tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26160785664937185932024-03-12T22:48:46.328-04:00Recreational Kayaking in MaineAfter inheriting my mother’s kayak I began seeking new places to paddle. I started this blog as a place for me to record my trips and remind me of how to return to the places I enjoyed. Over time other people began finding and sharing my blog. This has led to some great opportunities! I love paddling and hope this blog can inspire others to get out on the water! Happy Paddling!
Maine KayakGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08635201868439734647noreply@blogger.comBlogger202125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2616078566493718593.post-35808739079893033752023-04-19T16:31:00.003-04:002023-04-19T16:31:35.979-04:00Kezar Pond Fall Paddle... from the drafts<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<b>Body of Water:</b> Old Saco River to Kezar Pond, Fryeburg, Maine [Map 4 A2, to Ma- 10 E2 and E1] </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div>
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<b>Directions: See <a href="https://kayakinginmaine.blogspot.com/2019/07/old-saco-river-fryeburg-maine.html">this blog</a> post for directions... <br /></b></div><p> </p><p><b>Notes:</b> As I am working on the blog this week, I am looking at some of the drafts that never got published! Sadly these photos didn't get published... this was a great trip in the fall a few years ago. This truly is a beautiful spot and these fall photos are worth sharing. While we are just about to enter the start of the paddling season... it is never too early to plan for fall colors and this paddle is a gorgeous fall adventure!! <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">People often ask me what my favorite place to paddle is... There are several... but this is definitely in the top 10!! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is a post with just photos of this amazing trip! For more details see the link above or search Old Saco in the search bar. <br /></div>
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</p><p>The shoreline of Kezar Pond was stunning with the White Mountains in the background. <br />
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</p><p>As you paddle out from the Old Saco River to Kezar Pond you can see a beach across the pond. This has become my destination when I paddle here - It is a great spot for lunch or dinner as you take a break! <br />
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</p><p style="text-align: center;">I mean seriously - look at those mountains!!<br />
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</p><p style="text-align: center;">On our October trip, costumes were encouraged... and this was the Grim Reaper... sadly, the fin on that paddle board caught a rock in the river which was low at the time and the mighty Grim Reaper fell... if you do want to SUP here, especially when water is low - maybe remove your fin. </p><p style="text-align: center;">(Don't worry, she was ok) <br />
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</p><p style="text-align: center;">Because the water was a bit low there were some spots that were a bit tricky, but everyone made it through... I got out at one point to help people through a very shallow area. <br />
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Yes, that is a bunny! (remember it was almost Halloween!) <br /></div>
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</div>Maine KayakGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08635201868439734647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2616078566493718593.post-76362749057096316132023-04-19T15:54:00.001-04:002023-04-19T15:54:08.876-04:00From Drafts... Brownfield Bog. A photo only post<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Not Sure why this never got posted... but this was a fall paddle on the <a href="http://kayakinginmaine.blogspot.com/2017/05/brownfield-bog.html">Brownfield Bog</a>... I can't wait to get there this spring - Gate is not yet open, but soon!! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are a few pics - I linked another blog entry above with more info. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Enjoy<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAOftHohOntBSNQaETjMQy39nxI7gOOmYvYbOlRhE-kB-jEDpxf9yVXvv-QmZt1zp-nS-nDVDc9fs7gL5yw8pcaHTwfDgxdr_BiI0ryZ-EB6npeuVHFNYbYiEE6vGKWRyWUFn74zl2uirH/s320/20201003_073231.jpg" width="320" /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKBVZ-wpvryKnynB0aNlXupI4Qq_uwPUYHHFiBD6YQIcTIMPU7_E9ofyOwuA5sdQSiKUe_PC6pjwPqRlSK2nH96OrOjClMPEzb_T5zggFnpk8GwVsMltYfOlFHIxDktVx9LUtyR90qLrhX/s4032/20201003_075200.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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From the intersection of 302 and Rt 5, Head North on Rt 5 towards the fairgrounds. Drive about 15.4 miles and turn right onto Slab City Rd. Drive about 0.5 miles and the parking area/launch will be on the left, just after a bridge with guardrails. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhknckLHEFCQnoRr_UcufiRWs0QOrLwfbhb22RxiRae-BsdsQGrvYkGRBjp09pYhQWnbeho1eTh9hxFsreDW0xrMNR-McI2ZkApebEG2soAXYb1E1yrTWak2vl1s7ZS4YC_tXt3E2MZ9Ny_nabxVzGLAmUgRORvM4SmY8RCP_g1yx7tGvfujBaIXrMZ0A/s4032/IMG_9777.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhknckLHEFCQnoRr_UcufiRWs0QOrLwfbhb22RxiRae-BsdsQGrvYkGRBjp09pYhQWnbeho1eTh9hxFsreDW0xrMNR-McI2ZkApebEG2soAXYb1E1yrTWak2vl1s7ZS4YC_tXt3E2MZ9Ny_nabxVzGLAmUgRORvM4SmY8RCP_g1yx7tGvfujBaIXrMZ0A/s320/IMG_9777.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj90kTK1h9u1-jsSnzz8MMYJTgB4Hb7hARjNH39jzT7jpNOUhoSAjCLv_YSb2GKfFr9LWo5BSrMHYlb1v4wcSmbcn-uFinsKkmIk9cNivBG9-68vVLEI0ed2qIaEUdAB6QwGsXY7PS-Mn_EkKE_1K01-WvRFqrO0i67xmP9FULCUZI32h7-ERKn-DU9LA/s4032/IMG_9778.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj90kTK1h9u1-jsSnzz8MMYJTgB4Hb7hARjNH39jzT7jpNOUhoSAjCLv_YSb2GKfFr9LWo5BSrMHYlb1v4wcSmbcn-uFinsKkmIk9cNivBG9-68vVLEI0ed2qIaEUdAB6QwGsXY7PS-Mn_EkKE_1K01-WvRFqrO0i67xmP9FULCUZI32h7-ERKn-DU9LA/s320/IMG_9778.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><p> Just before the bridge/guardrails there is a sign for the GLLT (<a href="https://www.gllt.org/">Greater Lovell Land Trust</a>) Trails. GLLT is a great organization that has done amazing work to preserve a lot of lands in this area. Please make sure that you share this area with hikers and others enjoying it. <br /></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuOOOEV7AoyHry6_BXolRIOSjmBh5bLjfWUgNVBhArTN4avRzel4ciNA3z-_A1bk_guuq4uUke3inU02e_zifog1VHj65IG5XPaouCIiq5TadkX7XRXsT5L8aXVMbRl2YksDkfE9QU7iDdu6xA9MyyyIRLnxpncIdSHxVUAJFIq31QUGqghPZwsP1axQ/s4032/IMG_9775.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuOOOEV7AoyHry6_BXolRIOSjmBh5bLjfWUgNVBhArTN4avRzel4ciNA3z-_A1bk_guuq4uUke3inU02e_zifog1VHj65IG5XPaouCIiq5TadkX7XRXsT5L8aXVMbRl2YksDkfE9QU7iDdu6xA9MyyyIRLnxpncIdSHxVUAJFIq31QUGqghPZwsP1axQ/s320/IMG_9775.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><b>Parking:</b> Parking for this launch is shared with those accessing the GLLT Trails. Again, please respect that others are using the area and park in a way that makes plenty of room for others to park. There are spaces for 5-6 vehicles here. This is a U shaped drive/parking area/launch site. Do not park near the water pipe (red and marked with signs) <br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4nTgRq_1UEecQoi7Zx20m2DTLylUtryGa-Col4BHwfs-JMBMYX1DXxpm1mRiyNUqmC-YmYE0rmfW400vRveLMyE0iXuhCuX0_hw7gQG27T1ucC0rnGXilBpmQQvRSarArCA15GYpRS9eQhZAMu-6iBuDJXpVKVDPXqdpcX2QB9LjugttHZ89QVpBVyg/s4032/IMG_9776.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4nTgRq_1UEecQoi7Zx20m2DTLylUtryGa-Col4BHwfs-JMBMYX1DXxpm1mRiyNUqmC-YmYE0rmfW400vRveLMyE0iXuhCuX0_hw7gQG27T1ucC0rnGXilBpmQQvRSarArCA15GYpRS9eQhZAMu-6iBuDJXpVKVDPXqdpcX2QB9LjugttHZ89QVpBVyg/s320/IMG_9776.HEIC" width="240" /></a><b> <br /></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR-mjRksvycBoqRLrV1B9i0NQ6IV_ZPsN-5ie_NsdytvIYfKmj4-OIOUZ7-k8lqpPEkV-I0aaahMWnucazk7-PO2-L-Zx1A2RzHWKcNdUNcXe_wWDTtFFn8Bja-fHdSM4hytX5cmI7jv5PyL-s1NgqTswpWMwUcpBvMg6eKItJvNODgf8WgMhMmbsdKg/s4032/IMG_9767%202.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR-mjRksvycBoqRLrV1B9i0NQ6IV_ZPsN-5ie_NsdytvIYfKmj4-OIOUZ7-k8lqpPEkV-I0aaahMWnucazk7-PO2-L-Zx1A2RzHWKcNdUNcXe_wWDTtFFn8Bja-fHdSM4hytX5cmI7jv5PyL-s1NgqTswpWMwUcpBvMg6eKItJvNODgf8WgMhMmbsdKg/s320/IMG_9767%202.HEIC" width="240" /></a><b> </b></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNHm3Q7xyKfp4mZ9f-QBRTelcHRkx5uEPD4OERxKkUKn-c9jreGjHwqj3kaNeArEP-s5wM6ITvh0XqDu53k9I1nog2Bs8QxlD2f8KkA_O4zjVnmgaa5NWC34d9j_kqCN4Q7lpjDrso-xZSp-u8wr8wcnyJGy_w8mMeEgpeuxNfnfE_4VbjAvOmelHqzQ/s4032/IMG_9768.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNHm3Q7xyKfp4mZ9f-QBRTelcHRkx5uEPD4OERxKkUKn-c9jreGjHwqj3kaNeArEP-s5wM6ITvh0XqDu53k9I1nog2Bs8QxlD2f8KkA_O4zjVnmgaa5NWC34d9j_kqCN4Q7lpjDrso-xZSp-u8wr8wcnyJGy_w8mMeEgpeuxNfnfE_4VbjAvOmelHqzQ/s320/IMG_9768.HEIC" width="240" /></a><b> </b></p><p style="text-align: center;">From the parking area you can see/hear the water going over the small dam. It is a nice sound!! <br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC36-Fb0cIcQ5WclLpmaD4dzOT4ijj9JzNX-ypoCTsgyVHxXdzBLCA8zaGxezYVZu2kRYOuRCw7eDvZ8SU6fn9-Tw-Qc3os9B8ZWom2PyNLzqBUQGuCqN0JsqRG0hfF3zC0U5Lru9dzMoQJyh8nK6kKfUD6L66ZD6vj7ezbSltydx2Q2mWxkDiuiFUdw/s320/IMG_9769.HEIC" width="240" /></p><p><b>Launch: </b>The Launch is gravel, a pretty steep hill. Keep an eye on your kayak - it could easily slide down the hill into the water without you!! Once at the water the put in is gradual. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3y4MIT83KTE6-bgkoaUMvKvqxtsulpgNOtBwr2UF3idCIYKa8QNnxAVzhgctVoTXoeAn_DyAoHJ_6l8WaQBmkhi9XfFgI2-by08pgV-VGcuQvHVr00bS2161rJdxV1spUzb9b8LmjmOEqwr7SDCIu16lhR0HwYaiC_fDEUPK9zn4LCiNkJBR_mBPfOA/s4032/IMG_9685.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3y4MIT83KTE6-bgkoaUMvKvqxtsulpgNOtBwr2UF3idCIYKa8QNnxAVzhgctVoTXoeAn_DyAoHJ_6l8WaQBmkhi9XfFgI2-by08pgV-VGcuQvHVr00bS2161rJdxV1spUzb9b8LmjmOEqwr7SDCIu16lhR0HwYaiC_fDEUPK9zn4LCiNkJBR_mBPfOA/s320/IMG_9685.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">This is the launch from the water. <br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirPF-_uxvIXBbiR68wiisn9ss1KG5iFwpDhq9jWvThYuFqtgmp9GkPKk5AtKShm9DsFeXDQzDKr03e03hwW97TKy4PaEdYF09bVLikdU1aX7MxxGgOa6fLvVB6AMQXqpbDZp_YoJHMR25iIwbuURhLtrcbkHic9n-IO6qNlcv360vlINJCCRta2bPdIg/s4032/IMG_9452.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirPF-_uxvIXBbiR68wiisn9ss1KG5iFwpDhq9jWvThYuFqtgmp9GkPKk5AtKShm9DsFeXDQzDKr03e03hwW97TKy4PaEdYF09bVLikdU1aX7MxxGgOa6fLvVB6AMQXqpbDZp_YoJHMR25iIwbuURhLtrcbkHic9n-IO6qNlcv360vlINJCCRta2bPdIg/s320/IMG_9452.HEIC" width="240" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">There is a nice sign next to the launch, reminding people to clean, drain and dry your boats to avoid spreading invasive plants. Please do this! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh12qGbf1Lmn6IREqmmH8Cnv3HLeYaV8mqqO96_ckHBfS1ipZGRszTGig1f886VmFuKWq4UAneq5uZJ4vA323zfpPGUPQ6V850710GEa4uZzFaM9-nWtvAvW4W6t12Wqqu5IA5oacRGTCldXZYdW2s0WkvCzgkMnmWOko5ui36B9i0FRJKVpwPy9aHuvw/s4032/IMG_9456.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh12qGbf1Lmn6IREqmmH8Cnv3HLeYaV8mqqO96_ckHBfS1ipZGRszTGig1f886VmFuKWq4UAneq5uZJ4vA323zfpPGUPQ6V850710GEa4uZzFaM9-nWtvAvW4W6t12Wqqu5IA5oacRGTCldXZYdW2s0WkvCzgkMnmWOko5ui36B9i0FRJKVpwPy9aHuvw/s320/IMG_9456.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0A8punPLiZn4d165nCK-8VPTJSLGz6siXjOXt7YTY0-P1B3DXPcpJhuiYSpm5jTfZr-pXznaNwor_7kJ5opqIC6Z6y5YT4NXfe-PUI-SipEnCp9UguzAKtsjFJ4K_X_Ha4XYAfbZD9omvt8Vkz7jtYNSQSwYMp2xzbTcFBvwhsJewlTeZbDzvXtPI8A/s4032/IMG_9686.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0A8punPLiZn4d165nCK-8VPTJSLGz6siXjOXt7YTY0-P1B3DXPcpJhuiYSpm5jTfZr-pXznaNwor_7kJ5opqIC6Z6y5YT4NXfe-PUI-SipEnCp9UguzAKtsjFJ4K_X_Ha4XYAfbZD9omvt8Vkz7jtYNSQSwYMp2xzbTcFBvwhsJewlTeZbDzvXtPI8A/s320/IMG_9686.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><p> <br /></p><p><b>Bathroom: </b>None</p><p><b>Wildlife:</b> Beaver, Loons, Geese, Ducks, Heron, Eagle<br /></p><p><b>Notes: </b>It was a little chillier than predicted today!! Heald Pond was a great little pond to explore. There are several small ponds in this area - like <a href="http://kayakinginmaine.blogspot.com/2020/10/horseshoe-pond-lovell-maine.html">Horseshoe Pond</a>, Virginia Lake (a good reminder I haven't posted that one yet...), and more! If you are looking to make a full day of it, I would suggest either doing a couple of these ponds in the same day (cleaning draining and drying in between!!) or finding a nearby hike, to balance off the day. The <a href="https://www.gllt.org/">Greater Lovell Land Trust</a> has MANY trails in this area. </p><p>I was lucky to have my friend Deb paddling with me today! She knew I was in this neck of the woods and did a little research and asked if I had yet paddled Heald Pond. I told her it was on my list, but I had not yet been... Today was the day! Thanks Deb!! </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx5eAkn2O4m-NwLB1TQReVdi7ZGgm4xbmfPHprprkerzs5CVvoX-rdXOqs7LRGhh1Tj8oy38uwAXjt7HX5BDnCVy94PaTIzei83-rxSVPFK4lld_y-qgoyp1vfmDr9Pa7L9vesmyUOzPDgRD5DCI9u5Aqy4qe3eDCdKJ8cHueqBYflVFQPLHKAyIBjrg/s4032/IMG_9692.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx5eAkn2O4m-NwLB1TQReVdi7ZGgm4xbmfPHprprkerzs5CVvoX-rdXOqs7LRGhh1Tj8oy38uwAXjt7HX5BDnCVy94PaTIzei83-rxSVPFK4lld_y-qgoyp1vfmDr9Pa7L9vesmyUOzPDgRD5DCI9u5Aqy4qe3eDCdKJ8cHueqBYflVFQPLHKAyIBjrg/s320/IMG_9692.HEIC" width="240" /></a> <br /></p><p>Almost immediately to the right of the launch, there is big evidence of beaver activity. It was cool to see! I have seen many trees knocked down by beavers, but had never before seen little logs cut by the beavers. We noticed a game cam in that area - if you know anyone who has that camera - I would love to see the beavers at work!! <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1tPYkfljG7hH0SEeGiu2FSViT1bJFUVdPSOMBPKr2M3HscvpTupDo9_cQpzmEUxkvazHfkpF9JLUf2yuq8ArjDURZ2skuG2Xti8DClVbKFlu3BUif9YDuR47ebF91ZW5ba4HMPTWD2QMNjgCcOMAAzu2h63K9Uw0kb7bOXRLa6ERx-VY5aHUtDwb9RA/s4032/IMG_9688.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1tPYkfljG7hH0SEeGiu2FSViT1bJFUVdPSOMBPKr2M3HscvpTupDo9_cQpzmEUxkvazHfkpF9JLUf2yuq8ArjDURZ2skuG2Xti8DClVbKFlu3BUif9YDuR47ebF91ZW5ba4HMPTWD2QMNjgCcOMAAzu2h63K9Uw0kb7bOXRLa6ERx-VY5aHUtDwb9RA/s320/IMG_9688.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyl-PALledSXQZ1mVK6PfRehZzJh2FDmMDdZt9SEZNeY7xFZ0V3WkDaGgenjpuJ-zzy2WiYDDmoQpLDISYUiw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">As you come around the corner you see the lodge, clearly the beavers have been adding logs to their home! 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<br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxRdbZhKzrwrsHMVvqd1DIHYEuMJTSawT450ebNSkhJjUdU1P1Yz6bEKxFnCaDSIOHcuDojGqvZOZWq3HGw579rOfjPiBOZm0_CC4YMVZW8MkomZq3MbusgSHVPRj8gMJjOz9VhuqRAcInEuHguqoYnflPfQx24ALbuAWY49YXKInSNgAlHY5fJwba0g/s4032/IMG_9700.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxRdbZhKzrwrsHMVvqd1DIHYEuMJTSawT450ebNSkhJjUdU1P1Yz6bEKxFnCaDSIOHcuDojGqvZOZWq3HGw579rOfjPiBOZm0_CC4YMVZW8MkomZq3MbusgSHVPRj8gMJjOz9VhuqRAcInEuHguqoYnflPfQx24ALbuAWY49YXKInSNgAlHY5fJwba0g/s320/IMG_9700.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaChex6YVXDtPcVWP9MyBE6-4iXxnkv3z9V6JcMXDfD5i2JVA3glS8e__Udj_egwrTkvMHVdSni5pF-rRz_dCQtFV4aCVrETLR1jqUwhfyjD5hfDNrKFM-Aq4IG8mbKHL6NMyMBSM5gCpqhjIXJRTtdKYxFQqv9E74Bg3lovFAIUdQ06tO-kYdbXmcdQ/s4032/IMG_9701.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaChex6YVXDtPcVWP9MyBE6-4iXxnkv3z9V6JcMXDfD5i2JVA3glS8e__Udj_egwrTkvMHVdSni5pF-rRz_dCQtFV4aCVrETLR1jqUwhfyjD5hfDNrKFM-Aq4IG8mbKHL6NMyMBSM5gCpqhjIXJRTtdKYxFQqv9E74Bg3lovFAIUdQ06tO-kYdbXmcdQ/s320/IMG_9701.