Found my kayak. The one.

[NoNo]

It's been confirmed, that's the fjord we crossed. And as I remembered, it was bitterly cold. What are the odds of that??

I'm not sure, but I think this was my view of it, which obviously wasn't very good. It was on our way up to Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Labrador.

[Cataboo]

[Kubla]

Is that a S-S...s-s-s-snake in the third photo from the top?:

[Cataboo]

Is that a S-S...s-s-s-snake in the third photo from the top?:

I was so busy watching the deer watching me, that I don't know. It could just be a branch in the water. I've only seen a snake a couple times while kayaking.

[withm]

Catriona - where were those photos taken! I want to paddle THERE!

[Cataboo]

Catriona - where were those photos taken! I want to paddle THERE!

Occoquan River, above the dam:

http://www.nvrpa.org/park/occoquan_w...l/content/home

(It's actually gorgeous below the dam, especially if you go into Belmont Bay where it meets the Potomac, an up Kane's creek at mason neck national wildlife refuge. I always see a ton of bald eagles over at Mason Neck)

http://www.nvrpa.org/uploads/Files/content/Map.pdf

The north side of the river is all park land, the south side is mostly parkland interspersed with the ocassional mansion. Engine sizes on boats are limited to below 9.5 hp or so and no jet skiers. I got a late start so I only got as far as the Hemlock overlook (put in at Lake Ridge park), and back. But I left from my Mom's house, so she packed me a lunch and had dinner waiting when I got back (which was why I didn't go further - I didn't think she wanted to wait till 9 or 10 pm for dinner)

One of these days I have to go back and paddle it all the way up.

More pics:
http://picasaweb.google.com/ImmunoGi...quanToHemlock#
But a lot are duplicates of me trying to get the best heron or deer shot.

[Zen]

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