On June 25th, 2016, John Connelly became the first to both canoe the Northern Forest Canoe Trail and kayak the Maine Island Trail, but went a step further connecting them with the Saint John River and Bay of Fundy in New Brunswick, Canada; 1500 miles in 75 days. This solo expedition launched in the Adirondack Mountains on April 16th proved challenging, rewarding, eye-opening and was tracked in real-time by satellite and followed by thousands online. Find out how he met the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and survived violent storms.  Let Connelly’s adventure memoir, Dying Out Here Is Not An Optioninspire you to seek out these water trails and experience portions of them for yourself.

Connelly’s 75-day trip took him through 2 countries, 4 states, 22 streams, 58 lakes and the North Atlantic.  Check out his trip at paddlequest1500.com.