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">I love that this pond is nestled in between the hills here. I thought we may get better views of the White mountains but we didn't. There were some nice hills and I would expect this spot in the fall is stunning! <br /></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg5FJGKrOqkt2fw4wU6i9tL25wGZVf1AA3nkTH3qXKiTdWtn_oAuWHp-W2IjbCRhZWjyPHuJWf8t9uS9coxXzMW2BAeY1XqKNzCljy_bD6DSZ1rSVPOWjR2WA88eC1FJqAvz66GQZ_cTz0JWGkFg2O9cyw9Egfo2XIdPBTT7JatWkri0fmC0f3IbjB7Q/s4032/IMG_9702.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg5FJGKrOqkt2fw4wU6i9tL25wGZVf1AA3nkTH3qXKiTdWtn_oAuWHp-W2IjbCRhZWjyPHuJWf8t9uS9coxXzMW2BAeY1XqKNzCljy_bD6DSZ1rSVPOWjR2WA88eC1FJqAvz66GQZ_cTz0JWGkFg2O9cyw9Egfo2XIdPBTT7JatWkri0fmC0f3IbjB7Q/s320/IMG_9702.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_7gyqkgA6BDONR42JLeWMsY7nwvw4puC-YKV_GY9h6_nuGJ1a6ug6FNiVnASiATWAe9DVgiWo7DMtoE95Vh-GyOwIrSIVXv6ITQFzauvgdHrRUSZ36NtOZz8fDJACj2NGiYc0VCQiBuyr7uBnO9fVoFLCdx-74sxgzaIsGp2hc5WXTb2ihapH8HNCYw/s4032/IMG_9703.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_7gyqkgA6BDONR42JLeWMsY7nwvw4puC-YKV_GY9h6_nuGJ1a6ug6FNiVnASiATWAe9DVgiWo7DMtoE95Vh-GyOwIrSIVXv6ITQFzauvgdHrRUSZ36NtOZz8fDJACj2NGiYc0VCQiBuyr7uBnO9fVoFLCdx-74sxgzaIsGp2hc5WXTb2ihapH8HNCYw/s320/IMG_9703.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">On one side of the pond there are several houses/camps. There was one that was particularly adorable - Deb and I agreed that was a true Maine camp - small, adorable and well kept. And I bet they have a great view of the sunset! </div><div style="text-align: center;">One thing I loved about this pond is that it seems to be a place that people fully enjoy. Along the water we saw a little building that had a hammock inside, we saw this bench and we also saw lots of watercraft stored along the shores. I love that this pond is loved by the landowners. I also love that one shore borders land for the GLLT and there are no houses and will be no houses. <br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK1_vhNNqHg4IYdkuPPKpTPfYCC-rDWvoVXB1M3pRqly2vU0iIrwSg3Fn9Rfrky_eLYDgwVVMIljsWSXDXIfa6Lfz6Ei2VpTZ1SomkCXHMLhWU1RJNp2Qkl0xg3dqCVTUEDXJmtdQ02PSl-UZKnhJ-cX6W0isZlRe4AAmYFgbFQXGiaCP3rRpP0oZ2AQ/s4032/IMG_9711.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK1_vhNNqHg4IYdkuPPKpTPfYCC-rDWvoVXB1M3pRqly2vU0iIrwSg3Fn9Rfrky_eLYDgwVVMIljsWSXDXIfa6Lfz6Ei2VpTZ1SomkCXHMLhWU1RJNp2Qkl0xg3dqCVTUEDXJmtdQ02PSl-UZKnhJ-cX6W0isZlRe4AAmYFgbFQXGiaCP3rRpP0oZ2AQ/s320/IMG_9711.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaiP-7MvByMppmy_c4SBaebi8gobSVNIXEr2K4VSkjeBRsutrDZjjvjkX8nmcdZGptp8_ev_lcx03f3k2tHSzWfHvbv0Po4hhOQq_COoWTWH1EJ9us5NNlgoDSBwaMvIZ51ec-57IEdIqEgq3FvJ0mpywA5D33XkWsj7jIN3472ZKQipSGYC3xSw38uQ/s4032/IMG_9712.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaiP-7MvByMppmy_c4SBaebi8gobSVNIXEr2K4VSkjeBRsutrDZjjvjkX8nmcdZGptp8_ev_lcx03f3k2tHSzWfHvbv0Po4hhOQq_COoWTWH1EJ9us5NNlgoDSBwaMvIZ51ec-57IEdIqEgq3FvJ0mpywA5D33XkWsj7jIN3472ZKQipSGYC3xSw38uQ/s320/IMG_9712.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Despite this being a pretty small pond I really enjoyed it. There was a lot of bird activity here. Several pairs of Canada geese seemed to be very comfortable here. <br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvscZagpYkB-LP-a5ZOek1dsy52ATOz6Wa8zIrkXaV2a3oEu8cOo3hnOAZRlewKfRbdUfWmfYnZuKy90g6pw2UXHiHzOsYhMPJOKN9Rv4o-ycCUhFPo6fkK7nVuUHil8YsjHBTplsugE9nPFb-Qd8voLRDT64BYrIfaSjO1U957ljY7_VItAcrjesq0w/s4032/IMG_9713.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvscZagpYkB-LP-a5ZOek1dsy52ATOz6Wa8zIrkXaV2a3oEu8cOo3hnOAZRlewKfRbdUfWmfYnZuKy90g6pw2UXHiHzOsYhMPJOKN9Rv4o-ycCUhFPo6fkK7nVuUHil8YsjHBTplsugE9nPFb-Qd8voLRDT64BYrIfaSjO1U957ljY7_VItAcrjesq0w/s320/IMG_9713.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1rb0jcRo7tNQUdqw49jtwtixb3B5Exdg5itW7b4Fi7uxj5SmFXrhEsP2dB0IrgFYsUNuqtnReOlaT79QuKzDut68QeZUiTe1AaymvZHfvErIRebNa_HBcEp3pA1u1JPx3g3_I8Z0hTHOHtB_6Xu-DUBbsiIgh4VsAAh_ZcdQaNhvAWzjJka10CVthzA/s4032/IMG_9716.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1rb0jcRo7tNQUdqw49jtwtixb3B5Exdg5itW7b4Fi7uxj5SmFXrhEsP2dB0IrgFYsUNuqtnReOlaT79QuKzDut68QeZUiTe1AaymvZHfvErIRebNa_HBcEp3pA1u1JPx3g3_I8Z0hTHOHtB_6Xu-DUBbsiIgh4VsAAh_ZcdQaNhvAWzjJka10CVthzA/s320/IMG_9716.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU51QOTO0-VGwTUq-TeoznU0PZUf6tUuSrdphcYoQFYHzmNRkaiwuyZScYRoi1aFhdr1sEvgXLOdTqDF4rmZMS8gBbkWG8w8L2cOUfrkxsK2Md6KPz2ydYqk8AjjgrX_KXRClNkQhuPWkwH_o3ZtHbZ97snfXOy_BADAtEt64ZAgnQxo9JfD2_gl_UaA/s4032/IMG_9717.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU51QOTO0-VGwTUq-TeoznU0PZUf6tUuSrdphcYoQFYHzmNRkaiwuyZScYRoi1aFhdr1sEvgXLOdTqDF4rmZMS8gBbkWG8w8L2cOUfrkxsK2Md6KPz2ydYqk8AjjgrX_KXRClNkQhuPWkwH_o3ZtHbZ97snfXOy_BADAtEt64ZAgnQxo9JfD2_gl_UaA/s320/IMG_9717.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div> </div><div style="text-align: center;">There were a couple of places that were 'bog - esque' and I was happy to see the geese seemed to appreciate it. <br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSDO76DN2IWwrNZsmGc2ozAhyVw677jVjn5_E02gqOvQPAz9amESM0x62bDGANFG4sK-GmkqmQ6kJQpu0bF9GTk_HNmRsQMQni2fZxg6vWixmxFHHML8ueKT_IFJ5DweYmu6CFY6qzGt-AZrWg7_QQS9y4HVlTGDYyy34dA_0JY2LV3rxaBLreCn3gRw/s4032/IMG_9724.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSDO76DN2IWwrNZsmGc2ozAhyVw677jVjn5_E02gqOvQPAz9amESM0x62bDGANFG4sK-GmkqmQ6kJQpu0bF9GTk_HNmRsQMQni2fZxg6vWixmxFHHML8ueKT_IFJ5DweYmu6CFY6qzGt-AZrWg7_QQS9y4HVlTGDYyy34dA_0JY2LV3rxaBLreCn3gRw/s320/IMG_9724.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">It was in one of those areas I was able to get a couple of images of my first blue heron of the season. (I only had my phone so the photos are not super quality!) <br /></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6MOo_iqqg2SwmGWH7kC27WuooKsy82ELqIfVRMsICA4qvVPcOzslVB9CLmIidgJQVNS5Uoh9A98RUeaqomkNrW_gzFafCmmqCbtJI5TNEd9qG7A2yEjAk-ji0IdwYXjG4godBAZxWrMHjy3oCAHPXDwt4YwLqspZ8_HluI0zM6sOQxv8TApWXqlyA_Q/s4032/IMG_9725.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6MOo_iqqg2SwmGWH7kC27WuooKsy82ELqIfVRMsICA4qvVPcOzslVB9CLmIidgJQVNS5Uoh9A98RUeaqomkNrW_gzFafCmmqCbtJI5TNEd9qG7A2yEjAk-ji0IdwYXjG4godBAZxWrMHjy3oCAHPXDwt4YwLqspZ8_HluI0zM6sOQxv8TApWXqlyA_Q/s320/IMG_9725.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">The heron moved around the pond and it was fun to see it take flight and land. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxYGXIIMFh6YHmA0gTqlR-haK0ZbhuYWavI8T6ZTysZKCMZwg49s8yCkyfMo2bnsK-AnwSj2yfrUVji435nvQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It was quite chilly at times, but there were some glimpses of blue sky! <br /></div></div><div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf2po1qUlPyseGabTYvzcZ4pfD5qngIq2BQMnjqg_RmoPN0sk3QclcSxYuyZ4O_qviwKuiPq2XYKdCcvnsBDNDFnW5CXXBAw-nR1DjjP8BN7IcavxdwYBOn7MKtjDYukg3PXEpf50hKWcCyL99eerB3e7JEQHvAifl6iBm3yZHjFUzAmA6x9ZiRZuuDQ/s4032/IMG_9737.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf2po1qUlPyseGabTYvzcZ4pfD5qngIq2BQMnjqg_RmoPN0sk3QclcSxYuyZ4O_qviwKuiPq2XYKdCcvnsBDNDFnW5CXXBAw-nR1DjjP8BN7IcavxdwYBOn7MKtjDYukg3PXEpf50hKWcCyL99eerB3e7JEQHvAifl6iBm3yZHjFUzAmA6x9ZiRZuuDQ/s320/IMG_9737.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOX6kU96xduStsHqou_bFnb2Ou5gafM5VxI4yHvIy_dffRuFt-9GNL1fg0JIWCYvWpFGUwJnGcCVyyGcHRFb0qZhsu-IMSZNSEGBTeBdBW-VnDYWCo_7yxK1OYlfFHkElOsoGeEtdctxCFzNWKUKVy1lWHAo_iw54caViqKOEgnZK4CXWXUvTUIywCEA/s4032/IMG_9739.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOX6kU96xduStsHqou_bFnb2Ou5gafM5VxI4yHvIy_dffRuFt-9GNL1fg0JIWCYvWpFGUwJnGcCVyyGcHRFb0qZhsu-IMSZNSEGBTeBdBW-VnDYWCo_7yxK1OYlfFHkElOsoGeEtdctxCFzNWKUKVy1lWHAo_iw54caViqKOEgnZK4CXWXUvTUIywCEA/s320/IMG_9739.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">I was very excited to hear and see a couple of loons. Again the photo is not great, but this loon was actively fishing here. We saw one fly over us - they are so cool to see fly if you haven't seen that! <br /></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-mLvxQfPb0zcLeKFGDegMC5MqnjnQLzYvB6KmNFU4iRi8df9D7mBDVzhnPy3uwWy3FatnXn3O70bl-QTj_poh4kedchWlrDtLC0oSiNmg8S7F82nc_oUhg_0jWQ94Xv4ZD7NgQpGxLmy-qDTGwLN0Fw5YAfi0k_XYE89emlgZWUBV1Fnz0SFgIS2HSA/s4032/IMG_9746.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-mLvxQfPb0zcLeKFGDegMC5MqnjnQLzYvB6KmNFU4iRi8df9D7mBDVzhnPy3uwWy3FatnXn3O70bl-QTj_poh4kedchWlrDtLC0oSiNmg8S7F82nc_oUhg_0jWQ94Xv4ZD7NgQpGxLmy-qDTGwLN0Fw5YAfi0k_XYE89emlgZWUBV1Fnz0SFgIS2HSA/s320/IMG_9746.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiEPPFrbUfMcJWLPxLTG6f3XmtA3K7VtnoWMWyaWUGMF_PlfdNJ1qVXI3EE0aLQ-LncNyUs0DrzbKlKXqD3TAoTy46FL4RRt6r0-nh5cl8kICraqDjCl-P2_F_w4t6PVtAO5bUSWBY9cFnGnP0xM8RvM4TUW3ZbuXbY2pfqssegHxEaEeN1KF89wtzNw/s4032/IMG_9747.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiEPPFrbUfMcJWLPxLTG6f3XmtA3K7VtnoWMWyaWUGMF_PlfdNJ1qVXI3EE0aLQ-LncNyUs0DrzbKlKXqD3TAoTy46FL4RRt6r0-nh5cl8kICraqDjCl-P2_F_w4t6PVtAO5bUSWBY9cFnGnP0xM8RvM4TUW3ZbuXbY2pfqssegHxEaEeN1KF89wtzNw/s320/IMG_9747.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The sky was funky today for sure. I am glad to be paddling, but am looking forward to it being a little warmer! Ha! <br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrV-GPelLGiBr2LeZmE-k5zbNXBtAwB16UrI2BKaHRMRKyovPSYghz3W84PwsQaONgRvcLFHz5rdviAjFip8itD0UmOuvaB-7G2Mgmubt55BPTjxDgaCOumj_X71XEMRKinvOJcvDQKUBbbtV-cMTwdvjlnbLD6glRd6fxCgk9JXtKRaa-9W1y5DlGFA/s4032/IMG_9762.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrV-GPelLGiBr2LeZmE-k5zbNXBtAwB16UrI2BKaHRMRKyovPSYghz3W84PwsQaONgRvcLFHz5rdviAjFip8itD0UmOuvaB-7G2Mgmubt55BPTjxDgaCOumj_X71XEMRKinvOJcvDQKUBbbtV-cMTwdvjlnbLD6glRd6fxCgk9JXtKRaa-9W1y5DlGFA/s320/IMG_9762.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggnBLX4jWaeB4g9ai3FZgbFyRxUGhEizhQvg5rZXWNtZiruQkl1BhX5sM0IXtPbE9fIzBseCWzuB2TYRDQRNR3EEV-Q1QsvQpsI8feuraGBP9RNYEgNnF_ewVZ4Zxgk9oErkNamhX8NdAz0vYca38mLGGeprEUHYkKjLGHRPtPtubAZRJQej6AwlQ9rg/s4032/IMG_9763.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggnBLX4jWaeB4g9ai3FZgbFyRxUGhEizhQvg5rZXWNtZiruQkl1BhX5sM0IXtPbE9fIzBseCWzuB2TYRDQRNR3EEV-Q1QsvQpsI8feuraGBP9RNYEgNnF_ewVZ4Zxgk9oErkNamhX8NdAz0vYca38mLGGeprEUHYkKjLGHRPtPtubAZRJQej6AwlQ9rg/s320/IMG_9763.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">I really enjoyed Heald Pond - It was quiet, well other than the many bird songs, which were great!! </p><p style="text-align: center;">If you are in the Lovell area, check out this little gem! <br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>Maine KayakGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08635201868439734647noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2616078566493718593.post-77620036643667915232023-04-19T13:28:00.004-04:002023-04-19T13:28:38.563-04:00Bear Pond, Waterford, Maine<p> </p><p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-wvlTxIWjBTFk99TDrraFpVTsWNdUXGqBhuwg2Oe-7w2b1LMz-5docW5MZUbSoqGSM58bLyqkYKLLiOuH9PoK6FwJIqoIPVKpZkCfAQg6ydeGlNPqXpUzRmF6U8PhjO3vgKxMVqmFb-G_yTMHmwfQEeElmZtHmTAEHVle095OO_TQb0Yy84OlVYISaQ/s4032/IMG_9236.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-wvlTxIWjBTFk99TDrraFpVTsWNdUXGqBhuwg2Oe-7w2b1LMz-5docW5MZUbSoqGSM58bLyqkYKLLiOuH9PoK6FwJIqoIPVKpZkCfAQg6ydeGlNPqXpUzRmF6U8PhjO3vgKxMVqmFb-G_yTMHmwfQEeElmZtHmTAEHVle095OO_TQb0Yy84OlVYISaQ/s320/IMG_9236.HEIC" width="240" /></a></p><p><b>Body of Water: </b>Bear Pond, Waterford, Maine (Gazetteer Map 10 E4)<br /><br /><b>Directions: </b>from Portland, Maine, Head out of Portland on Rt. 302, through Windham and Raymond, Casco and into Naples. As you come into Naples, at the traffic light near the grocery store there, you will be turning Right onto Rt. 35. Drive for about 14 miles and you will come to a funky intersection and the pond will be visible. To head to the picnic area (where I launched, take a sharp left turn and the picnic area will be on the right. If you want to launch from the boat launch stay on 35 for a bit longer, maybe a half or three quarters of a mile on the left. <br /></p><p><br /><b>Launch Option A</b>: I launched at the Bear Pond Picnic Area - as I got to that spot first. There is a gradual slope into the pond and the bottom of the pond at the launch is sandy. This area is very close to the Bear River. The launch area is on the right, where the sticks are. The sticks have been removed from the launch. (Not by me, but I was going to move them when I returned!) <br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja_OqYLkOP3kRaHZm8NZuspBHi41_p8jl3HFtJKTsdYf5HFGZand1hx8O9AU9iVl_v9RSVTB4p9guHb0TlJih1cNCCotVykIliFjb5nQgmEuHuQFarntcouM85GJ1auSoqcyotQF9LFBhQ-u5U2TLyXmGVRIdSLNwlS6k-d-g0uiPdcuD7-Mx4mbo2Lw/s4032/IMG_9148.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja_OqYLkOP3kRaHZm8NZuspBHi41_p8jl3HFtJKTsdYf5HFGZand1hx8O9AU9iVl_v9RSVTB4p9guHb0TlJih1cNCCotVykIliFjb5nQgmEuHuQFarntcouM85GJ1auSoqcyotQF9LFBhQ-u5U2TLyXmGVRIdSLNwlS6k-d-g0uiPdcuD7-Mx4mbo2Lw/s320/IMG_9148.HEIC" width="240" /> </a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjce_io-oXDdSf64_DTnU4HQc0FRYjNhiVO6IE922er6c_xMajrTitpsbWrWJzcB_KmqjKGjuIVTl-PBhfZGtzABhkAHWS4OMPQ5lxsNeI0Albvrt6pdrD9KhlJl-9qO8tLtJ183Ci5GwryaABqFw7tD4p-IMomvtPaA67a9TbiuD0Pit1PmB4T3nWDBw/s4032/IMG_9154.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjce_io-oXDdSf64_DTnU4HQc0FRYjNhiVO6IE922er6c_xMajrTitpsbWrWJzcB_KmqjKGjuIVTl-PBhfZGtzABhkAHWS4OMPQ5lxsNeI0Albvrt6pdrD9KhlJl-9qO8tLtJ183Ci5GwryaABqFw7tD4p-IMomvtPaA67a9TbiuD0Pit1PmB4T3nWDBw/s320/IMG_9154.HEIC" width="240" /></a> </p><p><br /><br /><b>Parking</b> here is off the road - a gravel/grassy area. I am not sure how many cars are allowed to park here at one time, but I could see 3-4 vehicles easily, maybe more depending on what the town allows. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLomEIT-pdT1jgxb7vnyR0z0FnAkIwxktPdCMrxA6So_7aC9rmAcRde51kjCpG4ka9T-GcXkt4zfqUEQ2UIWNniqJ6rIrs-NPuR7KFaSifJ9NcHlKWcuPH5dr7xSIZzWO9vL4_TFNMDUSV4pI2igDH8L4_Nd8es8iPCKwSttTx2tXkQnBclyj8WmTaLg/s4032/IMG_9150.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLomEIT-pdT1jgxb7vnyR0z0FnAkIwxktPdCMrxA6So_7aC9rmAcRde51kjCpG4ka9T-GcXkt4zfqUEQ2UIWNniqJ6rIrs-NPuR7KFaSifJ9NcHlKWcuPH5dr7xSIZzWO9vL4_TFNMDUSV4pI2igDH8L4_Nd8es8iPCKwSttTx2tXkQnBclyj8WmTaLg/s320/IMG_9150.HEIC" width="240" /></a><br /></p><p><br /><b>Launch Option B: </b>There is a launch on the eastern side of the pond, right off Rt. 35. On google maps it is listed as an observation area. The launch there is a cement ramp, a but of a steep incline <br /><br /><b>Parking </b>- is on the shoulder of Rt 35, limited to 1-2 vehicles. <br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">(Sorry, no pics!) <br /></p><p>I did not see any signs prohibiting people form launching at the picnic area, but as the sign says, if you launch here, or anywhere for that matter, Leave No Trace. </p><p><br /><br /><b>Wildlife: </b>Turtles, ducks, Canada geese likely other waterfowl. <br /><br /><b>Notes:</b> I am house sitting/dog sitting for a few days for a friend. She had once mentioned Bear Pond to me as a nice pond that I would probably enjoy paddling. This is a pic of Bella and Gladys, Bella is our host while we are up here. <br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"> <img alt="May be an image of dog" class="x1bwycvy x193iq5w x4fas0m x19kjcj4" data-visualcompletion="media-vc-image" height="320" src="https://scontent-lga3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/342043114_543915111227952_6452383338735677839_n.jpg?stp=cp6_dst-jpg&_nc_cat=102&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=8bfeb9&_nc_ohc=0Lv_8Jr-aBwAX-H8LqW&_nc_ht=scontent-lga3-1.xx&oh=00_AfDFcoSQuvR4rr8GbKl-IgMOzO0UicX63UwNcr0hTtIZMA&oe=644459B6" width="240" /></p><p>Bear Pond is a very nice pond, but not one I would paddle often. That Is a statement that needs clarification… I live over an hour from Bear Pond. Because of its size and because there was a good amount of traffic noise as the pond rests along Rt. 35, this is not a destination pond for me - meaning I would not drive over an hour to paddle Bear Pond. Now - if I lived closer to this pond, I would probably say this would be a great place to go after a work day - a short paddle with beautiful views! I can see that this would be a great place for beginner paddlers as well. </p><p><br />As I got closer to the picnic area I was driving on Rt. 35 I kept catching a glimpse of a river and was hoping I could access it from the pond. Long time followers know I prefer the more remote waterways, and the river looked like my kind of place! </p><p></p><br /><p><br /><br />I got to the picnic area and despite it being April 15, I was not the first person to have gotten there to paddle that day. There was a man on a kayak, shirtless and PFD-less. Yes it was a warm day - especially for April 15th, but - being out on the water this early means water temps are still low. You are solo and not wearing a life jacket… I just do not see that as smart. But - chances are if you are a blog follower, you are an adult, and are responsible for yourself… Be smart, do your research and make the choices you want to make. <br /><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE8KHBZ5mJc5jmnV1K9nqTgweeStBGd4LEJmgZYslUXflCJrpeW3Fb-XiTpjhtbJRanQ7Hzcax38oAlO-8knkDTdLh04WORZjkR-mMdx7-paTzG0veGjfQlKNWixac2a9oVN90nGqgeKk_MM4eBQBihfrqGLydk6MeEitSzAyBGB5fjUGzP0veDOPdTA/s950/IMG_8925.