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Dave Launches Site to Sell His Allagash Images

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After many years of being prompted to offer my work. I’ve finally done it and am featuring images from our Allagash Trips over the past several seasons. Below is an early morning image of a canoe with guests out looking for moose. The cool morning produced the fog which made this image! See our summer schedule here 
The eyes have it! Seeing and hearing loons is always a highlight of any canoe trip. There is something about falling asleep to the sounds of loons. So neat to witness this loon feeding it’s young. Having a 200-600mm lens allows for getting in close to the action!
Seeing wildlife is a highlight of any trip. Seeing moose is high on the list of what folks want to see. In this image below, it was after a long days paddle and being early evening and having the batteries recharged from a good meal, I offered my canoe guests the opportunity to paddle about a mile and around the bend  in search of moose. While most were tired from the long day’s paddle, when I mention I thought we had a 50/50 change of seeing moose, most grabbed their paddles and followed.
Moose and Wildlife Photography Adventure in June with Down East Magazine, Stay in cabins next to a remote northern lake that we drive to, (not physically demanding). Below is an image of a moose I took while on this outing last June. we saw over 20 moose including several big bulls. While several of our guest captured images of big bulls, I wasn’t lucky enough to be in the right spot at the right time for the big bulls with my responsibilities back at camp.
I’ve launched a website displaying images from the Allagash Wilderness Waterway over the past several seasons. I’ll be providing galleries of individual trips this season where participants will receive a link to log on and view a private gallery of their trip and purchase prints and packages. As in the past, I’ll still continue to make available low resolution images of trips on my blog page (this page) and social media that are well suited for viewing and sharing online. Images can be bought as prints, on canvas or on metal and come in all sizes.  SEE MORE IMAGES HERE  

Canoe Trip Picture Highlights, 2023

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Below are highlights of guided canoe trips with Canoe the Wild last season. We offer fully outfitted and guided canoe trips on the St Croix River (1-5 days), the Allagash (5-7 days) St John River (scheduled for early May 2024), the Bonaventure River (scheduled for June 2024) and the NE Mistassibi River which is scheduled for July of 2024. Canoe trips make for a great summer adventure vacation for individuals, groups and families. All the mentioned trips are a go for the 24 season and we are at about 70% capacity as of January 2024. Be sure to check out of 2024 schedule here for openings. signing up and making payments can all be done online. Please let Canoe the Wild owner Dave Conley know if you have any questions and we hope you can join us this upcoming season!

5 Day Allagash Canoe Trip, May 3-7, 2021

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Our first canoe trip of the season and the earliest we have been on the Allagash! Our custom canoe trip group had a great time! Early spring is a good time to miss the bugs but the water is cold so being prepared with the right clothing, gear and being on top of your game is critical. We caught several nice brook trout, 10″-15″.  While most of our canoe trips are full for 2021, we do have a few remining openings including a father and young son St. Croix Trip, 3 day family St. Croix River trip and labor day weekend trip. Our 2022 schedule is up and we are accepting deposits for that season.  Up next is our St. John River Canoe trip!