{"id":201929,"date":"2026-04-21T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/?p=201929"},"modified":"2026-04-20T11:47:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T18:47:28","slug":"paddling-1200-miles-from-ottawa-to-new-york-with-dan-rubinstein","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/podcasts\/paddling-1200-miles-from-ottawa-to-new-york-with-dan-rubinstein","title":{"rendered":"Paddling 1,200 Miles from Ottawa to New York with Dan Rubinstein"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"cb-itemprop\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"200px\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https:\/\/player.simplecast.com\/1eea996a-299e-4cda-9816-a99d6bde0bb0?dark=false\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wild-ideas-worth-living.simplecast.com\/episodes\/paddling-1-200-miles-from-ottawa-to-new-york-with-dan-rubinstein\/transcript\">Transcript<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2023, Dan Rubinstein completed a 1,200 mile stand up paddleboarding journey from Ottawa to New York City and back. 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His expedition followed rivers and waterways, turning a long distance paddle into a rare blue space adventure. 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