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="439" data-original-width="950" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE8KHBZ5mJc5jmnV1K9nqTgweeStBGd4LEJmgZYslUXflCJrpeW3Fb-XiTpjhtbJRanQ7Hzcax38oAlO-8knkDTdLh04WORZjkR-mMdx7-paTzG0veGjfQlKNWixac2a9oVN90nGqgeKk_MM4eBQBihfrqGLydk6MeEitSzAyBGB5fjUGzP0veDOPdTA/w400-h185/IMG_8925.JPG" width="400" /></a><br /></p><p><br />Ok - now about the pond. I got things unloaded and got Gladys geared up with her life jacket - She looks so pretty in pink!! Of course I wanted to check out the river, so I headed left once I left the launch. Right away I saw a pair of mallard ducks - they were eating something that caused them to be bottoms up in the water, it was fun to watch. Then we paddled under Rt. 37 and someone driving by gave us a nice wave!</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUrl9bKMA6mrE-9oCnl8VhJhsgLRwYEp98FjhnZf1oDH6mszUlmXgIjt_GQELGhNFLHovH07ITGYAnAlgpX4NO0KdOnpbrZ82dD1WC0CT6AeNacXvxIhAW5veilrhSzTfslSAoqlOIe0mt9Yx9TM51SwWRtQ5JJ3GXVCIwYUOTR3IvT3BBOTzSS37_2g/s4032/IMG_9166.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUrl9bKMA6mrE-9oCnl8VhJhsgLRwYEp98FjhnZf1oDH6mszUlmXgIjt_GQELGhNFLHovH07ITGYAnAlgpX4NO0KdOnpbrZ82dD1WC0CT6AeNacXvxIhAW5veilrhSzTfslSAoqlOIe0mt9Yx9TM51SwWRtQ5JJ3GXVCIwYUOTR3IvT3BBOTzSS37_2g/s320/IMG_9166.HEIC" width="240" /></a> <br /></p><p><br />I really liked this part of this pond/river. It was fairly narrow, only a couple of houses and there was a pair of ducks - not sure of the kind and did not get their photo, they were beautiful. (I will try to identify them before posting!) A lone Canada goose stayed far enough ahead of us that we didn’t seem to disturb it. </p><p>There were many turtles along the logs and Gladys and I enjoyed watching them. At one point a few of them jumped into the water upon our approach, but one of them was determined to be brave and return to its log. It swam close to the surface and kept coming towards us, sticking its head out of the water then ducking back down and swimming closer. We watched it for quite a while. I know I post a lot of turtle photos - I am enamored with them! </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFneQeJScC_ajMVTx5n7s4kyGaLLw772M3nE7rUBNvQWc6EypduegrFAepuyi-EYGaZqcXEos1yEcywcUCkK2LS70fsGOCIWTX-7Lhk_Tb93pfJeMFxC06mm2Xu1BNVM9tP3oamJumLdo9oUK8TV1gnjhyMmR6z3ZshG5WUV-2nTaqiiC8-Lp7wGaqsA/s4032/IMG_9175.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFneQeJScC_ajMVTx5n7s4kyGaLLw772M3nE7rUBNvQWc6EypduegrFAepuyi-EYGaZqcXEos1yEcywcUCkK2LS70fsGOCIWTX-7Lhk_Tb93pfJeMFxC06mm2Xu1BNVM9tP3oamJumLdo9oUK8TV1gnjhyMmR6z3ZshG5WUV-2nTaqiiC8-Lp7wGaqsA/s320/IMG_9175.HEIC" width="240" /></a> <br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvuwgDS-a20p9BfN6A0DxWIHS92qsuWKc7jnaq5nwYl2-drlvBWO5k4YWMd5sg76VIlg0R6hXExlpckd_LSCIgaTrEEe0ew8Jryc5wL49F6Pwocf_q7Vt1054ynpJ9zSUvyEp20bEAzlzo32-amnmKKnPkp8TczrJPZHiMH465IfgSp-X8kbjQJ9Pv3A/s4032/IMG_9201.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvuwgDS-a20p9BfN6A0DxWIHS92qsuWKc7jnaq5nwYl2-drlvBWO5k4YWMd5sg76VIlg0R6hXExlpckd_LSCIgaTrEEe0ew8Jryc5wL49F6Pwocf_q7Vt1054ynpJ9zSUvyEp20bEAzlzo32-amnmKKnPkp8TczrJPZHiMH465IfgSp-X8kbjQJ9Pv3A/s320/IMG_9201.HEIC" width="240" /> </a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsePuzKyTJCk-ot1tA3s4-Hvz3WOSTmNfJOIcBO4zMdm8po2RuX-PFw817d5qTCXcn1dUur5fnCwwakVjBpBi0Gi3651-fx9IaF7Ccav81yXrnfJ0HiuIsju289eAYEfSM799TQa5fFmmkZluXCcvaEzDbRyefvgVlNjyP4TJWINNDxzfHu6vogRuYzQ/s4032/IMG_9211.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsePuzKyTJCk-ot1tA3s4-Hvz3WOSTmNfJOIcBO4zMdm8po2RuX-PFw817d5qTCXcn1dUur5fnCwwakVjBpBi0Gi3651-fx9IaF7Ccav81yXrnfJ0HiuIsju289eAYEfSM799TQa5fFmmkZluXCcvaEzDbRyefvgVlNjyP4TJWINNDxzfHu6vogRuYzQ/s320/IMG_9211.HEIC" width="240" /></a> <br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">There were some trees starting to blossom too, I think this may be maple?? <br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMOIeoOYypZ_FreE2-4rKqUOCNCB1qi9ScFRQHgEPAEaYVsMKnEogH9eTqwWbhI-rPq67m4Aza84L6YR5lOfwOebQI4LqT67mUbNXZozL0zLp3AEP-I2ilEwOCgSxHc3DbRiRENp9cIOX1nB8gYP_qsqR-GxIhhCnZTQSHW24iNkJ4y0chcT4DM3mOxg/s4032/IMG_9230.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMOIeoOYypZ_FreE2-4rKqUOCNCB1qi9ScFRQHgEPAEaYVsMKnEogH9eTqwWbhI-rPq67m4Aza84L6YR5lOfwOebQI4LqT67mUbNXZozL0zLp3AEP-I2ilEwOCgSxHc3DbRiRENp9cIOX1nB8gYP_qsqR-GxIhhCnZTQSHW24iNkJ4y0chcT4DM3mOxg/s320/IMG_9230.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUUSuUjZS6J95IcfQtplrebPR4qMRiPB6iijZym9SZ27c4WKAJKfiHeGX8K3TnyeMSjk9FqkqaOBEsfbPZ1NiK9KbpiTSQ4WzxzGBHXPO_HRdxOwKqDYznfZSloi2PFpf4upBLmvwYBjCSit_QDQlEvsM-gEoPtlovrGI1M3FgYYF3Lk1D7zXzBdqE3w/s4032/IMG_9225.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUUSuUjZS6J95IcfQtplrebPR4qMRiPB6iijZym9SZ27c4WKAJKfiHeGX8K3TnyeMSjk9FqkqaOBEsfbPZ1NiK9KbpiTSQ4WzxzGBHXPO_HRdxOwKqDYznfZSloi2PFpf4upBLmvwYBjCSit_QDQlEvsM-gEoPtlovrGI1M3FgYYF3Lk1D7zXzBdqE3w/s320/IMG_9225.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><p> </p><p style="text-align: center;">Gladys heard a squirrel in a tree...<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTWInNAmBdPQIlbZpMhmztHwL1qB9rMHoK3ewVONMxIzb7zoafdsdfaRnnoMp7qBJo1-SUxRLSR3IK0KEYc1cTzjg_RtGoUAkw3WV33PeXXUDHgciXqehJMWTdEpyggbvBa0Ux-GbtSZw0V08mHv8BDKbFylcuqEl4W5xwmX7JSGx2cs0XdfOXGDQkaQ/s4032/IMG_9169.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTWInNAmBdPQIlbZpMhmztHwL1qB9rMHoK3ewVONMxIzb7zoafdsdfaRnnoMp7qBJo1-SUxRLSR3IK0KEYc1cTzjg_RtGoUAkw3WV33PeXXUDHgciXqehJMWTdEpyggbvBa0Ux-GbtSZw0V08mHv8BDKbFylcuqEl4W5xwmX7JSGx2cs0XdfOXGDQkaQ/s320/IMG_9169.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><p><br /><br />As we paddled a little further I heard rushing water. Not knowing the area I approached with caution, knowing there was either a waterfall or a dam ahead. There was a dam. We paddled close to it, but there was a decent current so we were very cautious. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy59naTcmEgq1aUqI44ztcD_yrbYpyIQLGuOOLSIcUw2aN_VNwuL3gHP4KyCrgm522PG68Q7xaEK3WHDfDGaF_CFfepdOEqlf8KWVhZheM_cbmWPTQVIE5gHNy_fFB5RI2ITaRbdrtNSSm-Dj7G_-6DlxhzgNPRG1ISqrk6wQGB2AxL5BTFQspTffryA/s4032/IMG_9187.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy59naTcmEgq1aUqI44ztcD_yrbYpyIQLGuOOLSIcUw2aN_VNwuL3gHP4KyCrgm522PG68Q7xaEK3WHDfDGaF_CFfepdOEqlf8KWVhZheM_cbmWPTQVIE5gHNy_fFB5RI2ITaRbdrtNSSm-Dj7G_-6DlxhzgNPRG1ISqrk6wQGB2AxL5BTFQspTffryA/s320/IMG_9187.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPGkjsclzJylcyTyEi6vO_49gL-B9W9DB7HGJD1NheH-bZdsDKmCMwbmENzcNm3eNkTxRaNUJ-Ssy-BWgM7lb3PdGh1Gq8_Vz-jqQ33feBOZX7o3L2JA3SEil5M9AEMuPz5PM0auTAF6I27x6aJH-Ehuptgi-CBRuG3NBXdyIF6Y44rZ3bwwK5Ui554A/s4032/IMG_9186.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPGkjsclzJylcyTyEi6vO_49gL-B9W9DB7HGJD1NheH-bZdsDKmCMwbmENzcNm3eNkTxRaNUJ-Ssy-BWgM7lb3PdGh1Gq8_Vz-jqQ33feBOZX7o3L2JA3SEil5M9AEMuPz5PM0auTAF6I27x6aJH-Ehuptgi-CBRuG3NBXdyIF6Y44rZ3bwwK5Ui554A/s320/IMG_9186.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><p> </p><p>It was a cool area, but I admit I was disappointed that it cut down on the time we could spend in this river area. I need to find out if there are other places to access the rest of the river, that is a place I think I would return to as a destination!! </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7y9udKX2cWpFXTQxFAAGYj50wAsHnFzNIwYA6MxpVAtv3LHEOthi9JGlOmMVCtEUP6NRT_A-5aWD24JnA8HC09prPNVSaaP9RtQ2aQwdsKXpYMVRtxO63UDcs2O8e4NVbjPiAjbAHcbgLYkfGvVhYVyUnkRDWvb958kHuNNE8Pd1eOfu4zSEy27VMsA/s4032/IMG_9219.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7y9udKX2cWpFXTQxFAAGYj50wAsHnFzNIwYA6MxpVAtv3LHEOthi9JGlOmMVCtEUP6NRT_A-5aWD24JnA8HC09prPNVSaaP9RtQ2aQwdsKXpYMVRtxO63UDcs2O8e4NVbjPiAjbAHcbgLYkfGvVhYVyUnkRDWvb958kHuNNE8Pd1eOfu4zSEy27VMsA/s320/IMG_9219.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH1d9UbiSHDQg0X2eigtJihy769l4248s5s9e4UlpmWYAZtM1t-JoHMUnN4CTGK0BDSRH_pMvMtNPk5AyNln_EFUlRmDpfJr4aGZnxcvtpSj2ByO23m0ctGDi9viIMB3-inMCCbE0vzosnxcW4dvRzW3JQPO9TLjNda1vhutyMY1YmOIldwOhtxTJubg/s4032/IMG_9179.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH1d9UbiSHDQg0X2eigtJihy769l4248s5s9e4UlpmWYAZtM1t-JoHMUnN4CTGK0BDSRH_pMvMtNPk5AyNln_EFUlRmDpfJr4aGZnxcvtpSj2ByO23m0ctGDi9viIMB3-inMCCbE0vzosnxcW4dvRzW3JQPO9TLjNda1vhutyMY1YmOIldwOhtxTJubg/s320/IMG_9179.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><p><br /><br />We paddled back from the river and out onto the pond. On the eastern part of the pond, above Rt. 35 is a pretty cool rock face. It was definitely something that catches your eye. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1A_uNm9VBf1Vm472DX85-8nSt0WfBPpDQetcbddDkpnVCVD6nfkr5Cw1_1v40otdcEFYNZvCSl0TrQgfzBtTmexokaaakuuZpCRDHMAlmDT78-UydxmHDNHrhzc1woMkRj3b4eY6-nd6TufOpp8B3ght_PQeQo5D4FYC2zS3vHytbtTi_vag4jsBJag/s4032/IMG_9244.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1A_uNm9VBf1Vm472DX85-8nSt0WfBPpDQetcbddDkpnVCVD6nfkr5Cw1_1v40otdcEFYNZvCSl0TrQgfzBtTmexokaaakuuZpCRDHMAlmDT78-UydxmHDNHrhzc1woMkRj3b4eY6-nd6TufOpp8B3ght_PQeQo5D4FYC2zS3vHytbtTi_vag4jsBJag/s320/IMG_9244.HEIC" width="240" /></a> <br /></p><p>We paddled around the western part of the pond and got to watch a group of young men putting docks into the water. They seemed to be doing a good job and I am sure the camp owners appreciate it!! <br /><br />There were quite few camps along the shoreline. I bet they get an interesting sunrise over that rock face! As we headed further into the pond, my friend called and told me she was on her way to her house, a little earlier than I expected. So I decided to head back to the launch and meet her at her house. I did not get to paddle the pond in its entirety. On our way back I paused at this huge rock, a glacial erratic, in the water. It made for a great backdrop for a couple of photos. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN6nTSIGSV2-_7Kn4sZAPRZIqlOUqaM2Aels8CPkk5oRC0JOttra9HhJav6gsvXH-Wme3AhtHd-WMJlxTPxNEgNqU6fYFoXcGIB5_n6L-RK38AyGr5gQNpKg2DjtEolhPZskrjjpxT9Yl05p88xQAinPPZr5o9mrTIqCYN9HvN_eboZ6NgsBQ8cNuZdw/s4032/IMG_9255.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN6nTSIGSV2-_7Kn4sZAPRZIqlOUqaM2Aels8CPkk5oRC0JOttra9HhJav6gsvXH-Wme3AhtHd-WMJlxTPxNEgNqU6fYFoXcGIB5_n6L-RK38AyGr5gQNpKg2DjtEolhPZskrjjpxT9Yl05p88xQAinPPZr5o9mrTIqCYN9HvN_eboZ6NgsBQ8cNuZdw/s320/IMG_9255.HEIC" width="240" /></a><br /></p><p><br />As with most ponds in Maine - this is a beautiful spot. I do think it’s a cute pond to explore, especially if you are looking for a quick paddle. I suspect that when the camps are inhabited my favorite time here would be early morning as people are just waking up and the traffic noise would be minimal. <br /><br /><br /></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Maine KayakGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08635201868439734647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2616078566493718593.post-83914685059216075212023-04-17T20:34:00.002-04:002023-04-17T20:34:54.751-04:00Gladys and Kayaking...<div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"> Gladys and Kayaking</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicWKepfqugFviwayAg9ty88w5t4ZfEwOAUHz0Bj8eGZatNDrT_7_Pm868zpHFBFuWWa4-8Jq-Rn1VjnslBXt_X_bJ5mAAvHOcM_Tt4E-NnJQiKhHq6PBdmKayP15ZtA2Jsuna-eTp6E8qWQXrQ76aXeMrYXl3dE97nYFQGOglka0QmlGaCyJtp1Rq9Bw/s4032/IMG_7802%202.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicWKepfqugFviwayAg9ty88w5t4ZfEwOAUHz0Bj8eGZatNDrT_7_Pm868zpHFBFuWWa4-8Jq-Rn1VjnslBXt_X_bJ5mAAvHOcM_Tt4E-NnJQiKhHq6PBdmKayP15ZtA2Jsuna-eTp6E8qWQXrQ76aXeMrYXl3dE97nYFQGOglka0QmlGaCyJtp1Rq9Bw/s320/IMG_7802%202.HEIC" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br />This post is about kayaking with my best girl, Miss Gladys. She shows up here a lot and in our other social media. While it is more and more common for people to take their dogs paddling, like <a href="https://www.instagram.com/blizzardandlulu/?hl=en">Blizzard and Lulu </a>, it is something that people seem to find unique and entertaining. </p><p style="text-align: center;">Yes, that is a Saint Bernard in a kayak! <br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/blizzardandlulu/?hl=en" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="536" data-original-width="349" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNSoj6I0V6tN8EysuwUULqZoVXo5jNTGqAv_9yZie5QVoFWWickV02UEnLjLCFlNYtSIWl-Z75l5cyxrz3xQnl-vwLIfFUIkTDDguM8hvmk9bB69QOteS6eDb1DUnCWmYh6bF-Z2cInvIqo706Iiaba6tmRlAEHUdc5rIFffHibqjm4FNQ7fKSEYyOrA/w130-h200/Screen%20Shot%202023-04-17%20at%207.55.23%20PM.png" width="130" /></a><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">I want to share a little more about Gladys's story. (I know this is not my usual blog content with locations etc., but Gladys is a big part of my life and joins me often in the kayak. And, as we should tell everyone on social media... if you don't like a post.. scroll on by! </p><p style="text-align: center;"><br />One of my favorite memories of paddling with Gladys was on Megunticook Lake near Lincolnville. It was a fairly warm day and Gladys was pretty relaxed. She was laying down in the kayak and though I had not realized it, was not visible to people as we paddled by. We were going past someone’s house/camp and when they said hello, Gladys sat up. (She can’t refuse an opportunity to socialize!). The people chuckled and said they were so surprised to see her and had not seen a dog in a kayak before. They insisted we paddle over so she could say hello. We did. (This is a picture of that day) <br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin1FdvlPhreevDtoyEdiU4vqUN56m94hGpilIMcfccR6mMv63FfgUkQ5IjKEuycZHSYtOk0NbKnJSMIpCzWrXiZpyHb0TAhYVG2rjHuz6m1APWjYQTHl8hlRxMk1U_5a_5U1GDumevcYpvMUjO6zMJTJIYrpKxxvov-lqAbQHorWCZsFcaiIrRLC2vuA/s960/gladysdock.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin1FdvlPhreevDtoyEdiU4vqUN56m94hGpilIMcfccR6mMv63FfgUkQ5IjKEuycZHSYtOk0NbKnJSMIpCzWrXiZpyHb0TAhYVG2rjHuz6m1APWjYQTHl8hlRxMk1U_5a_5U1GDumevcYpvMUjO6zMJTJIYrpKxxvov-lqAbQHorWCZsFcaiIrRLC2vuA/s320/gladysdock.