The Allagash Wilderness Waterway remains a largely untouched chain of rivers, lakes, and ponds. For flat-water paddlers, anglers, and anyone who loves to observe wildlife, this five-day, four-night canoe trip offers a unique opportunity to enjoy one of the most beautiful and remote places in Maine.
Alexandra Conover and Garrett Conover will lead a special adventure for a small group of NRCM members and their guests. The Conovers are Registered Maine Guides and the owners of North Woods Ways, specializing in traditional wilderness travel.
The trip begins on Saturday, May 22, and ends on Wednesday, May 26. We will put in at the old Bissonette Bridge site below Chase Rapids and finish in Allagash Village.
Garrett and Alexandra will allow ample time for exploration, photography, wildlife observation, and the pursuit of individual interests. They also will introduce less experienced paddlers or ones who are new to the Allagash to the skill of “reading the river.” The paddle includes quick water and mild rapids.
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| Allagash Falls, Brownie Carson |
Brownie Carson will join you for the
trip. So, in addition to beautiful
scenery and great food, you can expect
to enjoy some lively conversations
around the campfire!
The trip fee of $950 covers the services of the guides, meals, and equipment. It also includes the user fees for private road use, camping, and recreation. The trip fee covers the cost of transportation and shuttling equipment, but guests are expected to pay for overnight accommodations or transportation to North Woods Ways in Willimantic, Maine, from where the trip will leave at 8:30 a.m. on May 22nd. For those who choose to fly in to the rendezvous via a bush pilot service, flight fees are in addition to and separate from North Woods Ways fees.
For more information or to register for the trip, please contact Gretta J. Wark at (207) 430-0108 or gwark@nrcm.org. A $200 deposit is required to reserve your spot on the trip. For a list of equipment recommended for this trip, click here.
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| Moose, Paul Glazebrook |
Alexandra Conover and Garrett Conover
With more than two decades of experience leading wilderness trips, Alexandra Conover and Garrett Conover have introduced hundreds of people to the rivers and woodlands of Maine and Labrador. They strive to help their clients acquire the skills they need to be self-sufficient in the wilderness and in harmony with the natural world. Both are Registered Maine Guides and have had backcountry first aid training through SOLO of Conway, New Hampshire.
Noted writers and environmental advocates, Alexandra and Garrett are frequent presenters at wilderness travel symposiums and advocacy conferences. Alexandra also handcrafts North Woods paddles, based on a pattern used in Maine for more than 100 years. Garrett is a naturalist and a photographer. They recently led an extended canoe trip in Japan, where Alexandra taught a workshop on paddle making. Some of Garrett’s photographs from that and other trips can be found at their web site, www.northwoodsways.com.
Alexandra and Garrett, Allagash, winter 2005 |
Photo at top: Early Morning on the Allagash (Thoroughfare), by Missing Lynx
