Paddling
Bob, Sun and I went out to do some paddling today. We hit the Yellow Breaches. Put in at the intersection near White Rock Acres and took out below Williams Grove park.
We had a great time, save for one small part. Bob and Sun, in the canoe were up ahead and came upon a nasty strainer. They where picking their way through when they realized that a submerged log was not going to allow them to pass. They kept cool and tried to make shore with out getting dumped by the massive tree blocking the way. I saw what they were doing and thought they would be fine. When we all realized the place where Bob would have to put his hand in order to make shore…held a water snake :)
To their credit, they didn’t panic, but now we had to get them back up stream and away from that tree. They managed to swing the bow around and I was out of the kayak by now so I could grab the canoe and help pull them back. We decided that a shallow carry river right was our best option so we shot for it and managed it fine.
Like most trips on the Yellow Breaches we encountered a TON of fisher people. One guy was really nice as I apologized for paddling though. He said, something to the effect of “Nah, it’s here for all of us, and any day out here is a good one”. Which I agree with, however I usually try to be non confrontational with the fisher people out there, as it’s pretty heavily fished and some of those guys (like any group) can be a real pain in the ass. I only got one huffy head shake in my direction all day.
The really good part is that it’s rekindled my interest in paddling. I haven’t gone for so long I almost forgot how fun it is. Looking forward to putting paddle to water in the near future.