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /> Gladys was happy and they were happy. The woman, an older lady told someone else to go get the dog treats they usually reserve for a few dogs they know who are often in boats that go by. I told them she was ok without the treats, but again, they insisted. The older lady gave Gladys the treats and giggled at how gently Gladys took them from her. I didn’t know, or maybe fully understand, how much people love dogs, how much joy they bring to people. Gladys surely does. (I say she makes people GLAD!). <br /><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">In some of the paddling groups I follow on Facebook, like Church of the Double Bladed Paddle, I have had people ask me how I got her to kayak. When asked that recently I realized that I couldn’t remember if I had shared it here, with you. So I figured why not share it, even if it is something I have shared before. <br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">I never thought I would be a dog person. I have always had cats. Growing up and as an adult I have always had at least one cat. (I once had four cats and that was too many!). But once I bought my house I had this feeling that I needed a dog… that a house should have a dog. I dismissed that feeling for a while, especially since technically I am allergic to dogs, according to allergy testing! Then as I kayaked more and more I wanted to travel further and further from my house to kayak and explore… so decided I would look into getting a camper… and as I thought about camping, probably mostly alone, I thought that having a dog with me, was probably a good security measure if nothing else. But if I got a dog, she would have to also be able to kayak with me…. <br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Before adopting Gladys I wanted to see if I really wanted a dog or if I lied the idea of having a dog. So I fostered for a local shelter. I told them I wanted to foster, but had very little experience with dogs so to please be gentle. The first dog they gave me to foster was a chihuahua from someplace warm… this was in December. The dog was tiny… I am … not! So I am sure I looked ridiculous…Me, 6’6” tall, in my snowy yard with a chihuahua wearing a sweater, refusing to go to the bathroom on any ground that had any snow on it… but that dog was very sweet. It came with me to my family’s Christmas gathering and was adorable. Yes, I dressed it up in Santa clothes! <br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2u11-sCNY8wtwiphQo8gjG0tCFIJcD8hYYJhRWsiYSNzinNeWE3wZEP4OjDdkC_X6bwhF34dKVLUwrWkDNt2ef6a25epqCKFHOvkYlNj6asuVfY_YhBGPBpvnxJR24niWnZR0c22MA9REQ1Ng5b98HXbs2AwwGNelrfgEgsEcjURw9AmSsmya3VyctQ/s960/santapaws.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="528" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2u11-sCNY8wtwiphQo8gjG0tCFIJcD8hYYJhRWsiYSNzinNeWE3wZEP4OjDdkC_X6bwhF34dKVLUwrWkDNt2ef6a25epqCKFHOvkYlNj6asuVfY_YhBGPBpvnxJR24niWnZR0c22MA9REQ1Ng5b98HXbs2AwwGNelrfgEgsEcjURw9AmSsmya3VyctQ/w110-h200/santapaws.jpg" width="110" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">The next dog was a beagle by the name of Sammy - oh my gosh was he sweet! </p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzZrbblJfKGcvmZs3cQVAyiqohfa-0Qgfy9n9OtuoFK-UyFI0RVxOKDKsq6LXm-ptAnuuAXqbfDSlObBc931Kj5tiydYuk7AcIgysuNXqfB9be_wKCnJoUVxxEWuoTWGpPThThmmuQJJpffSO5igEIALj4KZH2SHdwbLfTFH5yROucMAT8lTKqf97Iig/s960/sammybeagle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="528" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzZrbblJfKGcvmZs3cQVAyiqohfa-0Qgfy9n9OtuoFK-UyFI0RVxOKDKsq6LXm-ptAnuuAXqbfDSlObBc931Kj5tiydYuk7AcIgysuNXqfB9be_wKCnJoUVxxEWuoTWGpPThThmmuQJJpffSO5igEIALj4KZH2SHdwbLfTFH5yROucMAT8lTKqf97Iig/w110-h200/sammybeagle.jpg" width="110" /></a></div> I would have been a foster fail on him for sure but I wanted a female dog. After being with me for a bit, Samy got to stay at the Inn by the Sea from where he was adopted quickly. (Inn by the Sea did, maybe still does, a program where they would foster dogs and guests could get to know the dogs and would be eligible to apply for adoption. <a href="https://innbythesea.com/blog/vips-very-important-pets-and-foster-dogs-welcome-at-inn-by-the-sea">Click here</a> for an old blog post they did about it.) At that point I was pretty convinced I wanted a dog. <p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Then they gave me my third foster assignment. I was supposed to be taking care of a mother daughter duo, yorkies. I got to the shelter to pick them up and as they were getting ready to give them to me, they had a fight, in their crate, drawing blood. Wow! When that happens they had to separate and quarantine the dogs. I ended up bringing the daughter home to foster. She was feisty. She was so tiny…they were not sure how she would do with cats so recommended I keep her leashed until I found out. Turned out she was NOT good with cats. She tried to attack mine multiple times, she was ferocious with them. I ended up having to take her back to the shelter and told them she needed to be fostered in a cat free home. <br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">While the fostering experience was short lived, it helped me make the decision to get a dog. So I started looking - on a lot of sites. I had found a dog that looked to be a bit of a Rottweiler mix… As I said I didn’t have much experience with dogs… my grandparents had a dog I adored, Mandy, who was a mutt - a very good dog, and she seemed to have some shepherd in her, maybe some rottweiler. And when I was camping once as a kid, we went to a campground that had two massive Rottweilers and they were the friendliest dogs!!! I remember thinking they were big dogs with appearances that made people a little fearful but I remember them as gentle giants… So when I saw a female young Rottweiler I inquired.. the rescue group happened to be in NH. They are no longer operating or I would share their info…They responded quickly and told me that dog had been adopted but asked what I was looking for. I told them a dog, medium sized or a smaller large breed… a dog who would go on adventures with me and hopefully would like to kayak. <br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">They took all that info and in a couple of days let me know they had a girl who had not yet been listed but they thought she would be perfect. They sent me her picture:</p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjtKRk62tfhkYE3suexoSIPoJ75kkZGRBM7OvgeZN9Cv0Zgam-rnigp0eCfAorOdnhosAJlzQqbi5cGsvgg_BOcjKm_eWsGZiXBd-dw8Fh1xPhFiZ1KFZZTDtaDMktGJm_yjYBmL8QBRfp5zc-d8CSoA9rhahaaIvGBrkcD-s0WmLyNaLBL12TOR3S-g/s800/firsteverphotogladys.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjtKRk62tfhkYE3suexoSIPoJ75kkZGRBM7OvgeZN9Cv0Zgam-rnigp0eCfAorOdnhosAJlzQqbi5cGsvgg_BOcjKm_eWsGZiXBd-dw8Fh1xPhFiZ1KFZZTDtaDMktGJm_yjYBmL8QBRfp5zc-d8CSoA9rhahaaIvGBrkcD-s0WmLyNaLBL12TOR3S-g/s320/firsteverphotogladys.jpg" width="213" /></a></div> and I thought she was adorable! I set up a time to meet her, her name was Leia at the time… the meeting went well and we agreed after they checked my references I could come back and bring her home! <br /><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">The day came for me to bring her home… I was driving and doing voice to text… and well... voice to text can get us into some trouble.. it's just a good thing this foster mom had a good sense of humor!!! </p><p style="text-align: center;">Here is that text exchange: <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisKjiE9CxMTJw588_dFOIh0EGi0TuphkqmROuE9wE_a8euvLvYC4ghYr4rGZZ1JIVFvShg0oAMcGE5QZBi5NLzLc7dqmwrNq09FZHMJwpmfk_3dBwefQ0_B7ePhmJ8FPR6_G6kTQ2FP6iD7Yp9iR5BGistmXmxZNSEZYwE0OCpnqkeB0K-9NnQk5TYIg/s2048/text%20exchange.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="947" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisKjiE9CxMTJw588_dFOIh0EGi0TuphkqmROuE9wE_a8euvLvYC4ghYr4rGZZ1JIVFvShg0oAMcGE5QZBi5NLzLc7dqmwrNq09FZHMJwpmfk_3dBwefQ0_B7ePhmJ8FPR6_G6kTQ2FP6iD7Yp9iR5BGistmXmxZNSEZYwE0OCpnqkeB0K-9NnQk5TYIg/w296-h640/text%20exchange.jpg" width="296" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">The next day, January 20, 2017 was the day I brought Gladys home… and changed her name! Truthfully I had already chosen her new name... I have always named my cats using people names... and the female cats had been named 'old lady names.' I thought about naming this dog Daisy, because my mom's favorite flowers were daisies, but then I thought about all the other dogs named Daisy... so I thought about my favorite flowers... tulips and gladiolas... and loved the idea of something fun like gladiola... but that didn't quite fit... so I then combined the flower name with an old lady name and viola! Gladys!! I remember telling people I was going ot name her Gladys and the reactions were pretty funny. When people now ask her name everyone smiles - she makes people happy! <br /><br />Not long after I got Gladys home I knew I needed to get a bigger kayak. I am not small and Gladys was about 40 lbs. (now about 50, about 5 pounds heavier than her typical weight) so I decided I was going to get a tandem kayak and work with the guys at Shaker Hill (Insert link here) to adapt it a little… remove the front seat and move the back seat a bit forward. <br /><br />I learned to kayak in an Old Town Loon 138 and was happy when I found a tandem Old Town Loon 160. We drove a ways to get it…Southport I think… I remember Gladys barking in the truck as I was loading the kayak in February winter conditions! I got it home and put it in the garage. I was very excited. <br /><br />I don’t remember the timeline of when I got the old seats out and the new seat in, but I do remember practicing with Gladys in Mom's red kayak… in the garage! I tried to get her to get in the kayak on her own, but she wouldn’t… </p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUDjQACFGuwVjjyDUNJa1Wit8neGb_M4LEhZelARr8_admlbxRKDBdnwPfW9E8XfqOvzzfJdxoFAxxgqJa8iwqRsQnHozPyfqTjbRoEER-vwz49s6rv7mZIVd5WfEBzxv9dHodwrZFNh8l8HVl8-AuZD3fAIi72MSJU5VKOt_7uz8InFqFhVdI7X3isA/s960/meetingkayak.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="960" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUDjQACFGuwVjjyDUNJa1Wit8neGb_M4LEhZelARr8_admlbxRKDBdnwPfW9E8XfqOvzzfJdxoFAxxgqJa8iwqRsQnHozPyfqTjbRoEER-vwz49s6rv7mZIVd5WfEBzxv9dHodwrZFNh8l8HVl8-AuZD3fAIi72MSJU5VKOt_7uz8InFqFhVdI7X3isA/s320/meetingkayak.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> As you can see, her body language was a little cautious... A friend suggested that I get in the kayak first and she would follow. That worked. <p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi58BihCQwYIMOaY8klmWzRg301efb5VM5qltJHD3yjv2Klr3yNOAuKc6DMwki9d8lux5Le5HKrOul9xYPH9CmE7XMlsRXXF94zmCAgByBzt3B3yrKJX_xjyLsILf18do4NgAb2iiiILL55m0V9LuXf1Aw6wAMxVJVlzSAWmVKAhjeFcChtoRCVe6vhGw/s960/gladysinfirst.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="528" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi58BihCQwYIMOaY8klmWzRg301efb5VM5qltJHD3yjv2Klr3yNOAuKc6DMwki9d8lux5Le5HKrOul9xYPH9CmE7XMlsRXXF94zmCAgByBzt3B3yrKJX_xjyLsILf18do4NgAb2iiiILL55m0V9LuXf1Aw6wAMxVJVlzSAWmVKAhjeFcChtoRCVe6vhGw/s320/gladysinfirst.jpg" width="176" /></a><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br />So phase 1 was me getting into the kayak and getting her to get in with me. There were lots of treats involved. I would have her sit and lay down while giving her lots of treats. Then after a while I extended the time in between treats while in the kayak and would give her treats when I saw her body relax. Then I would rock the kayak and she did get a little nervous at first, but treats seemed to take away any angst. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYA0MHL3mAFDhzB8BOqbB1YCXDTJI-C_lvJGmzOlg2tDuUT0NEouYGcLh1b9MU5SRtjgkfCvqJjhXrjy1H4-K6sksQaRdzWlocJjj1Rq8QA36jDGMnPBD2H-_bB2u5FqgK7HflKJHIfBqXf7Uo_UzzhMR-QCZI32QDhsahlbsk7mtMWfYRR6jwaA3TGQ/s960/gladysintheredkayak.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="528" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYA0MHL3mAFDhzB8BOqbB1YCXDTJI-C_lvJGmzOlg2tDuUT0NEouYGcLh1b9MU5SRtjgkfCvqJjhXrjy1H4-K6sksQaRdzWlocJjj1Rq8QA36jDGMnPBD2H-_bB2u5FqgK7HflKJHIfBqXf7Uo_UzzhMR-QCZI32QDhsahlbsk7mtMWfYRR6jwaA3TGQ/s320/gladysintheredkayak.jpg" width="176" /></a><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">AS you can see there was still snow on the ground as we practiced!! <br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Then I worked on having her get in and out of the kayak without me in it. She did great. We also practiced wearing her life jacket so she was used to it. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzsnEF5T8jrx2DpOeyFNmQM_HLt18KW7f5oeFSekf5UruA0EBikDW9IO7nfXDvZCDngVeCPqc-PzhEnJQ2aul_IH280tc_8EhAt47XHaUPZSUXuh5-_GDqRRPP9wHhYXreGFGlEWWuBt2AUP4GrH97swnOF8oD5UW-s5NQ_y6A4MqeZ6Iu5gNb1tJRng/s960/gladysfirstlifejacket.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="960" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzsnEF5T8jrx2DpOeyFNmQM_HLt18KW7f5oeFSekf5UruA0EBikDW9IO7nfXDvZCDngVeCPqc-PzhEnJQ2aul_IH280tc_8EhAt47XHaUPZSUXuh5-_GDqRRPP9wHhYXreGFGlEWWuBt2AUP4GrH97swnOF8oD5UW-s5NQ_y6A4MqeZ6Iu5gNb1tJRng/s320/gladysfirstlifejacket.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">So then I needed to give the real thing a try… me and Gladys, in the kayak, on the water. I went to the Presumpscot River, Gorham/Windham. And got her life jacket on, got my life jacket on… got the kayak on the water and had Gladys get in. She did, no problem! I had her leashed to me and I got in after her. I gave lots of treats and simply floated near the launch for several minutes, giving treats, rocking the kayak a bit and giving treats. I gave her more treats when she relaxed. We paddled away from the launch, not far, but far enough to get an idea of how she would do… and after about 20-25 minutes we were back off the water. I didn’t want to push things too far too fast. <br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSO6vKH9HQdMuP3qNHkOPtKMF3WfHOLimJMQkd03xluAxP9jwiVxVOo1aM_nvUqCsD_8qtr3GZ5SEy0qLjsyBnva72ZKMqk0rINCuXiJiWPcPlSxoPAGxrR2jNOqksIa5snGFff3kCEHv9AczyV6aObfuxVFqjE33lFFmUikWFy206PhBK5s_GqaG4tw/s960/Gladysfirst%20time%20on%20water.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSO6vKH9HQdMuP3qNHkOPtKMF3WfHOLimJMQkd03xluAxP9jwiVxVOo1aM_nvUqCsD_8qtr3GZ5SEy0qLjsyBnva72ZKMqk0rINCuXiJiWPcPlSxoPAGxrR2jNOqksIa5snGFff3kCEHv9AczyV6aObfuxVFqjE33lFFmUikWFy206PhBK5s_GqaG4tw/s320/Gladysfirst%20time%20on%20water.jpg" width="240" /></a><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">From there, I slowly increased the length of the time we were in the kayak. I always have treats for her. I do keep her leashed to the kayak - I know that is controversial, but I know my dog and if she jumps out and get so land, she will bolt. She is not a dog that comes back when off leash. I have worked to keep her in the kayak when we are out. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCqq7K_J1zo8v-aMg5Q3MUQa0vyS48e7jXB5npmuNQb4XzMa6sYZCDypW8Bzn-0I0iEIQvBllbrYs-4IZq0XOpEucEnVq1vVZ-6WJB5UvIcFPx3--czN-v3B66_VparSXGoUhr8JJmF52SJhvB03n2QlaAonXV676LVGnSLvJfd5iRUyhZuWnskJCsgw/s960/Gladys22018.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCqq7K_J1zo8v-aMg5Q3MUQa0vyS48e7jXB5npmuNQb4XzMa6sYZCDypW8Bzn-0I0iEIQvBllbrYs-4IZq0XOpEucEnVq1vVZ-6WJB5UvIcFPx3--czN-v3B66_VparSXGoUhr8JJmF52SJhvB03n2QlaAonXV676LVGnSLvJfd5iRUyhZuWnskJCsgw/s320/Gladys22018.jpg" width="240" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">When she gets antsy, it is always because she has to go to the bathroom. This can be tricky. Not all trips have easily accessible places to pull off and have her go to the bathroom. The only time I get frustrated with Gladys in the kayak is when she is antsy and won’t go to the bathroom when given multiple chances. I am learning to be patient with her before we get into the kayak - making sure she goes to the bathroom first, even if that means departing a little later than I had hoped or if it means possibly holding up others. I will tell folks to go without us if they want, and I mean that. <br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Gladys is an interesting dog - so loving, so good with people. Other dogs can be tricky. She is reactive to other dogs so I make sure to keep a good distance between her and dogs on land and dogs on boats. She can get fixated and it can be tough at times, but has yet to cause us to tip over! When going with a group of people, Gladys likes to be able to see everyone. She prefers leading the pack or bringing up the rear, being in the center is hard as she struggles to keep track of her herd. <br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQRAKyklKpvXznNP25Mfb6UDxpkpID1GeEMtdsteTCmFAFBOTFuWfdGtmKAPkErmVf3O36Ug4vdC8pgv2jKBMFegfVrr3bbBSA-bYQ4Di77xkkKj6U04WYac2ZB72j5Q8thQDDHkYBMtuBuI0o2rA6H8Wvu6me42WAj6fj8xzzD0gxAilOHy4ps-tEMQ/s960/gladysblue.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQRAKyklKpvXznNP25Mfb6UDxpkpID1GeEMtdsteTCmFAFBOTFuWfdGtmKAPkErmVf3O36Ug4vdC8pgv2jKBMFegfVrr3bbBSA-bYQ4Di77xkkKj6U04WYac2ZB72j5Q8thQDDHkYBMtuBuI0o2rA6H8Wvu6me42WAj6fj8xzzD0gxAilOHy4ps-tEMQ/s320/gladysblue.jpg" width="240" /></a><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;">I swear to you when Gladys watches me load the kayaks... she knows she is coming when I load the yellow kayak. