Quote Originally Posted by withm View Post
Very nice photos!

The reason I asked where they were taken was because some of those photos look like Little Seneca Lake up at Black Hills Regional Park outside Germantown. Then some look like the canal in the Violet's Lock area. I've paddled at Mason Neck. It was most memorable because we returned to the launch site at low tide. That was a huge mistake.... Like hauling the boats up the beach in quicksand! Don't remember much about the paddling, but I sure remember the "quicksand!"
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I hope you get your roof rack sorted out and your paddling partner gets better. It has been hot - but I just practice rolling the boat whenever it gets bad. The water and the wind does moderate the temperature. I'd much rather paddle in this than bike in it.

Is little seneca lake big enough to kayak in?

I guess I've never paddled at Mason neck at low tide, because i haven't experienced that there. I did have it happen once a kiptopeke - The last mile of paddling through the marsh to the car was a mudflat and I was sinking to my knees with every step. We ended up going to a nearby boat ramp, walking to the car and bringing it over.

The north american lotuses are blooming on Turner creek on the upper chesapeake. hopefully I can stop and paddle while driving my cousin to the beach for a weekend.