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Kayaking at Burr Oak Lake …
When I sold my kayak in D.C. I knew it was a mistake. One that I just fixed. I picked up a used 17-foot Current Designs Storm via Craig’s List, and despite my concerns that it might be more kayak … Continue reading
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Tagged 360, Burr Oak Lake, Burr Oak State Park, kayak, Paddling, VR
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Autumn paddle on Melton Hill Lake
I took advantage of a shimmering autumn afternoon yesterday to paddle Melton Hill Lake. I put in at the dam and headed upstream, pausing to paddle up Hope Creek. Fall colors still were clinging to a few trees along the … Continue reading
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Tagged docks, herons, Hope Creek, kayak, kingfisher, Melton Hill Lake, Melton Hill Lake Dam, Paddling, Pellissippi Blueway, woodpecker
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Paddling Glenville Lake
I’m not a golfer and I have little interest in spas. So when Lara and I drove over the Dragon and into northeast Georgia to meet her brother, sister-in-law and another couple for a weekend in the mountains, I strapped … Continue reading
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Tagged Glenville Lake, kayak, kayaking, North Carolina
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Nuns with paddles
It’s so dark I don’t see the nun buoy until I’m a few feet away. How odd. The red, nun-shaped marker on Parks Bend conjures an instant flashback to angry Sister Mary Library chasing me and Doug Hamilton around book … Continue reading
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Tagged Deliverance, Heron, James Dickey, kayak, kayaking, kingfisher, lake loudon, osprey, Paddling, Sister Mary Library, St. Anselm High School
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Evening paddle
The weather has been great for the past week or so, prompting me to put the kayak in the water on Wednesday night and paddle over to Prater Flats. I was out for about 2 1/2 hours. It was a … Continue reading
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Tagged kayak, kayaking, lake loudon, prater flats, Tennessee River Gorge
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Paddling Sinking Creek at sunrise
I woke up early today and drove down to Concord Cove Park since I still had my kayak on the truck from the Fontana paddles earlier this week. Concord Cove is about a 12 mile roundtrip paddle from the house, … Continue reading
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Tagged GPS, kayak, kayaking, lake loudon, osprey, river otter, Sinking Creek
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Wake-up call
As I paddle past groggy, grumpy herons, I see an osprey take flight at the entry to Duck Cove. I hope this means they’re nesting somewhere in the trees up on Saltpeter Bluff. It’s a perfect morning. Sunrise is shooing … Continue reading
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Tagged Duck Cove, herons, kayak, lake loudon, osprey, Paddling, Saltpeter Bluff
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Paddles with manatees
As I paddled up Crystal Spring, I was trying to convince myself that even if I didn’t see any manatees, it still was worth the trip. The weather was perfect. The water was calm and clear. My kayak already was … Continue reading
Return to Silver Springs
I heard them long before I spotted them. After scanning the shoreline for a few moments, I saw furtive movements. About 20 rhesus monkeys were along the shoreline. Their shrieking stopped when they saw me, but after they realized I … Continue reading
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Tagged anhinga, florida, kayak, monkeys, Paddling, rhesus, silver springs
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Paddling Callville Bay on Lake Mead
My first kayak trip on Lake Mead taught me a quick lesson in scale. I thought Lake Loudon was a big lake. Mead dwarfs it. For some reason, I decided to put in on the north shore of Mead instead … Continue reading
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Tagged Callville Bay, kayak, Lake Mead, Las Vegas, Nevada, Sentinel Island, Steelers
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