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpkMhxZyr3GU4WbCe92biCB1ysdhH2Xi-NjXQc4Msb-jl7QJi0d3rlLT7TwLyWLV18KOwMValW0aYzgl7ECsfIlnQ67g2K-bzwMUGNc8JWghoCwTbRb4lR9W_35m5RcLinT-2XI4P9Gq9t0OAwWhR96jyb-02mx4myWLx2BHCoD2NNxhg8djMEVZCwog/s960/Gladys12018.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpkMhxZyr3GU4WbCe92biCB1ysdhH2Xi-NjXQc4Msb-jl7QJi0d3rlLT7TwLyWLV18KOwMValW0aYzgl7ECsfIlnQ67g2K-bzwMUGNc8JWghoCwTbRb4lR9W_35m5RcLinT-2XI4P9Gq9t0OAwWhR96jyb-02mx4myWLx2BHCoD2NNxhg8djMEVZCwog/s320/Gladys12018.jpg" width="240" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;">Even as predictable as I think Gladys has become when paddling ,there are things that come up that I had not anticipated. I am not joking when I say that I traumatized her with taking her to the Great Falls Balloon Festival. She does so well, that I figured she would do great. But I was wrong. The balloons themselves did not seem to bother her, but the sound the balloons make when they light the fire to go higher- freaked her out, big time. </p><p style="text-align: center;">This was when the balloons were pretty far away, she watched them... <br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-HORvX0z4mOEUkbeypp2bBExTZXDxPCwVK8u6fmip5JjADcvQBSZhlvuAVj7W0D4dmarUmXp8DKyIRqsw_-Hj0ldXFEpYM9MTFeNKUfN27bwUSqBmdAkhhbgcziKDj7RUNbqdpCP0q8r_M_1b_ucr76_NznCUi5MNw_nYwH6T5LJGcoGrOjhaX6HiGw/s1440/gladysballoons.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-HORvX0z4mOEUkbeypp2bBExTZXDxPCwVK8u6fmip5JjADcvQBSZhlvuAVj7W0D4dmarUmXp8DKyIRqsw_-Hj0ldXFEpYM9MTFeNKUfN27bwUSqBmdAkhhbgcziKDj7RUNbqdpCP0q8r_M_1b_ucr76_NznCUi5MNw_nYwH6T5LJGcoGrOjhaX6HiGw/s320/gladysballoons.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">I stopped taking pics at this point because I could tell she was nervous. <br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-xCU2JT9evmRkqaH4cicTHF9aM99wBOa3kuJwvbh_BP7BsFHk0poNqdtDUBNWYApO3tOIThvhBfs-Vd6ARIeKevx_QeXWihNx6MCt72t5P0DsYagTuDTPtk87UMksLFa22caxWMzM5A52l174YOYWPMMTpQugZrU0w_h-unKxSn-8BQQs3prUbrA6qw/s960/Gladysballoonsscared.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-xCU2JT9evmRkqaH4cicTHF9aM99wBOa3kuJwvbh_BP7BsFHk0poNqdtDUBNWYApO3tOIThvhBfs-Vd6ARIeKevx_QeXWihNx6MCt72t5P0DsYagTuDTPtk87UMksLFa22caxWMzM5A52l174YOYWPMMTpQugZrU0w_h-unKxSn-8BQQs3prUbrA6qw/s320/Gladysballoonsscared.jpg" width="240" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">Typically when we kayak, we do the Dirty Dancing rule, this is my dance
space, this is your dance space… although at times she creeps into my
space when she needs some love or is begging for a treat. We were on
the river watching the balloons and one got close to us and pulled the
cord and it made that sound… whooshing air… and I am not kidding when I
say, Gladys jumped from her side of the kayak to my lap, my chest… and
she was trembling looking up at the balloons. <br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">I felt terrible. She was so scared. </p><p style="text-align: left;">And since then, to this day - she is wary of anything on the ceiling, ceiling fans, lights etc. Once she gets used to them she is ok, but she keeps an eye on them. I thought she was mostly over that trauma until this winter… Gladys was downstairs and I replaced the globe on a ceiling light in my bedroom. The new one was not that different than the old one. I truly did not think she would notice. That night when going to bed, she stopped at the bedroom door and would don’t go in. This was weird as she usually heads right in. I looked at her, her head was lowered and her eyes were locked in on the light. She froze. I told her it was ok. She growled at it a little and I gave her some love and she came into the room, but eyes still locked on the light. I lifted her onto the bed because she refused to get up… and as she stared at the light I gave her love and told her it was ok. She appeased me for a bit but soon jumped down and went under the bed. I went and got some treats and worked on desensitizing her… and it has helped. She now jumps up on the bed, but she always looks at that light for a bit before settling down and when she repositions, she watches the light every time. <br /><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">So… while Gladys comes with me often, I do not take her every time.. you will not see her at the Balloon Festival and if there are not good places to get out for potty breaks, she may stay home…. </p><p style="text-align: center;">(Unless it is a new to me place that I go while we are camping because I don’t leave her in the camper or truck alone while I am paddling or if it is a place that is too far away from home that would leave her solo for too long!)</p><p style="text-align: center;">Gladys has come a long way in her kayaking experience and this season she has started out strong. I didn't have her sit in the kayak before we got on the water, we just went and she did great. <br /></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqByChenrkEjofUnImoanvShN3uxjpWYT4ZwxFCdWCohKuFzx30kpy0IzsuIXNFLClWy03g7HUbKpJaO-CMCIqXHHSZr-Ce0dwwWnE7W9wMsnTorIiBRMviDVIqtVrs2AlHbCFdL29M6Slh8DB550yEcyfqGcla9brn68Ci-QdNRmWH0Xm1Db8VoPpRg/s4032/IMG_8946.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqByChenrkEjofUnImoanvShN3uxjpWYT4ZwxFCdWCohKuFzx30kpy0IzsuIXNFLClWy03g7HUbKpJaO-CMCIqXHHSZr-Ce0dwwWnE7W9wMsnTorIiBRMviDVIqtVrs2AlHbCFdL29M6Slh8DB550yEcyfqGcla9brn68Ci-QdNRmWH0Xm1Db8VoPpRg/s320/IMG_8946.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuhaxu3OaDrWN5Rdrmh9kugjQsXgYNHqNiKrM_mLSkQoZKPG47bKtQXwo4T7OUH-v6FjiL1btQq_KYegZz1PLCWClALyHFh9WGxPcnE0DTOAZWtGrMgziiw-RhhIIA6jDgRYih-yplWPXE30Jp9vAmwTrO6Fi508vDwOqIC03UQ3DvplXDYiIfKSCi2g/s4032/IMG_9022.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuhaxu3OaDrWN5Rdrmh9kugjQsXgYNHqNiKrM_mLSkQoZKPG47bKtQXwo4T7OUH-v6FjiL1btQq_KYegZz1PLCWClALyHFh9WGxPcnE0DTOAZWtGrMgziiw-RhhIIA6jDgRYih-yplWPXE30Jp9vAmwTrO6Fi508vDwOqIC03UQ3DvplXDYiIfKSCi2g/s320/IMG_9022.heic" width="240" /></a></div><p> </p><p style="text-align: center;">Here are some other pics of her for you to enjoy! If you are trying to get your dog to paddle with you, I am no expert, but encourage you to go slowly - be patient and have lots of treats. <br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">This was Gladys impersonating a hood ornament. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgISDplkoKyCm460qMW2UOGWRs0g7KsyqpfopThsjqirexGNnwZlLo06cJ0lupiiRIOZlSJ940AizFQ53I8ZvPqZBvz1TGT5eyHHtXlj9AheqtIYOssLtn52W2kLvlVz_hCkMjQGI_SKmqyVccSfCK_NuRy0ECbThSjDIxaLAv4IR-w4rbcWxO-O9E6GQ/s960/gladysbutt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgISDplkoKyCm460qMW2UOGWRs0g7KsyqpfopThsjqirexGNnwZlLo06cJ0lupiiRIOZlSJ940AizFQ53I8ZvPqZBvz1TGT5eyHHtXlj9AheqtIYOssLtn52W2kLvlVz_hCkMjQGI_SKmqyVccSfCK_NuRy0ECbThSjDIxaLAv4IR-w4rbcWxO-O9E6GQ/s320/gladysbutt.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwJQKHLJCZZwajqVY3aki93E4dejDLGGpyON4gYzjsG-6a0Te5AKzJTLkjxQNk7zvkwTraMx1qsYX3sgypq_xzaYa_GbWd-SKtawi4rDSqtRsL9J_0Bkmx949RLhLA9ieLss-KxaH7iOU0zSQrky3Qv7_RWgwe1AKxBl9b6rKURHOARZ0pXWdywO93Hg/s960/gladysear3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwJQKHLJCZZwajqVY3aki93E4dejDLGGpyON4gYzjsG-6a0Te5AKzJTLkjxQNk7zvkwTraMx1qsYX3sgypq_xzaYa_GbWd-SKtawi4rDSqtRsL9J_0Bkmx949RLhLA9ieLss-KxaH7iOU0zSQrky3Qv7_RWgwe1AKxBl9b6rKURHOARZ0pXWdywO93Hg/s320/gladysear3.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Trying out the Loon 126 when I brought it home...not quite big enough for both of us to be comfy. <br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjakQipegQcnw1CreF0NiUyQf86ZOtVc1GBbPsbK2F8H6Dco4hTo3X3_5_CWP809TGpNeNVTcOH56L7rd0AFZBJ9-RCPFV-lrRHNXkJpOaG-lSyxha4kT4QrJm2Z04qyvabEhKvmKSMgTFLcft6sXVRhzRXkIRL45bF3-Ga-vJsGik546FEJKhJh7y7Sw/s600/gladysgarage1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="450" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjakQipegQcnw1CreF0NiUyQf86ZOtVc1GBbPsbK2F8H6Dco4hTo3X3_5_CWP809TGpNeNVTcOH56L7rd0AFZBJ9-RCPFV-lrRHNXkJpOaG-lSyxha4kT4QrJm2Z04qyvabEhKvmKSMgTFLcft6sXVRhzRXkIRL45bF3-Ga-vJsGik546FEJKhJh7y7Sw/s320/gladysgarage1.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">But that doesn't mean we haven't tried! <br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtnkNbUI5wU9tPCa4rmNCsS0Y_Wk4jL4ylRZCvTfVTXUvIDS6EYN0evl-m-cqp84hiFLkq85Vfn113TZuZws_eh-m3QqGGzuIB1Uo2JU3qLy5FccK1jt5pxMwi_bh57DQUx-HzuXhfJFf2CzQ-pZL5N25oe3CuEcmTAdfM7gO-AMe8Ri3BINiCG8Aqdw/s1440/gladysinsingle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtnkNbUI5wU9tPCa4rmNCsS0Y_Wk4jL4ylRZCvTfVTXUvIDS6EYN0evl-m-cqp84hiFLkq85Vfn113TZuZws_eh-m3QqGGzuIB1Uo2JU3qLy5FccK1jt5pxMwi_bh57DQUx-HzuXhfJFf2CzQ-pZL5N25oe3CuEcmTAdfM7gO-AMe8Ri3BINiCG8Aqdw/s320/gladysinsingle.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is a pic I love because she was so content. <br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLtrvt8rPlL5vJJKT45NMwq4PZ8eCfbyCQb5AsreY8DwMDd-h4L8wGIs6FDJMRSCyOWj3s_nLAIitTkBILwxdXQ2Iz-7ieLtIaxXlOETgaq6M1CzyDXXm8egFF60AedGoGjgJG-yGiz1wrHa4VSqALlSFYpcAeuZXML0upcLf8sMR_f6O10aGvH236Eg/s960/gladyssideways.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLtrvt8rPlL5vJJKT45NMwq4PZ8eCfbyCQb5AsreY8DwMDd-h4L8wGIs6FDJMRSCyOWj3s_nLAIitTkBILwxdXQ2Iz-7ieLtIaxXlOETgaq6M1CzyDXXm8egFF60AedGoGjgJG-yGiz1wrHa4VSqALlSFYpcAeuZXML0upcLf8sMR_f6O10aGvH236Eg/s320/gladyssideways.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Oh! Man, this pic brought back some memories! We were on a nearly dried up Trues Pond in Liberty and this BIG old snapping turtle was walking on the grass, which not long before I assume was well under water. Gladys was fascinated and fixated on this thing. And before I knew it she had jumped out and was in the blackest of mud she had ever been in. Thankfully she was leashed and didn't get far, but she was DIRTY and stunk! She got back in the kayak and got me all dirty and stinky! <br /></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmUm3Mo_vEqk346Ae4qmW3rm_JUek_WXl840ImoZNFMEka8ruKCHiDDU8zBO_C7GUAl8C6IQp2jmTO67mFwzlpriuY47WP5C4kfvnqPZ0qHB-wM8btqRQbfXgPA_XCoU2SNkilH39hZYeBbZkTjLf0N2JE0JSvEzgs0i9O9-YOkA-xao0Cqw-nXhytRw/s1440/gladyssnappingturtle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmUm3Mo_vEqk346Ae4qmW3rm_JUek_WXl840ImoZNFMEka8ruKCHiDDU8zBO_C7GUAl8C6IQp2jmTO67mFwzlpriuY47WP5C4kfvnqPZ0qHB-wM8btqRQbfXgPA_XCoU2SNkilH39hZYeBbZkTjLf0N2JE0JSvEzgs0i9O9-YOkA-xao0Cqw-nXhytRw/s320/gladyssnappingturtle.jpg" width="320" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn6_js0WR1vug6UWGaLue62CzdtFMvrCNtwdsTot_MMApiuHX68tide82G-CnQ-hZ6WhRhQUAETe8Xzz_g_m7tZdtgw3aupW38RZ6mChvme2aLiv7DUJLMCBCspU3RkAdlwGymtjSLZrG2H35w01hjQMDBbTnyktoo0okGbuzL7IQSBD2a3kouFrh_HA/s320/snapper2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn6_js0WR1vug6UWGaLue62CzdtFMvrCNtwdsTot_MMApiuHX68tide82G-CnQ-hZ6WhRhQUAETe8Xzz_g_m7tZdtgw3aupW38RZ6mChvme2aLiv7DUJLMCBCspU3RkAdlwGymtjSLZrG2H35w01hjQMDBbTnyktoo0okGbuzL7IQSBD2a3kouFrh_HA/s1600/snapper2.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /> </div><div style="text-align: center;">This brings me so much peace and joy! When she and I are in sync on the water... it just makes me happy. <br /></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Sf54FPcZLcMRWDMXfW6LoUBk5EkOmWCWG1E9CvgN0Yv2_gm1XyM8LEmkB4DPAIYrrNmV1ON6lZlWnkr1FWpe1F2NtpPsBHpPZUvmT96EVy45GG2v_KR7q8xz8upqgZuxUtes9lA_aawbcUE2SmrnbAovfjFdFPmoXeTkGY8TNhHpR2rOyzB4MqCLPA/s960/gladyssunset.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Sf54FPcZLcMRWDMXfW6LoUBk5EkOmWCWG1E9CvgN0Yv2_gm1XyM8LEmkB4DPAIYrrNmV1ON6lZlWnkr1FWpe1F2NtpPsBHpPZUvmT96EVy45GG2v_KR7q8xz8upqgZuxUtes9lA_aawbcUE2SmrnbAovfjFdFPmoXeTkGY8TNhHpR2rOyzB4MqCLPA/s320/gladyssunset.jpg" width="240" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">This was a Wilderness Pamlico we tested at one of <a href="https://www.shakerhilloutdoors.com/">Shaker Hill Outdoor Center's</a> demo days. </div><div style="text-align: center;">(I hope they bring that back this year!) <br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBbkQzCFpKXo0toooxPjNEAfRhmROB-6UufofIos_LmHgoKdA99Ec_ZgFoCOjT4ypc_egfkhs0JY3jdpQEhLBS_oRqVpiFY-puxY9gZ7FGOS2hOGxHQ0cp3YxRHV1_MqhkdBoH_qHLMk5tNwWSICZq6YO2d_q6agmUlJWIXTww7lZ4x02Q0WGZgKrXrg/s1888/gladystryingoutanotherkayak.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1532" data-original-width="1888" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBbkQzCFpKXo0toooxPjNEAfRhmROB-6UufofIos_LmHgoKdA99Ec_ZgFoCOjT4ypc_egfkhs0JY3jdpQEhLBS_oRqVpiFY-puxY9gZ7FGOS2hOGxHQ0cp3YxRHV1_MqhkdBoH_qHLMk5tNwWSICZq6YO2d_q6agmUlJWIXTww7lZ4x02Q0WGZgKrXrg/s320/gladystryingoutanotherkayak.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">It is funny I don't usually see Gladys as having aged, but look at her puppy face in this pic where she was just about a year old. <br /></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkhpBBuOIcqmMTSM8d5Fn9-fRG7UJpC6aBVgAV2kaaXp6pWGl_TxkvuVD3VplQ_cil9yjtS3cASzzlIY8JjdiAzfpHgJIRKFAFP7oxGC2jaQw54rpaQrtoQEkIJB75bHpLoZtE57fcJ6ff5C5c8szQkfRfjt1C5l-NL7E6jxc6Mcmh4RlpL2WU_g8YLw/s960/i%20think%20she%20likes%20it.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkhpBBuOIcqmMTSM8d5Fn9-fRG7UJpC6aBVgAV2kaaXp6pWGl_TxkvuVD3VplQ_cil9yjtS3cASzzlIY8JjdiAzfpHgJIRKFAFP7oxGC2jaQw54rpaQrtoQEkIJB75bHpLoZtE57fcJ6ff5C5c8szQkfRfjt1C5l-NL7E6jxc6Mcmh4RlpL2WU_g8YLw/s320/i%20think%20she%20likes%20it.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">This was last year...sleeping beauty...<br /></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDz83EHoNRCim9bdVajZ_DoW6OMuXPTbdnsfpQxVWaeN8Sh1W3oLHyenGaOmMxFDoUjnwEgq_5aJbF4w_UNNWS9mS_5qXyB6s4nKM68s00dY5hE4NXYssv3tU9xfzJwxuSK-R9v3GFRTke7Mc4qBrU2jFW0yoo5Rh1wBkztOJGciXrzIaHul1kPgKPYA/s960/sleepygladys.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDz83EHoNRCim9bdVajZ_DoW6OMuXPTbdnsfpQxVWaeN8Sh1W3oLHyenGaOmMxFDoUjnwEgq_5aJbF4w_UNNWS9mS_5qXyB6s4nKM68s00dY5hE4NXYssv3tU9xfzJwxuSK-R9v3GFRTke7Mc4qBrU2jFW0yoo5Rh1wBkztOJGciXrzIaHul1kPgKPYA/s320/sleepygladys.jpg" width="240" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And lastly, Gladys reminds you that her mom's book, Paddling Southern Maine is a great book to help you find places to paddle with your pup... she gives it Four Paws !!! <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ogSfw2XMXGyq8wg-PeQxY9mrHXdKUztVqtfyYDISztn3Jljw3UJ1dIS2q8SXxsaiwvXGDGuGh82xUgy5w8rzTMyMGz0q0bX0FcoR-3FduMqfXtd4MBAXOZ3Xl-T1fCQlAaX3fZt2rBGqJ_O7TmwVgLuH6sRvVGXbCwLdyGcSnRQWh_B0m4lvyDXu1g/s2048/gladysbook.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ogSfw2XMXGyq8wg-PeQxY9mrHXdKUztVqtfyYDISztn3Jljw3UJ1dIS2q8SXxsaiwvXGDGuGh82xUgy5w8rzTMyMGz0q0bX0FcoR-3FduMqfXtd4MBAXOZ3Xl-T1fCQlAaX3fZt2rBGqJ_O7TmwVgLuH6sRvVGXbCwLdyGcSnRQWh_B0m4lvyDXu1g/s320/gladysbook.jpg" width="240" /></a></div></div>Maine KayakGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08635201868439734647noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2616078566493718593.post-69986785364726681732023-04-17T17:25:00.003-04:002023-04-17T17:25:50.623-04:00Shirley Bog & Camping in my Truck! October 2022<p style="text-align: center;"><b> Forgot to Post this last fall!!! I hope you use this as inspiration to get here this season!! <br /></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b> </b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-jrB-_uPHcqHlIywjfXtKyPGGW6TeJr--5CfISMydZXrN07Z6A9qEmBv37SYZVZMliwzAeBli6DYYx-HNGCSMi7-eMbU3Q8pBeaHPOmN5etJu-Hgopao2Cafs62CqByphKBK90WNEkHnUwW2RNty_amg9OGmJ3v6fVsxWv3k6XjkcSu4o8_Yd2xhMWQ/s2048/349B8DC7-1A37-4BE4-A63C-9AA576BB6918.