Photo Tours
The Connecticut River watershed offers wonderful touring opportunities for boaters, drivers, bikers, and hikers. You can spend days visiting sites that feature nature, history, agriculture, or culture.
Here we offer photographic tours of the watershed that give an idea of the diversity available. More tours will be added soon.
Bicycle Tour of the Upper Valley by Karl Meyer
"My tour to the headwaters of the Connecticut River began as I cycled north along the river from East Lunenberg, VT, where a friend was headed in his Jeep. This was a five-day trip. I stayed near the headwaters for two nights, and had cycled all the way back to my home in Colrain, MA, after two more nights on the road. For a white-haired guy, I was pretty happy to make 273 downstream river miles--toting tent and sleeping bag, in three day’s riding. It was a glorious run, though I won’t pretend it wasn’t tiring…" - Karl Meyer, April 2009
Lower CT River Tour by Karl Meyer
"If you like scratching around the Connecticut River up close, there are rapids, falls, canals, ferries and dams that can be toured by bike, by ferry, and by foot from Hadlyme, Rocky Hill, and Enfield, CT, to Holyoke, Northampton and Turners Falls, MA. These places have been teaming with life since before the first humans settled along Connecticut River shores." - Karl Meyer, April 2010
Connecticut River Boat Tour from Northfield, MA by Bill Schweikert
"We're on a stretch of the Connecticut River between dams at Vernon, 14 miles upriver, and Turners Falls, 7 miles downstream. This cruise takes us on the section of the Connecticut River between Northfield Farms and Turners Falls, a trip of about seven miles each way. Scenic, natural, cultural, and historical attractions characterize this part of the river." - Bill Schweikert, 2010. Bill is a member of the Northfield Historical Commission who, as narrator on the tour boat Quinnetukut II for three summers, logged over 10,000 miles between Northfield and Turners Falls.
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Photo credits (above): Karl Meyer
Image Credits at Right - Illustrations: Bill Singleton; Photos: ©Al Braden www.albradenphoto.com, CRWC Staff
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