagash trips with her. All of these trips were unique and enjoyable. We found her easy to be with and eager to share her wilderness knowledge of the North Country gained through experience of thirty years. Both Kevin and Polly are the organizers, guides, teachers, chefs, story tellers, and friend to all on the trip. But, there was no doubt they are in charge of details that made a wilderness trip seem effortless – shuttle service, organized lists with necessary equipment to bring, menus and meals, safety measures, daily schedules, side trips, and in a pinch, a back-up plan if some unseen event required a change in plans. Our view of this level of professional guiding is that it provides an atmosphere where everyone can feel safe and therefore free to totally enjoy the wilderness experience. Beyond all of the above, I think a real plus for me is the opportunity to use the skills I already have – this makes a trip with Kevin or Polly special for all involved.