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-jrB-_uPHcqHlIywjfXtKyPGGW6TeJr--5CfISMydZXrN07Z6A9qEmBv37SYZVZMliwzAeBli6DYYx-HNGCSMi7-eMbU3Q8pBeaHPOmN5etJu-Hgopao2Cafs62CqByphKBK90WNEkHnUwW2RNty_amg9OGmJ3v6fVsxWv3k6XjkcSu4o8_Yd2xhMWQ/s320/349B8DC7-1A37-4BE4-A63C-9AA576BB6918.jpeg" width="240" /></a></p><p><b>Body of Water: </b>Shirley Bog (West Shirley Bog) Maine Gazeteer [ ] </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE2AXewtubTPhjwsuW1qW9lKBuE949sjDR83zOjghUcnOX7MpP1kJXBeNMpFxK4PF7vhmiIgf0FIO-4FCakbiVOBTCb88mJhUbJikvF0tJAop1ET-qUCibE4_ARtKYoYaRaJCxCaogvl0QgWknAaAhxNbKW_yX-5PoYQ7nGNd0quBCUe82ouW-4EoFfQ/s2048/70B6FD01-DC94-408B-9A55-710E317D571A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE2AXewtubTPhjwsuW1qW9lKBuE949sjDR83zOjghUcnOX7MpP1kJXBeNMpFxK4PF7vhmiIgf0FIO-4FCakbiVOBTCb88mJhUbJikvF0tJAop1ET-qUCibE4_ARtKYoYaRaJCxCaogvl0QgWknAaAhxNbKW_yX-5PoYQ7nGNd0quBCUe82ouW-4EoFfQ/s320/70B6FD01-DC94-408B-9A55-710E317D571A.jpeg" width="240" /></a></p><p><b>Directions:</b>This was a tricky drive - because I listened to my GPS!! I literally drove down what was marked as a rod, but was actually someone's driveway! Ha! Always have your maps handy! What I would suggest is finding your way to the Shirley Town Hall. Once there head towards the Shirley Mills Cemetery... (Map below from google!) <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ-gslgrsflttNOPmdR6HEbWHsgM5E-YAfuKj-lvA1Vswl4L0bVQ03HB8logthoCnoCl1Fgoa0lGgR2XmEIhk7OydkbuBWDpPrK4MrcYKQOy4UQKloMub7z3ePejtHqswSDKCspGzWM3JpZJopaD_LtYtOrYSCCsHCBq2FB3N9TF3lNP9qaMzbkpT14w/s837/Screen%20Shot%202023-04-17%20at%204.46.13%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="583" data-original-width="837" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ-gslgrsflttNOPmdR6HEbWHsgM5E-YAfuKj-lvA1Vswl4L0bVQ03HB8logthoCnoCl1Fgoa0lGgR2XmEIhk7OydkbuBWDpPrK4MrcYKQOy4UQKloMub7z3ePejtHqswSDKCspGzWM3JpZJopaD_LtYtOrYSCCsHCBq2FB3N9TF3lNP9qaMzbkpT14w/s320/Screen%20Shot%202023-04-17%20at%204.46.13%20PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>Stay on that road and just keep driving. The road is a dirt road and is pretty narrow. I forget how many miles, because I forgot to post this sooner than now... </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu8uMkSsSyGmy3Vmr4BLfqM1pLNku2OzYhrZBjUPT7HrUchhPUulJ3_1ZOZZhGbMjzRNrHE3EQA7uuj9FM5i_uRThkKT66yZFr79Fyhu6qN8TVKwdyb-IODMq4kY5MHAnvjv0XXg1dXXFUa6aJ3RyGBhFeiOT-kNIhEfeyQruBn3_U4JFEgEuwAJvWGQ/s4032/17404FF2-23C5-4389-8AB3-13F68C4E02E9.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu8uMkSsSyGmy3Vmr4BLfqM1pLNku2OzYhrZBjUPT7HrUchhPUulJ3_1ZOZZhGbMjzRNrHE3EQA7uuj9FM5i_uRThkKT66yZFr79Fyhu6qN8TVKwdyb-IODMq4kY5MHAnvjv0XXg1dXXFUa6aJ3RyGBhFeiOT-kNIhEfeyQruBn3_U4JFEgEuwAJvWGQ/s320/17404FF2-23C5-4389-8AB3-13F68C4E02E9.jpeg" width="240" /></a> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZnf6cJWgfc-56cDzQtjPTOB9ihcV38bHXWv_wjNXGIAR4EGkwR4-_QaeqUzdgSo7SQ853IQ37P1kH_ztrv3oZyua4qLuKGC2eVDJO-pha-MlM7nLu36GcmAa4Yt6t1gWJ9C6g9Vf17M0ZWHBlD5AmQwKYxNbF_R5LoLf1sMyOjqebFEQMYg_Hjy5jIw/s4032/58F82C0D-77EE-45E3-B1E6-3DF16C6AB8A3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZnf6cJWgfc-56cDzQtjPTOB9ihcV38bHXWv_wjNXGIAR4EGkwR4-_QaeqUzdgSo7SQ853IQ37P1kH_ztrv3oZyua4qLuKGC2eVDJO-pha-MlM7nLu36GcmAa4Yt6t1gWJ9C6g9Vf17M0ZWHBlD5AmQwKYxNbF_R5LoLf1sMyOjqebFEQMYg_Hjy5jIw/s320/58F82C0D-77EE-45E3-B1E6-3DF16C6AB8A3.jpeg" width="240" /> </a></p><p></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Parking: </b>Park along the road, but make sure to pull off to leave room for others, people driving by and the many ATVs that use this area. <br /></p><p><b>Launch: </b>Dirt, gradual slope into the bog. <b><br /></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAtAKm1HYRz7qosg7TEV8f_jjbWCDf7Jk245RpDz8luoGen-Ll9duivMIIV9EiT7VC6aJn66i5MaHcvbveW9FtLSLH-EVUmkBNQjKIUzE8cgQhhGzeJsNPDPr1THx80hSVnWZWxkyAup_R0KRtUE9V-4GVLvx-QJGh_lnHfkpksCnyKnS5wjX-kj3EeQ/s4032/437EDDA4-5AF7-4F7F-AAE7-3AB638FE7708.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAtAKm1HYRz7qosg7TEV8f_jjbWCDf7Jk245RpDz8luoGen-Ll9duivMIIV9EiT7VC6aJn66i5MaHcvbveW9FtLSLH-EVUmkBNQjKIUzE8cgQhhGzeJsNPDPr1THx80hSVnWZWxkyAup_R0KRtUE9V-4GVLvx-QJGh_lnHfkpksCnyKnS5wjX-kj3EeQ/s320/437EDDA4-5AF7-4F7F-AAE7-3AB638FE7708.jpeg" width="240" /></a><b> <br /></b></p><p><b>Fees: </b>None</p><p><b>Bathroom: </b>None</p><p><b>Wildlife: </b>Birds, likely a lot of other wildlife too, I suspect moose frequent here, but will have to return to find out!! <br /></p><p><b>Notes: </b>In June I had the chance to go to Greenville and I really enjoyed it. I paddled <a href="http://kayakinginmaine.blogspot.com/2022/07/prong-pond-greenville-maine.html">Prong Pond</a> and it was beautiful. I knew it was a place I needed to return for additional kayaking and the Shirley Bog was at the top of my list. This bog is a ways from my house, too much to really do in a day. It's about 3 hours one way, so I decided to try to do an overnight camping trip, sleeping in my truck. We packed up and hit the road. <br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-tSYHiYn0M049-HppGQvHrVgPlWHc-ULc-fiTY3UiEIPIG9fzTHuvS87GSl9F7o0sxEVYMv_R5oqEsoBIPm9dVDcGQyd3oVVs-mg6pkn42bnOBuRrZbBMuRZaMHAcPYffV5S9hcIYBoEDMa-Gof9k5y8ItM7WTrwh3WrrxlOkqPHpGgn4xtZr6bgCwQ/s320/DFF704CC-3925-4200-AF32-E18CF65C2827.jpeg" width="240" /> </p><p> <br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigFXdpOZtgNH_gCd-3EvKVV1Fme-ZISQ3wV7aOqLvgsji3zJQpvRUd8XO6xihaksgd7_T5paCxG7lqg1rPhezAmA6Tb5tW-wxr0swP8QWGNQdycnSEWBVOo7VkjSORHofdeaP75ffyEXeoChiQQ6_pZ5FB2myWYhymtjrYO7DNvGuBtjXntDtnp3rk4g/s4032/006CE1E0-0949-4F54-9BC2-C0663CF83F6C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigFXdpOZtgNH_gCd-3EvKVV1Fme-ZISQ3wV7aOqLvgsji3zJQpvRUd8XO6xihaksgd7_T5paCxG7lqg1rPhezAmA6Tb5tW-wxr0swP8QWGNQdycnSEWBVOo7VkjSORHofdeaP75ffyEXeoChiQQ6_pZ5FB2myWYhymtjrYO7DNvGuBtjXntDtnp3rk4g/s320/006CE1E0-0949-4F54-9BC2-C0663CF83F6C.jpeg" width="240" /> <br /></a></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE2AXewtubTPhjwsuW1qW9lKBuE949sjDR83zOjghUcnOX7MpP1kJXBeNMpFxK4PF7vhmiIgf0FIO-4FCakbiVOBTCb88mJhUbJikvF0tJAop1ET-qUCibE4_ARtKYoYaRaJCxCaogvl0QgWknAaAhxNbKW_yX-5PoYQ7nGNd0quBCUe82ouW-4EoFfQ/s2048/70B6FD01-DC94-408B-9A55-710E317D571A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> </a></p><div style="text-align: center;">I had never before camped IN my truck... so this was a first. I was grateful for the moral support of a good friend and her daughter who have slept in their vehicle a few times. Our first stop was the bog... so we got there late morning... and next time I do this trip, I will launch early!! The launch was pretty easy and the view from the launch was beautiful! <br /></div><div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-jrB-_uPHcqHlIywjfXtKyPGGW6TeJr--5CfISMydZXrN07Z6A9qEmBv37SYZVZMliwzAeBli6DYYx-HNGCSMi7-eMbU3Q8pBeaHPOmN5etJu-Hgopao2Cafs62CqByphKBK90WNEkHnUwW2RNty_amg9OGmJ3v6fVsxWv3k6XjkcSu4o8_Yd2xhMWQ/s2048/349B8DC7-1A37-4BE4-A63C-9AA576BB6918.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-jrB-_uPHcqHlIywjfXtKyPGGW6TeJr--5CfISMydZXrN07Z6A9qEmBv37SYZVZMliwzAeBli6DYYx-HNGCSMi7-eMbU3Q8pBeaHPOmN5etJu-Hgopao2Cafs62CqByphKBK90WNEkHnUwW2RNty_amg9OGmJ3v6fVsxWv3k6XjkcSu4o8_Yd2xhMWQ/s320/349B8DC7-1A37-4BE4-A63C-9AA576BB6918.jpeg" width="240" /></a> </p><p style="text-align: center;">Of course Gladys was along for the ride!! I will say she struggled on this trip. Before launching I had not walked her around enough and she had to go to the bathroom... and this is a paddle that is not conducive to needing to stop to get out of the kayak for any reason. So.. other than her being a pain in the butt... this paddle was gorgeous!! <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJdTZAzLF19d_TdcKMtw-yFutokUFi1qO9EhgM0u-an85JAiUFyiyb1KoOniuPidYoTcSiFrcp6XP7H4wAVfBd71Wr9Nkb5NgHbZZg2sb98kFX474SlVL0Qbvub1S8jf7LCTYDEgKdBwFTg7HkoO0mA4SfFyur93JihBvwUos7JsRZUqZyL3X9ww-Wwg/s2048/FB41BA20-8CB6-4EEA-A383-4320702A29FA.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJdTZAzLF19d_TdcKMtw-yFutokUFi1qO9EhgM0u-an85JAiUFyiyb1KoOniuPidYoTcSiFrcp6XP7H4wAVfBd71Wr9Nkb5NgHbZZg2sb98kFX474SlVL0Qbvub1S8jf7LCTYDEgKdBwFTg7HkoO0mA4SfFyur93JihBvwUos7JsRZUqZyL3X9ww-Wwg/s320/FB41BA20-8CB6-4EEA-A383-4320702A29FA.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKGG7_GiiYRyfClcsus4lXPNhGq-tEq72Ndcsj38dKQoj2wWkAMUQUCQKIzV7L2a9OSzS2VbGDixm2YpzwdzxQtJ-7N_swX3LOaW4nfR2o9IZfHUNCi2nogCbKPMTljiEg_dQOXweRSbeZy7nHaYcYwBg8_pcZWeDn-nfcZoGjzS2rUNFW7iQbPXdtNw/s2048/FAF2B141-271E-4819-940B-18528542EAAD.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKGG7_GiiYRyfClcsus4lXPNhGq-tEq72Ndcsj38dKQoj2wWkAMUQUCQKIzV7L2a9OSzS2VbGDixm2YpzwdzxQtJ-7N_swX3LOaW4nfR2o9IZfHUNCi2nogCbKPMTljiEg_dQOXweRSbeZy7nHaYcYwBg8_pcZWeDn-nfcZoGjzS2rUNFW7iQbPXdtNw/s320/FAF2B141-271E-4819-940B-18528542EAAD.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">The colors were really popping! (This was the first weekend of October I think) <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi63m_xLa4b0X4zNUfMhpqhixNpgYEYTl84t03Dlf7BzFi6PhzORxSdggPixGm6lW-6x0Qnv0q6hlFTAVzVNtHbhdjm4AB8V5unhYchCdfmE0Evp_nn3YkFeSKo0LTKys7kd1hbxuFnHvyQOIwsdu1KLYGwSlRamBrtnyewjcGlk_uzokA1FPheuJu7IQ/s2048/F9BFD4CB-B5EF-4D6E-BD87-02ECBE1E4B6D.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi63m_xLa4b0X4zNUfMhpqhixNpgYEYTl84t03Dlf7BzFi6PhzORxSdggPixGm6lW-6x0Qnv0q6hlFTAVzVNtHbhdjm4AB8V5unhYchCdfmE0Evp_nn3YkFeSKo0LTKys7kd1hbxuFnHvyQOIwsdu1KLYGwSlRamBrtnyewjcGlk_uzokA1FPheuJu7IQ/s320/F9BFD4CB-B5EF-4D6E-BD87-02ECBE1E4B6D.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">The water was very calm and was an easy paddle - very little to no current. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_KU9kvXptg6DW-bUqFQj4u3AQlXjeqZ6U9KAJDdo-PwMXuP-Hqp_oJDhRMYm4Qv6lxejKPjxIEzIw_uzwGvKbASqdxs3u3hJoLnuxhmjrvl7BRRL6Y8Aei8LTyUh247gUdByI5Cq-WRYSMbmCNwbCh0cSsIsPJw4RuCFKVQQp4udklRNRcEb1FC40gg/s4032/E3395DDD-E274-42C3-8D83-47719F28EBC6.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_KU9kvXptg6DW-bUqFQj4u3AQlXjeqZ6U9KAJDdo-PwMXuP-Hqp_oJDhRMYm4Qv6lxejKPjxIEzIw_uzwGvKbASqdxs3u3hJoLnuxhmjrvl7BRRL6Y8Aei8LTyUh247gUdByI5Cq-WRYSMbmCNwbCh0cSsIsPJw4RuCFKVQQp4udklRNRcEb1FC40gg/s320/E3395DDD-E274-42C3-8D83-47719F28EBC6.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_knvSNwhAwhhigii7J8g1ZIibSR9K9zLa42CKoqwLZI40EWWh0eDxtpK97bqJaNntr5u0S4qppLHTLwTgGbO0vpHe31U6O_Smmikapa8uIKwE0eSuLbRp559j-2aWVUmDCGPwqUzQxKtIp-zeqZht8t4hdvAgISSyA7o0Q6fA_cWYwxTOskBGrXOd9A/s4032/E6C2ACE0-0166-49B5-96AA-9D5C0594E719.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_knvSNwhAwhhigii7J8g1ZIibSR9K9zLa42CKoqwLZI40EWWh0eDxtpK97bqJaNntr5u0S4qppLHTLwTgGbO0vpHe31U6O_Smmikapa8uIKwE0eSuLbRp559j-2aWVUmDCGPwqUzQxKtIp-zeqZht8t4hdvAgISSyA7o0Q6fA_cWYwxTOskBGrXOd9A/s320/E6C2ACE0-0166-49B5-96AA-9D5C0594E719.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br />This really does seem like prime moose viewing area and I can't wait to return! <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-2IIagU1unT1CpjvIBk4xuAhL_-__pONDypp3NBiTIMtrnbyar4pgDUanTs0-eJRuped_j8RhA_gqzjSEZInGvjDuN6JbFTmXYfU6T3xuRCv3iypdE4S2h3sQJ5madRKEdP-SBVqE_hIYBzgg20yawu-NLNwE0kVkhZFZTi2Wg2c6eaXQO3ECVTlkPw/s4032/E2CD0183-603B-40C3-BE4F-889DC6393DCA.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-2IIagU1unT1CpjvIBk4xuAhL_-__pONDypp3NBiTIMtrnbyar4pgDUanTs0-eJRuped_j8RhA_gqzjSEZInGvjDuN6JbFTmXYfU6T3xuRCv3iypdE4S2h3sQJ5madRKEdP-SBVqE_hIYBzgg20yawu-NLNwE0kVkhZFZTi2Wg2c6eaXQO3ECVTlkPw/s320/E2CD0183-603B-40C3-BE4F-889DC6393DCA.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDUzB_oYReSouVfSzHJr_DDMKy-BEuGzsLuDeJxOSr8gHD2OLhRmVO3udwPxlLXLBMSf6lwFCDl0rHSpZzSoUo9nAtO28Ps33joE88AWNDYmLiyoXVx8Nogt9nWUNwjnnTKDxw0GicIE1gngpCoxavTyyrT5k8VeYrJDp_a5TcY76o3ZfUV9yeKkVD5g/s4032/D53E451B-2885-448D-A6CC-9CCA7EE4321A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDUzB_oYReSouVfSzHJr_DDMKy-BEuGzsLuDeJxOSr8gHD2OLhRmVO3udwPxlLXLBMSf6lwFCDl0rHSpZzSoUo9nAtO28Ps33joE88AWNDYmLiyoXVx8Nogt9nWUNwjnnTKDxw0GicIE1gngpCoxavTyyrT5k8VeYrJDp_a5TcY76o3ZfUV9yeKkVD5g/s320/D53E451B-2885-448D-A6CC-9CCA7EE4321A.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br />Stop #578 for Gladys... she was not happy - ha! At one point she found a very black mud hole to dig in and made me even happier!! <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5s4UMG369HYUp-GDlUMLrUDgEWPugd2XCNtaDKf6snr4YQ1PnLhqomO9iWF1GPT_r-T0uLFEzBErfvQE5-aj_1N26ZsDUUlyiXLVapX7joCpphp8_CWrKBOjcvaeWV-UNWVK6ZuVTxwSthFy6_GJfGiF905JaIUO2MmEZ-tDpngRxM3IrEXtM8WxfmA/s2048/CE79A74F-1D12-4277-AEE7-D6C2E7B1D69D.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5s4UMG369HYUp-GDlUMLrUDgEWPugd2XCNtaDKf6snr4YQ1PnLhqomO9iWF1GPT_r-T0uLFEzBErfvQE5-aj_1N26ZsDUUlyiXLVapX7joCpphp8_CWrKBOjcvaeWV-UNWVK6ZuVTxwSthFy6_GJfGiF905JaIUO2MmEZ-tDpngRxM3IrEXtM8WxfmA/s320/CE79A74F-1D12-4277-AEE7-D6C2E7B1D69D.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqc9q4DHpLP6c0EOSW1xuhY3H7mL5uqIMbg-nVNqaZx6f8JqsQVXMNYFiMMfEvcuc8HkxuvjgYAXSUAKuiIc8mzj80s_A34sM4q4A6qSeVlFgMc8mnlnMP8cGIgHX-W0n5TgRBcve5jig5Wpc9yCFsqaKI-gXIiYW3SpTIRqvrBW91pRUqEzAJULnE0A/s2048/CC3926DC-AEA0-44A2-8572-CFDFDB5CE8E8.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqc9q4DHpLP6c0EOSW1xuhY3H7mL5uqIMbg-nVNqaZx6f8JqsQVXMNYFiMMfEvcuc8HkxuvjgYAXSUAKuiIc8mzj80s_A34sM4q4A6qSeVlFgMc8mnlnMP8cGIgHX-W0n5TgRBcve5jig5Wpc9yCFsqaKI-gXIiYW3SpTIRqvrBW91pRUqEzAJULnE0A/s320/CC3926DC-AEA0-44A2-8572-CFDFDB5CE8E8.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p>As you can see the views were beautiful and what a serene area! If I lived in this area I think this would be a go to spot! <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ_2X0Ay7c9_GrGEmekBxPom8nYwT0MBpRmtnlh8jg5fXV8vPYS0P9zUbTaEWB42LkjdteT9cHdd6p3-q8dVX4Ww5VuU0mLXQ6X0xgg9eKnAzBFX6wTXoJP8XPpwijWyOta-9wKIF9UIPkKTMvHF4GtsAm5UPU1h2bHJ1p7fJ7n1xsZ3m96-uU3fi2lA/s4032/C7FFABD6-5667-456D-A572-5219CE4734B0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ_2X0Ay7c9_GrGEmekBxPom8nYwT0MBpRmtnlh8jg5fXV8vPYS0P9zUbTaEWB42LkjdteT9cHdd6p3-q8dVX4Ww5VuU0mLXQ6X0xgg9eKnAzBFX6wTXoJP8XPpwijWyOta-9wKIF9UIPkKTMvHF4GtsAm5UPU1h2bHJ1p7fJ7n1xsZ3m96-uU3fi2lA/s320/C7FFABD6-5667-456D-A572-5219CE4734B0.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br />The clouds were beautiful! <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfxEU1dUHArcM9hhqpn1nSOiVVX9CrFRs0zv-UxzYvd3trdjYnv31amSAumeGh5FQ1wcHSUqM5DMJUTnN8cIlhsR_B7xhv1ySqvsbaFWTafXkG62pC6oMoQdVXPrs6z6dtkjV_QNNCRChEyOn-LYbRIoYZJwEsgdOOLUo1P3nhDu-8IulpPPaPLZ8riA/s2048/585419E1-9D6C-457A-B8C0-3DD31B1142FD.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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You know that makes me think of all the time my mom and I spent together kayaking. It makes my heart happy! <br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRrlaUYJt2U8ay7XEhjE4cFUKV_XXXdEjB8vv7DbqRux2KSdz6Zb_ZmVl_228AHNyEKhpK342NzLdPYKxgeniqNKKKqAn-0xV9MiQxO4J-XM9juiHx0eNsMEDrrmk8FWriXzA6Ezpo_o72JMDIihEqQsYTolDuO9LKlUewkvW9VUerQvRFArOd7vmm9w/s4032/21B4E949-DEA9-4D36-B0B9-3B6FC0EDE65C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRrlaUYJt2U8ay7XEhjE4cFUKV_XXXdEjB8vv7DbqRux2KSdz6Zb_ZmVl_228AHNyEKhpK342NzLdPYKxgeniqNKKKqAn-0xV9MiQxO4J-XM9juiHx0eNsMEDrrmk8FWriXzA6Ezpo_o72JMDIihEqQsYTolDuO9LKlUewkvW9VUerQvRFArOd7vmm9w/s320/21B4E949-DEA9-4D36-B0B9-3B6FC0EDE65C.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHPLaTLgqQ4hMMeCjSYHRZs1XG0U69VWxiiXrcmFpkmCd3CMv86L_jg65c3XdOR4gC78Q74hcp7SBaxzfyXtRMsuknjC3uwBXn3XpGawjmDV4mGUX1Jn9QX6JmCOe2vp2en9vYXtN9StkUw0pe9CkFCIu2VPFEzWSVXNWkqqpCqi2L4WROxswETwcawA/s2048/9E707301-0194-40B9-86A2-599F4B058616.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHPLaTLgqQ4hMMeCjSYHRZs1XG0U69VWxiiXrcmFpkmCd3CMv86L_jg65c3XdOR4gC78Q74hcp7SBaxzfyXtRMsuknjC3uwBXn3XpGawjmDV4mGUX1Jn9QX6JmCOe2vp2en9vYXtN9StkUw0pe9CkFCIu2VPFEzWSVXNWkqqpCqi2L4WROxswETwcawA/s320/9E707301-0194-40B9-86A2-599F4B058616.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglqfGaOiyjTVEZCiLg7VyBoA0F2V67JPkCAv1qn2yMrErJU8IzCGAzk2W_M-MdavwE1P8e6ry4W6nOhsk7EH39TzemxRH40P0f2bwFUDRESxWLLLcb97sQCbjoloIRjjAqTg7eYWNwSUrrrHBVkCXtgj57d0wEaHGoXs4UU3ny_kefMFdOi-IbXZdGJw/s4032/8EE4748F-3A6E-4AA6-A73C-10651A922F69.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglqfGaOiyjTVEZCiLg7VyBoA0F2V67JPkCAv1qn2yMrErJU8IzCGAzk2W_M-MdavwE1P8e6ry4W6nOhsk7EH39TzemxRH40P0f2bwFUDRESxWLLLcb97sQCbjoloIRjjAqTg7eYWNwSUrrrHBVkCXtgj57d0wEaHGoXs4UU3ny_kefMFdOi-IbXZdGJw/s320/8EE4748F-3A6E-4AA6-A73C-10651A922F69.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6bBtIyQvQbzysVlzIiOEgehtLtuEDZBkcXe3VU37quZw3WJa_PUKB1wePxtoU9NBDrDbK9EiYOOZVMqpcfPH8AMmyPX0bKMjo7cTTYE2b5B0R7w4FNSPlG9kdUqxOMFny999iwIGKavmHQqUjXvoR18Cja5jOOuz5dWS2sxjtNmtsq2RqILFjKJ_4Kw/s2048/8D541A5F-A440-424C-BB3C-62BDA8C054F9.