Comments on: The Erie Canal by Canoe https://smallboatsmonthly.com/article/the-erie-canal-by-canoe/ Sun, 29 Sep 2024 01:56:24 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: David Manevich https://smallboatsmonthly.com/article/the-erie-canal-by-canoe/#comment-137461 Sun, 29 Sep 2024 01:56:24 +0000 https://smallboatsmonthly.com/?post_type=article&p=183349#comment-137461 Sounds like a great trip
Thanks for sharing. I plan on doing this in the future need lots of trees though Haven hammock tent

]]> By: Hugh Rand https://smallboatsmonthly.com/article/the-erie-canal-by-canoe/#comment-129439 Mon, 22 Jul 2024 00:07:40 +0000 https://smallboatsmonthly.com/?post_type=article&p=183349#comment-129439 In reply to John Adkins.

Hi Curt, John,
I was fortunate in that my wife was kind enough to provide me with a shuttle service. I did hear about one person who stashed all his gear at one end, drove his car to the other, and then took the train back to his starting point. I am not sure about long-term parking, but I bet if you talked to the folk at Erie Canalway they could help; they might very well let you park at one of the locks for an extended period.
Hugh

]]> By: Hugh Rand https://smallboatsmonthly.com/article/the-erie-canal-by-canoe/#comment-129438 Mon, 22 Jul 2024 00:02:41 +0000 https://smallboatsmonthly.com/?post_type=article&p=183349#comment-129438 In reply to Brad Kurlancheek.

Hi Brad,
I was paddling a Northstar Canoes Trillium in Carbon/Kevlar with a single-blade canoe paddle. I cruise at around 3 miles/hour when I’m paddling all day. Honestly, I would recommend a faster canoe for the long straight stretches on the Erie Canal. I paddled between 5 and 10 hours each day, with at least one break in there for lunch and to stretch my legs. Usually it was 7 hours in the boat. Current was with me much of the way; mostly 2-10 cm/s until I hit the Mohawk River and then 5-10 cm/s on the Mohawk. Not much tailwind.

]]> By: Ian Stewart https://smallboatsmonthly.com/article/the-erie-canal-by-canoe/#comment-128354 Mon, 08 Jul 2024 11:55:43 +0000 https://smallboatsmonthly.com/?post_type=article&p=183349#comment-128354 What an amazing trip — certainly worth documenting — so thanks.

]]> By: John Adkins https://smallboatsmonthly.com/article/the-erie-canal-by-canoe/#comment-127343 Fri, 28 Jun 2024 20:13:00 +0000 https://smallboatsmonthly.com/?post_type=article&p=183349#comment-127343 In reply to Curt Lynn.

I’m curious as well. I’ve read about these multi-day trips and was always wondering about parking.

]]> By: alex zimmerman https://smallboatsmonthly.com/article/the-erie-canal-by-canoe/#comment-126217 Sat, 15 Jun 2024 16:04:09 +0000 https://smallboatsmonthly.com/?post_type=article&p=183349#comment-126217 Great trip along a storied waterway! Thanks for bringing us with you.

]]> By: Curt Lynn https://smallboatsmonthly.com/article/the-erie-canal-by-canoe/#comment-125671 Sun, 09 Jun 2024 11:51:12 +0000 https://smallboatsmonthly.com/?post_type=article&p=183349#comment-125671 Great story, something I always wanted to do. My question is for all these solo one-way trips, how did you get to the start and how did you get home?

]]> By: Brad Kurlancheek https://smallboatsmonthly.com/article/the-erie-canal-by-canoe/#comment-125178 Tue, 04 Jun 2024 17:59:52 +0000 https://smallboatsmonthly.com/?post_type=article&p=183349#comment-125178 Thank you for describing these adventures. It looks like you were putting in some 20- and 30-mile days. 363 miles/19 days is just over 19 miles per day. Any idea what kind of usual groundspeed your 14.5′ canoe was doing? And I’m presuming that was not with a kayak paddle but a one-blade canoe paddle? How many hours a day would you usually paddle? Tailwind and/or favorable current most of the time, going west to east? What was the make/brand of your canoe? Thanks again for writing up and publishing your intrepid account.

]]> By: John Carey https://smallboatsmonthly.com/article/the-erie-canal-by-canoe/#comment-125164 Tue, 04 Jun 2024 14:48:51 +0000 https://smallboatsmonthly.com/?post_type=article&p=183349#comment-125164 What a tremendous story: simplicity, historic, and self-reliant. And cheap!

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