Trip Report – Adirondacks – October 2025


By Mat Bozek

A trip to Central NY gives me an opportunity to visit family and to do some canoeing and hiking in the Adirondacks.  This year I brought out a new to me canoe – a 17’ Dagger Passage in royalex lite, with a spec weight of only 58 lbs.  Still heavy for portages, but lighter than the 69# Grumman I’ be carrying otherwise. Read the full report