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6bBtIyQvQbzysVlzIiOEgehtLtuEDZBkcXe3VU37quZw3WJa_PUKB1wePxtoU9NBDrDbK9EiYOOZVMqpcfPH8AMmyPX0bKMjo7cTTYE2b5B0R7w4FNSPlG9kdUqxOMFny999iwIGKavmHQqUjXvoR18Cja5jOOuz5dWS2sxjtNmtsq2RqILFjKJ_4Kw/s320/8D541A5F-A440-424C-BB3C-62BDA8C054F9.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It was so pretty - Truly - a beautiful spot! 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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We headed to Lily Bay State Park. <br /></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP11duOyaEekf0TxMJea3yfKkaaZxCdR4U7ZKUVUsHKwa0YzB1DGwfk_T4Eu3pJkqaA4UQyiZ-oKUFJj6F5OUy7jD74xv1fdQIDTk-RneHr0p0SnBH3EZi7U3GD5c-xBEcTUbng5jnMu1Ui0MPO42QFTVlPX6JgICPNglvfKcMbKkdcBxebIgCRXKb_w/s4032/2E21170C-A7F4-4BC1-B4F7-EF86527A5237.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP11duOyaEekf0TxMJea3yfKkaaZxCdR4U7ZKUVUsHKwa0YzB1DGwfk_T4Eu3pJkqaA4UQyiZ-oKUFJj6F5OUy7jD74xv1fdQIDTk-RneHr0p0SnBH3EZi7U3GD5c-xBEcTUbng5jnMu1Ui0MPO42QFTVlPX6JgICPNglvfKcMbKkdcBxebIgCRXKb_w/s320/2E21170C-A7F4-4BC1-B4F7-EF86527A5237.jpeg" width="240" /> </a></p><p style="text-align: center;">It was beautiful! <br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmQtci4UvDrnxBThWioUCheMFhoS9A7g2pmYfRX1slqsYqj7vSwuMRhjO17vrEh-iYdktmeKiB6_oc7sbKriKtSzImcNG0V2PbY_oMW0R3Q2tn6R3gWZxCXo-eo4YKkEL-6yhNhYlFi0wYoYgW5XVqWPzv5D1jNMyy1eS2yjIlhsG4o5Zhix5zhPyCzw/s2048/D2F6E921-2AA7-48DB-8C48-CB76556210FB.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmQtci4UvDrnxBThWioUCheMFhoS9A7g2pmYfRX1slqsYqj7vSwuMRhjO17vrEh-iYdktmeKiB6_oc7sbKriKtSzImcNG0V2PbY_oMW0R3Q2tn6R3gWZxCXo-eo4YKkEL-6yhNhYlFi0wYoYgW5XVqWPzv5D1jNMyy1eS2yjIlhsG4o5Zhix5zhPyCzw/s320/D2F6E921-2AA7-48DB-8C48-CB76556210FB.jpeg" width="240" /> </a></p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;">This was my set up... I had a special air mattress designed for the back seat of a truck... fold the seat down and blow this up... it has supports under it to keep it up. <br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1rZReD1psBNArqMeCMBQ3VHgWe1qg3FM1NH_qyjpJXivH6Qi5FQOlvADseTjA1wFwo11wjurC2jbmK9AaOB-ks7MOwmhFMvGb2CxXBy89w794bKkv3NQY3tVyboh7TEGN_YA1sSXsGooBTOOZSfpL6TQwzpin7WbCA_nBs1i-dAmU_tI-XMo0472J8g/s2048/66B59B07-C9B4-4A25-82E9-2269C5560A8C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1rZReD1psBNArqMeCMBQ3VHgWe1qg3FM1NH_qyjpJXivH6Qi5FQOlvADseTjA1wFwo11wjurC2jbmK9AaOB-ks7MOwmhFMvGb2CxXBy89w794bKkv3NQY3tVyboh7TEGN_YA1sSXsGooBTOOZSfpL6TQwzpin7WbCA_nBs1i-dAmU_tI-XMo0472J8g/s320/66B59B07-C9B4-4A25-82E9-2269C5560A8C.jpeg" width="240" /> </a></p><p style="text-align: center;">Gladys was sleeping in the front of the truck.. and she did great. <br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMx09thlLDQTOLbAOIeCB1K-NGdLFbNLCf9l6r8p5ha4peibaMexZt106ias5pMaWnh8JudOLqVq_DypmaL5VP_f_8TU7yp2zjyL2_dtr3pMNImrNkq0Jhneyi-iirR4gy_MkBY68ePUJzE5M_kokS0yPdsKDyBAG3btT1-2HxjkM9LXKEYWtgCtrSSg/s4032/94C98723-E3C6-4F10-B3AA-0246F31F727C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMx09thlLDQTOLbAOIeCB1K-NGdLFbNLCf9l6r8p5ha4peibaMexZt106ias5pMaWnh8JudOLqVq_DypmaL5VP_f_8TU7yp2zjyL2_dtr3pMNImrNkq0Jhneyi-iirR4gy_MkBY68ePUJzE5M_kokS0yPdsKDyBAG3btT1-2HxjkM9LXKEYWtgCtrSSg/s320/94C98723-E3C6-4F10-B3AA-0246F31F727C.jpeg" width="240" /> </a></p><p style="text-align: center;">The set up in theory was pretty good, but it did not work well! Ha! The air did not stay in the air mattress... so at some point not super long after heading to bed, I got up and folded the back seat up and tried the air mattress on the floor of the back seat of the truck ... Remember how I told you Gladys was unsettled while paddling... well. to help keep her in the kayak I had her between my legs at one point and was squeezing her a bit so she would not jump out. Well... me - 6'6" curled up in the back seat area of my truck - small area... started having leg cramps... and there were very few options for stretching out! It was kind of funny in a painful sort of way! Ha! Let's just say I did not get much sleep! But I did move into the drivers seat and reclined it... and was able to get some rest... Not the ideal set up... but it did not deter me! I will figure something out because I like the idea of being able to go someplace for a night to get out kayaking more. Yes I have my camper, but to set up my camper, it needs to be at least a three night stay to make it worth it! Stay tuned for more truck camping! </p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">The next morning it was a little chilly and breezy and we decided we would go out for breakfast and head home instead of going for another paddling adventure. We struggled to find an open breakfast spot so we tailgated instead. My friend made her amazing oatmeal pancakes! <br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin2Pjs5rgDKEyZEaqsBgbkG7szZumrQap5LgtNGw0l4xI-O63QFVcacXrqGnGiPAxWm1-kA6uNZZnbbnqcC7Z8VoFApeIoiZomNomQhoOpqgc51sUaluOijarGgDwRYaUuY3eVhTJli_vLlUYjD6w6Ua5mWtHA32B6SPDcZoY8VO7cMwgPOfg5yNymxg/s2048/E4FCFEBC-164E-408B-A998-159FD3CAB3A9.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin2Pjs5rgDKEyZEaqsBgbkG7szZumrQap5LgtNGw0l4xI-O63QFVcacXrqGnGiPAxWm1-kA6uNZZnbbnqcC7Z8VoFApeIoiZomNomQhoOpqgc51sUaluOijarGgDwRYaUuY3eVhTJli_vLlUYjD6w6Ua5mWtHA32B6SPDcZoY8VO7cMwgPOfg5yNymxg/s320/E4FCFEBC-164E-408B-A998-159FD3CAB3A9.jpeg" width="240" /> </a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy5LYPyLsuOua-GPMRPV_nkYh2bBDKcy9f4kJ47mtFbg6y3ll-s9mRvBvhMBtQiEQY3f_QvLo-EqXX7s0yenONjaJ-0vXtebvr-_nFPUCN6Mqhs13Fs-SopsfMY-3e9YAI8l1BG1_AENs2AvewSCzGP5SDjGQ4xRBva4Ov-xqBDfAK7SVtHF0VgDnH4A/s2048/BCD77F4B-C6F9-4B5A-8D3E-93B1D066D8F3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy5LYPyLsuOua-GPMRPV_nkYh2bBDKcy9f4kJ47mtFbg6y3ll-s9mRvBvhMBtQiEQY3f_QvLo-EqXX7s0yenONjaJ-0vXtebvr-_nFPUCN6Mqhs13Fs-SopsfMY-3e9YAI8l1BG1_AENs2AvewSCzGP5SDjGQ4xRBva4Ov-xqBDfAK7SVtHF0VgDnH4A/s320/BCD77F4B-C6F9-4B5A-8D3E-93B1D066D8F3.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv1TaXCfKPV8kNMPLsqtvBxiSgzDWQMTFz13sgIqCFdKYtFdDbEhE81Mu-cka9RwhOTVLP1lyLSwJNwladk04m-6A3qkuGfORunsNssHSJhT4OQRjVi2LijwMXhr5eqhWiv0xFMXFZXQiQQC1XKOCTCu2CBzpqGahipEWJkn9i_IVhlLKI1nQgrgGEqw/s4032/B01E8E8D-F2E5-46A5-84F7-140A5BDD9217.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv1TaXCfKPV8kNMPLsqtvBxiSgzDWQMTFz13sgIqCFdKYtFdDbEhE81Mu-cka9RwhOTVLP1lyLSwJNwladk04m-6A3qkuGfORunsNssHSJhT4OQRjVi2LijwMXhr5eqhWiv0xFMXFZXQiQQC1XKOCTCu2CBzpqGahipEWJkn9i_IVhlLKI1nQgrgGEqw/s320/B01E8E8D-F2E5-46A5-84F7-140A5BDD9217.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p> </p><p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPE81Z7REO6x3JB87Z-BFvSriKdWkMZZ1kzTjdPu3iHUangRc852oqQlHgPPPG2zdavVgvJQWlL-wfa-VlLHdxmOCBcfT_3wmk0t1t3gucspYQYMaxmtQ7oHgPtTCQPIsFGGfFSx9SHzZmzoGPzSKAu__5rCqtd4UA70rFsHwphis8rnljTf4-Fx2HjA/s2048/6F2A7B0A-FA4D-49A5-924A-C6128F90A591.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPE81Z7REO6x3JB87Z-BFvSriKdWkMZZ1kzTjdPu3iHUangRc852oqQlHgPPPG2zdavVgvJQWlL-wfa-VlLHdxmOCBcfT_3wmk0t1t3gucspYQYMaxmtQ7oHgPtTCQPIsFGGfFSx9SHzZmzoGPzSKAu__5rCqtd4UA70rFsHwphis8rnljTf4-Fx2HjA/s320/6F2A7B0A-FA4D-49A5-924A-C6128F90A591.jpeg" width="240" /> </a></p><p style="text-align: center;">The pancakes were delicious!! And we did share a little with Gladys even though she had been a pain in my butt the day before.... Good thing she is so cute!!! Ha! (I know it was my fault not hers, for not walking her long enough before we got in the kayak after a three hour drive.) </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR4UkkeKVvS03wU-uLiafIumsHtN_Vnbc1mJSxY4MVkEXYySMYSPt8caLRYMNkMVxrbOWGL-KvrsOQJIv-I0fvB6RJZDAqwL1gxqSP9cSLdAGX7Le-qTrCZBwNLrzvCYBTbY2N0eazkdK78cyEAyGiR8J1un2eIyh6zPHKDoAVB_Vdy0x_UXD-c64bJg/s4032/02B9BD66-BB49-490F-822C-02AC2234AEF8.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR4UkkeKVvS03wU-uLiafIumsHtN_Vnbc1mJSxY4MVkEXYySMYSPt8caLRYMNkMVxrbOWGL-KvrsOQJIv-I0fvB6RJZDAqwL1gxqSP9cSLdAGX7Le-qTrCZBwNLrzvCYBTbY2N0eazkdK78cyEAyGiR8J1un2eIyh6zPHKDoAVB_Vdy0x_UXD-c64bJg/s320/02B9BD66-BB49-490F-822C-02AC2234AEF8.jpeg" width="240" /></a></p><p></p></div>Maine KayakGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08635201868439734647noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2616078566493718593.post-21074311658813911722023-04-17T16:43:00.002-04:002023-04-17T16:43:16.488-04:00Happy Paddling!! 2023 Kickoff<p style="text-align: center;"> Another New Kayaking Season!! 2023! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7VIudrTFQCtyHXUu5d6ZpnZaacfEu_a-kYp0atpjq3ia_8dS_pn54VEcn9RNuBcHt7-BaKLhRiygAxuZ0YIUG6Sdzk0zF2uDRVKYtPpTtK1ElUPUWKIIKNrOPSg5NWXaVgzPYzuVspLTxvOYMdFagKPdXpMC6jHY7-Z5ifXu93IGCyI2AvXOS1Vs2bw/s4608/63004960_Unknown.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7VIudrTFQCtyHXUu5d6ZpnZaacfEu_a-kYp0atpjq3ia_8dS_pn54VEcn9RNuBcHt7-BaKLhRiygAxuZ0YIUG6Sdzk0zF2uDRVKYtPpTtK1ElUPUWKIIKNrOPSg5NWXaVgzPYzuVspLTxvOYMdFagKPdXpMC6jHY7-Z5ifXu93IGCyI2AvXOS1Vs2bw/s320/63004960_Unknown.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p><br />Hello!!! Are you as excited as I am for another kayaking season? I am always ready for kayaking season, but this year, for some reason, I felt like I needed it more than ever. The winter was strange - I should have paddled longer into the fall and early winter with some of the warm days we had, but didn’t. Then once winter hit, I felt like it hit hard. Remember that one weekend where is was crazy cold? The one where we were all reminding each other to make sure our furnaces were working and reminding each other to stay warm. I remember it - my thermostat died The day before the temps were supposed to plummet. Thanks to YouTube I was able to repair it and it worked for the rest of the winter!! <br /><br />But something else was going on - it wasn’t just feeling like winter was ongoing… psychologically I needed to get out on the water. It’s something that I am sure some can relate to - it is something in my being… that calls to me. I think some people have that feeling about the ocean and warm beaches - probably why traveling south during February is so popular! There is just something, for me, about being on the water. It’s freedom, relaxation, escape - it’s being able to push everything else out of my mind and be in the moment. It’s finding the details that are intricate and beautiful… away from having to be detail oriented in my job. It’s medicine for whatever ails me. <br /><br />I feel like I did not get out as much as I wanted to last summer and was wondering why. Then a friend reminded me, a year ago I was looking for a new job…preparing for interviews….then got a new job…had to wrap up things at my old job and started the new job at full speed. <br /><br />That transition was very important to me in many ways and I needed to put my energy into it. But now that I am settling in to the new job - I feel like I have better balance in my life and have the mental space to research and plan new trips as well as returning to some of my favorites. So, if you have a place you think I should explore, please let me know!! Remember you can find me on social media @mainekayakgirl on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok. You can also email me, mainekayakgirl@gmail.com. <br /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p style="text-align: left;">It has been nice to have some warmer days and I have to say my daffodils have made me very happy this spring!! <br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7qCtiQ9htaKDa8oMkNNdH-iesja6tkl3QXUujtrxXjtE4IQGugFqZ2lFtoeXSvzxC7asHVtArHlcnXwkKvUQh4E1h22uUxwnRZeFBl8paJlvPbivAHkhqT2zKMCBFuXSMFqwkNR6Czv5Wvze89nmy8BYPO79D_ZpSCrErPC4zsiffhaKYHxDMsKXC-A/s4032/IMG_8871.heif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7qCtiQ9htaKDa8oMkNNdH-iesja6tkl3QXUujtrxXjtE4IQGugFqZ2lFtoeXSvzxC7asHVtArHlcnXwkKvUQh4E1h22uUxwnRZeFBl8paJlvPbivAHkhqT2zKMCBFuXSMFqwkNR6Czv5Wvze89nmy8BYPO79D_ZpSCrErPC4zsiffhaKYHxDMsKXC-A/s320/IMG_8871.heif" width="320" /></a> <br /></p><p>I am writing this entry on April 17th and am excited to share that so far I have been on FIVE paddling adventures! Tenny River, Runaround Pond, twice, the Presumpscot, launched from Gambo Road and a new to me spot, Bear Pond in Waterford. (I will share about them here in future posts to remind about them or introduce them to you, if you are new to the blog.) </p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p></p><p>I do want to remind people about safety as you paddle, especially if you are getting out now, before water temps are considered ‘safe.’ There are a lot of safety precautions you should take. I will share some here, but I do so as a paddler offering advice. I encourage you to do your research about how to stay safe when paddling, in cold water and warm for that matter. And while it may seem a little brash to say it - we are each responsible for our own safety/welfare while paddling. When I go paddling with groups of people, even if I have invited people to join me, I remind everyone, I am not their mother, I am not a certified guide of any kind.. I am a person who loves kayaking and being outside- your safety is your responsibility. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidhnyogC09lSLZALBn6swph7bihbiVJKIKqWFXWchXVawgP8_3DM6k68cLHZqm6t7v9DJMGeAFz5Oyoz2kCMzpQlyUFtby2FFB_2IqXLpmKCjniSQCwmQL3EZa7dWko-mtPsL0wTWML6TzcQUclgzCfjzjW_59Kw1cRa9xoUy0Fy0_jWKShlQe7gieAQ/s950/IMG_8925.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="439" data-original-width="950" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidhnyogC09lSLZALBn6swph7bihbiVJKIKqWFXWchXVawgP8_3DM6k68cLHZqm6t7v9DJMGeAFz5Oyoz2kCMzpQlyUFtby2FFB_2IqXLpmKCjniSQCwmQL3EZa7dWko-mtPsL0wTWML6TzcQUclgzCfjzjW_59Kw1cRa9xoUy0Fy0_jWKShlQe7gieAQ/s320/IMG_8925.JPG" width="320" /></a><br /></p><p> That being said… I do think there are some things we all need to do… and if I am every preachy - it is about these few things… (well and when I remind people to not get too close to the seals when paddling - I get really fired up about that!) When I think about safety when paddling I think of this: what happens if something happens? <br /><br />None of us want to think it will happen to us, but we are all at risk of it happening to us, right? right. As I have highlighted in the past in the book, the blog and an article, routine is very important to safety. Before I even get on the water I have a routine: </p><p><br /> </p><p>1 - Put on my <a href="https://www.roadid.com/">RoadID</a> necklace. This necklace has a dog tag on it. The dogleg has on it: my name, my emergency contacts, and allergies I have to medicine. I got it from ROAD ID (LINK WEBSITE) IF something happens and I get hurt and cannot communicate, this necklace gives information to people who are trying to help me. I am sure there are other companies out there, but this was a great option for me. <br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMRUvZWdYnzBaMnjqoqowDSDVx-2WXmajI-54AL60OLYImcJm-8V3kAw7uBO6mbOSd1NqO500_gzbcIvZja9M_W2cHs8f7r0cyg8-Nky0N_AaW2NKWpJT7MCSyPzllEyv_bFotGz1Uzh3bFjqhqza8-Qfe7sauoE1t6VNToAmup1LnfNkhUi7tNi4q2w/s4032/IMG_8353.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMRUvZWdYnzBaMnjqoqowDSDVx-2WXmajI-54AL60OLYImcJm-8V3kAw7uBO6mbOSd1NqO500_gzbcIvZja9M_W2cHs8f7r0cyg8-Nky0N_AaW2NKWpJT7MCSyPzllEyv_bFotGz1Uzh3bFjqhqza8-Qfe7sauoE1t6VNToAmup1LnfNkhUi7tNi4q2w/s320/IMG_8353.HEIC" width="240" /></a><br /></p><p><br />2 - Before getting out of my truck at the launch site (Sometimes sooner if the cell signal at the launch site is bad) I text someone, usually my dad, to let him know where I am, what launch site I am using and an estimate of how long I will be on the water. Once I get close to that time I text him again, letting him know if I am still on the water or if I am almost done. I also text him when my feet are on the ground and I am loading up. I do this every time I paddle solo, every time. When paddling with a group, I do send a text to let him know I am kayaking that day with friends, but don’t give him as much of a play by play. We owe it to our loved ones to let them know where we are going to be and if something happens, and they don’t hear from us, they know where to send help. