Gently Paddling Through the Lakes District of the Charles River
by The Lakes District of the Charles River is formed by Moody Street Dam in Waltham. It impedes the flow of the Charles, flooding the low …
Author: Doug Cornelius
From the Beginning: Paddling Through Box Pond and the Bellingham Meadows
When I tell someone that The Boy and I are paddling the length of the Charles River, the first response is usually: “Where does it …
Raising a Deaf Puppy
When we moved into our new house last year, we wanted to expand our family. It was time to get a dog. I grew up …
Smile Earth
See that little blue dot, just above the arrow. That’s you. And me, and the rest of the planet. The Moon can be seen as …
Ditching the Dedham Loop, Paddling in the Long Ditch
I jumped in the red kayak with The Boy and The Girl to charge downstream with Boating Barry. “Charge” may overstate our efforts. The Girl …
Paddling Downstream from Moody Street
I’ve paddled through the Lakes District of the Charles River many times and approached the Moody Street Dam. I’ve looked over the edge, with the …
The Vast Unknown
Go America! Climb the tallest mountain! But the Brits and Swiss have already made the summit? Yeah, but we beat the Soviets to the top! …
Paddling Through Elm Bank and Charles River Village
We started our kayaking trek on a glorious Fourth of July day with bright sunshine, high humidity, and average river levels. The starting point was …
Hog River Underground
The Army Corps of Engineers has done some strange things to our waterways. Rivers can be diverted and pressed into concrete channels, but cannot be …
Paddling from Populatic Pond
After the difficult kayaking through Medway, the open expanse of Populatic Pond was a welcome relief. It gave us the opportunity to drift lazily in …
Paddling Around, Over, and Under the Dams of Medway
We knew this would be a difficult stretch of the Charles River. The Medway section of Charles River has two man-made dams: the West Medway …
Can You Master Snowboarding by Reading Mastering Snowboarding?
Ever watched snowboarders in the Olympics and wanted to pull some of the same tricks they make look so simple? Did you think you could …
Paddling Though Area F with the Kids
June has been a very wet month and the rain of a few days ago has pushed the Charles River into flood stage. I thought …
Paddling Through Rocky Narrows and Broadmoor with the Kids
The section of the Charles River running through Rocky Narrows and past the Broadmoor Sanctuary promised to be idyllic. This stretch of the river is …
Paddling with the Kids in Hemlock Gorge
The Hemlock Gorge section of the Charles River is the beginning of the more urban section of Charles River, passing houses, factories and highways, than …
The Most Memorable Games in Patriots History
If you remember 15 years of losing to the Dolphins in the Orange Bowl, you will love this book. If you enjoy reading about the …
One Heart Boston
One Heart Boston All proceeds beyond the direct material costs, postage and applicable taxes from the sale of One Heart Boston merchandise will benefit The …
Surviving the Aftermath of Lucifer’s Hammer
It’s dated but I enjoyed the apocalyptic Lucifer’s Hammer. As the Hamner-Brown comet approaches Earth, politicians, criminals, journalists, and scientists deal with the anticipation of …
Watch the Blizzard Form
Living in the Northeast, I’ve been inundated with pictures from the blizzard. It may not have met the technical definition of a blizzard, but it …
My 2012 Book Reading List
The Goal One of my recurring annual goals is to finish reading at least 26 books for the year. In 2012, I managed to finish …