We are still kayaking, though more in the afternoons and are still seeing wildlife; some migrant and some resident.
9/16-30
View from a kayak 6/23-7/8
The past few weeks we have continued to paddle the Connecticut River between Wilder and Hanover including Mink Brook, and North Hartland Lake. We have seen beaver and muskrat on both lakes,
North Hartland Lake, VT 6/23/18
North Hartland Lake, VT 6/23/18
as well as great blue herons,
Mink Brook, Hanover, NH 7/7/18
eagles,
North Hartland Lake, VT 7/8/18
dragon flies,
North Hartland Lake, VT 7/5/18
damsel flies,
Mink Brook, Hanover, NH 7/3/18
and plenty of ducklings.
Connecticut River, Hanover, NH 7/3/18
Connecticut River, Wilder, VT 6/30/18
Kayaking 7/5 – 10
On July 1, we had a flooding event. The Wilder dam opened its floodgates,making for unsafe paddling conditions. Above the dam it was either mudflat or strong current filled with floating debris. Finally on Wednesday, the river was back to normal levels so we went out.
Connecticut River, Wilder 7/5/17
The next day, we headed to North Hartland Dam. Here, the water levels had risen about 4 feet, leaving a bath tub ring of mud on the plants around the lake. They were busy dredging the outlet of the dam, trying to get rid of accumulated silt and debris.
We saw a number of birds of prey: eagles,
a couple of osprey,
a great blue heron
as well as a red-winged blackbird.
After a ducky day on the Connecticut,
we returned to North Hartland.
North Hartland Lake 7/4
I joined Jane and some of her family on North Hartland Lake this morning.
The wildlife did not disappoint.
Squam 6/17-18
The Orford Art Group went to Squam Lake yesterday.
Wyatt piloted us around the lake on a cocktail cruise.
We all got a chance to be on Gene’s blues show on VOBB.
In the morning, Barb and I took Janet on her first kayak paddle.
We saw some wildlife: geese, loons, eagles, and bugs.