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW5uO9OXUUo_M9rs4O9B7SnUpRzVv4TzWB1gNUrsVhtdGNSXNhRuLKKgBdnKTRfalzonQzCC3-zJtnE1jdkyd__qw4quLawPizFtN8Sc17FiiQC141jEjdc7JZTpF3XHY6TGGV0n0rgJLYNu45AuBB_S7QK_5QNO0sTmRkoH6L25ZSLmIuqatMxCVk1w/s2778/IMG_ACF7379A8724-1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2778" data-original-width="1284" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW5uO9OXUUo_M9rs4O9B7SnUpRzVv4TzWB1gNUrsVhtdGNSXNhRuLKKgBdnKTRfalzonQzCC3-zJtnE1jdkyd__qw4quLawPizFtN8Sc17FiiQC141jEjdc7JZTpF3XHY6TGGV0n0rgJLYNu45AuBB_S7QK_5QNO0sTmRkoH6L25ZSLmIuqatMxCVk1w/s320/IMG_ACF7379A8724-1.jpeg" width="148" /></a><br /></p><p><br />3 - Life Jacket! I know many people who kayak without a life jacket. They say it is uncomfortable or too hot. I used to feel that way too. When Mom and I used to kayak we didn’t wear our life jackets - we had them with us, but weren’t wearing them. I look back at that and feel very lucky that we never tipped over! I am not sure I would have my wits about me and be able to get the life jacket. As far as comfort goes - invest in one that IS comfortable. Keep Looking! Other than your kayak itself and your paddle, finding a life jacket that fits may be your most expensive piece of gear. But remember, it will last! The one I have now is very comfy. I like it a lot and use it to store my keys, a headlamp, and more. (Mine has pockets!). As far as it being too hot… well I look at it like this.. I am kayaking - If I get too hot, I can cool off by getting out and swimming, by dumping water on myself or by having a water gun fight with other paddlers. And here is the best tip to avoid overheating while kayaking… go early in the day or later in the evening. Avoid midday! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZjXnFPXouFuEabBJaI0bVPyq2pB7bJI4Mxq43e5S4PpQG8lqNZ-NNOM1wi4EGPKdFGRXg5BklbpAGVnsEhUTbEu4ZtGCQIN4dtEp0fXvBZc_aAGwQXQx1RHw4cTNHhCKOb0EkNu-CJ70vjJ7RBXB2C3AtlNspWwhURnMXvF_ox_4xR1MyD1mmAGj3bA/s960/lifejacket.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZjXnFPXouFuEabBJaI0bVPyq2pB7bJI4Mxq43e5S4PpQG8lqNZ-NNOM1wi4EGPKdFGRXg5BklbpAGVnsEhUTbEu4ZtGCQIN4dtEp0fXvBZc_aAGwQXQx1RHw4cTNHhCKOb0EkNu-CJ70vjJ7RBXB2C3AtlNspWwhURnMXvF_ox_4xR1MyD1mmAGj3bA/s320/lifejacket.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /> 4 - Stay hydrated - bring lots of water - more than you think you will need. You may be out longer than expected and temps may be warmer than you thought! <br /><br />5- KNOW YOUR ABILITY & LIMITATIONS - this probably should be first on the list, but… here it is. If you are inexperienced - do not say yes to going on a group paddle that will likely last all day, do not say yes to places with currents or tides. Go to places you know you can handle. This is true about distance as well - remember that you have to have enough energy to paddle back to the launch site - so do not go beyond your limits. If you are new to the sport, start slowly, go to small ponds. It’s great to ask other paddlers to show you some of their spots, but be honest with your level of experience. People are willing and often excited to share this sport with new folks. Also know where your comfort level lies. I am not comfortable going out into the open ocean. I am not comfortable going on a waterway with any rapids, even class I. Just like anything in life - we need to set our boundaries! <br /><br />There are other smart things to do that just make good sense - use sunscreen! And if you are like me and hate the idea of ticks - use a repellent like Flick the Tick. Flick the Tick is a Maine, women owned business, but that is not why I promote their product. I promote it because it is good and works!! <a href="https://flickthetick.com/">FLICK THE TICK </a><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy0cFGpwB2tiRFFz2VswWYhdQSRdEToqe3ajM4G1xsmdwoa8etMRm8lcCkRfZKSBENrS5L35fnsvEtWYiVeSVb37HXd9U0NSZBD3KpFAAr-fyhLAuNHzAZXg8bs_YBKSfBeF_bsQSCjhNiBpgxIEvnPGECBaWRyeTfwWW58AkUiXx2zZedokiuBpCmcw/s4032/IMG_9071.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy0cFGpwB2tiRFFz2VswWYhdQSRdEToqe3ajM4G1xsmdwoa8etMRm8lcCkRfZKSBENrS5L35fnsvEtWYiVeSVb37HXd9U0NSZBD3KpFAAr-fyhLAuNHzAZXg8bs_YBKSfBeF_bsQSCjhNiBpgxIEvnPGECBaWRyeTfwWW58AkUiXx2zZedokiuBpCmcw/s320/IMG_9071.HEIC" width="240" /></a><br /></p><p>Some other tips I will share… <br />One that always makes me think of my friend Rico, from Colorado. I shared this with him when I introduced him to kayaking and he says he thinks of it often! When possible, start your trip going against the current, if there is one. So that on the way back, when you are a little more fatigued, the current is helping you out. This applies to fresh water streams/rivers. (Timing the tide for the ocean is a bit more complicated!). <br />Bring snacks - snacks that you can easily eat while paddling. The other day I was with some friends and asked if anyone wanted to stop to have lunch or a snack. Everyone said they had been snacking while paddling! We were at a place where there is no good spot to take a lunch break, so snacking while paddling was the best option! <br />Loading/unloading your kayak/canoe/SUP - Find a routine that works for you! There is not one specific way that is best for everyone - you need to find what works for you. However, we all need to make sure that you are using straps to tightly secure your craft!! <br />I have a truck with a TrakRack system, that includes Malone Kayak Cradles (INSERT LINK) this works for me because I am very tall and can easily (most days) get my kayaks up and down pretty easily. If you want to watch a quick video of me loading my single kayak, you can watch this <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@mainekayakgirl/video/7222053207554624814?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7125128220622063146">TikTok Video.</a></p><p> <br />I also have a bed extender that I sometimes use if I am transporting multiple kayaks or if I am feeling old and not wanting to lift my kayaks over my head. The bed extender works really well. On some trips I have been known to transport multiple kayaks all at once and the bed extender has been great for that. I put two kayaks on top of my racks then up to four kayaks in the bed of my truck using the extender. (Making sure each individual kayak is secure! That is important!). </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTb03f4GaWzJkbS1HFjbXyGm8viyehAkOweLauFv5QgLCq1rjHDtwLopsCJ3GzlEyGYD9ijWo2IcyCJPmV2Lzio97p-uFJtaNmvb1yxYwIc9yVJmUmHKOQww247C1covKKZZjWe3IdKGh35rzstdvN7dyQa0wQzb2a5_hC_GkXrl_t0-m4nuVYEDMK_Q/s306/bedextender2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="165" data-original-width="306" height="165" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTb03f4GaWzJkbS1HFjbXyGm8viyehAkOweLauFv5QgLCq1rjHDtwLopsCJ3GzlEyGYD9ijWo2IcyCJPmV2Lzio97p-uFJtaNmvb1yxYwIc9yVJmUmHKOQww247C1covKKZZjWe3IdKGh35rzstdvN7dyQa0wQzb2a5_hC_GkXrl_t0-m4nuVYEDMK_Q/s1600/bedextender2.jpg" width="306" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4t4ZF6ORR3bVIcMyf9DzT4mxkzDdDI7CVf9f-FBzFY3gyMLTLEpNGwdv5Sco-jk4uvgUqsIxdjedIxzUm_YWRO_rIVBRemihoYf2Nb-o2a2ZinRRfGAe7kMLhOMnL2qd-tti3m6vmWEpNbof5mEzfhZR1LH5JQgFLYXBYH9l3VO2cjfjse1hh4tcCNA/s960/bedextender1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="528" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4t4ZF6ORR3bVIcMyf9DzT4mxkzDdDI7CVf9f-FBzFY3gyMLTLEpNGwdv5Sco-jk4uvgUqsIxdjedIxzUm_YWRO_rIVBRemihoYf2Nb-o2a2ZinRRfGAe7kMLhOMnL2qd-tti3m6vmWEpNbof5mEzfhZR1LH5JQgFLYXBYH9l3VO2cjfjse1hh4tcCNA/s320/bedextender1.jpg" width="176" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p>I have some vertically challenged friends who have different systems ranging from the Hullavator, to using a bed extender on their SUV, and even have one friend whose little kayak fits inside her vehicle when the passenger seat is folded down! <br />Find what works for you - just make sure your kayak, canoe or SUP doesn’t come off your vehicle and hit anyone while going down the road. If you aren’t sure how to do it, reach out to folks in your area who can help - local outfitters - even if you are not buying something, will likely give you some tips. Don’t be afraid to ask for help.</p><p> <br />Having the right craft for you… this is a brand subject and you need to do research. If you want to paddle in the ocean regularly, you are going to need something different than if you are planning to do more lakes and ponds… again - your responsibility to figure that out. I think a good rule of thumb should be - what craft can you handle loading/unloading and carrying solo? My single kayak is almost 60 pounds, my tandem is closer to 75. I am able to get them up on my rack system by myself, using leverage. Once I have them off the truck, if I am parked away from the launch site I use a cart to pull my kayaks so that I don’t hurt myself trying to carry them too far. I believe that everyone should be able to load/unload and carry or have a system to carry/cart your craft to the water yourself. <br />That being said - typically when I paddle with a group we are all willing to help each other get our boats to the water, including helping to unload and reload onto our vehicles. It’s great when everyone is helping everyone, but frustrating when some are helping and others are expecting to be helped without helping others. <br />People know when I do a group paddle, especially if it is on a trip I have invited people to do, I make an effort to help people, especially if there are things they can’t reach without a ladder - I can help with straps etc. Honestly, I don’t mind helping, but I do not want to be expected to do that all the time, every time… if that makes sense. It is not fun when people come to a group paddle and expect that the other people in the group do it for them. <br />Again - get equipment and find a routine that allows you to be independent with loading/unloading/reloading. And if you need help - ask, and make sure that you are offering help in return! When it is a team effort it is great, when it isn’t, it doesn’t set a good tone. <br /> </p><p>Parking - make sure to adhere to the parking signs in the area where you are launching and be considerate of others who may be wanting to park there as well. <br />If you are with a group, and there is space to do so, park in front of each other’s vehicles. We did this the other day at Runaround Pond. We parked two vehicles deep, knowing we were all paddling together and would not be blocking each other in. This left space for other vehicles to park in other open spots. <br />If you know parking is going to be limited, consider carpooling and also have an alternate plan - a different location to paddle - if parking is full, you still want to get out on the water! <br /> </p><p>Have a back up plan! Always. You could have a great paddling plan for the day and for one reason or another it doesn’t work out, have a back up plan. Things that could cause you to need a back up plan include, but are not limited to: <br />Weather - you show up and there are whitecaps on the water - have a more protected place to paddle in mind. If thunder storms are in the area, abort mission! <br />Parking, as I said above, many of the beautiful paddling places have limited parking - you may get there and not have a spot. Please do not park on people’s private property, don’t park where it says not to, etc. Have a second or even third place to go. <br /> </p><p>Be visible! It is important you can be seen by other people also using the waterways. This is crucial when on waterways with a lot of boat traffic. Have you heard this joke: What do boaters on Sebago call kayakers? Answer: Speedbumps. Ok - it’s a bad joke, but there is truth to it. Boats get going fast, sometimes too fast, and do not see the paddling folks as easily as they see other boats. (This is one of many reasons I prefer smaller waterways with minimal other users!) Here are a few things you can do: <br />Have a kayak/canoe that is a bright color that does not blend in with the water. <br />Put reflective stickers on your paddle blades<br />Have a flag on your kayak (I do not have one, but have seen people who have them. If I paddled on bigger lakes I would get one! <br />Assume the boats don’t see you and move to the shore when possible. From personal experience - when boats are pulling out from their docks, they do not seem to have great visibility. If you see folks getting ready to pull away from their dock - maybe get in closer to shore, and wait for them to launch - and maybe say hello so they are aware of you. <br /><br /><br />Wow - I did not mean to go off on that tangent, but I do think it is a good reminder, as we start a new season to keep safety in the forefront of our minds so that we can enjoy this amazing sport. I hope to hear from you this season, sharing your adventures and letting me know if you visit places I have featured on the blog or in my book. Happy Paddling! <br /><br />Links: <br /><a href="https://paddlingsouthernmaine.com/">Paddling Southern Maine</a> available at local bookstores, LLBean and Amazon! </p><br /><p><a href="https://flickthetick.com/">Flick the Tick </a>YES I use this product and love it!! </p><p><br /><a href="https://www.roadid.com/">Road ID </a>- to find multiple options for having emergency contact info on hand. </p><p></p><p>Other ways to find me and Gladys! </p><p><br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/mainekayakgirl/">Facebook Mainekayakgirl</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mainekayakgirl/">Mainekayakgirl </a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mainekayakdog/"> Mainekayakdog </a></p><p> </p><p>TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@mainekayakgirl">Mainekayakgirl</a> <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@mainekayakdog">MaineKayakDog</a><br /></p><br /><p><br /><br /></p>Maine KayakGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08635201868439734647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2616078566493718593.post-21701617164966547892022-07-28T19:28:00.000-04:002022-07-28T19:28:04.307-04:00Prong Pond, Greenville, Maine<p><b><br /> </b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7cQFd46bRaGdYaQrsg7seg_eRMunhc68YjNnHl68MQWFhyfBwplnYKfL5ug81jK83wX1ACdN52qVry7tVYeJn4-BVDum3rH2wypnVolgv9um4rrKizqLvnrKM43fz7mrDFaQltdQbkvPd278KcTHquGw1m4xzHd4recPZ8MIwVF0myBHrwW9o7aeAdw/s4032/IMG_0982.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7cQFd46bRaGdYaQrsg7seg_eRMunhc68YjNnHl68MQWFhyfBwplnYKfL5ug81jK83wX1ACdN52qVry7tVYeJn4-BVDum3rH2wypnVolgv9um4rrKizqLvnrKM43fz7mrDFaQltdQbkvPd278KcTHquGw1m4xzHd4recPZ8MIwVF0myBHrwW9o7aeAdw/s320/IMG_0982.HEIC" width="240" /></a></b></div><b><br /></b><p></p><p><b>Body of Water</b>: Prong Pond, Greenville, Maine - Maine Gazetteer Map 41 C3</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPNV5VhEL763UgJVqQeRgMrLCv3pYQF3qSTpv4dOYoAmXFSvNm1V_fRGFmVrq61neALsKo5t7Xo6GjQLtvphJgjNgnDaoKsyoKE9MJEk1194hYteW58xywqEbtQalRqSbGdjiPvV_4oZRtwxfkl8oS97AGXER8z9J660S-iL9Uixtj_FG3PnBSrNSWKA/s4032/IMG_0868.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPNV5VhEL763UgJVqQeRgMrLCv3pYQF3qSTpv4dOYoAmXFSvNm1V_fRGFmVrq61neALsKo5t7Xo6GjQLtvphJgjNgnDaoKsyoKE9MJEk1194hYteW58xywqEbtQalRqSbGdjiPvV_4oZRtwxfkl8oS97AGXER8z9J660S-iL9Uixtj_FG3PnBSrNSWKA/s320/IMG_0868.HEIC" width="240" /></a> <br /></p><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Important Note: On the map, next to Moosehead Lake, Prong Pond looked like a small place. It covers 427 acres according to<a href="https://www.maine.gov/ifw/docs/lake-survey-maps/piscataquis/prong_pond.pdf"> maine.gov</a> It took me more time than I anticipated to explore all of the nooks and crannies! (Totally worth it by the way!) <br /></div><div><p><b>Directions:</b> From the center of Greenville (Intersection of Lily Bay Road, Rt 6, and Pritham Avenue) </p><p>Drive North on Lily Bay Rd (towards Lily Bay state Park) for just under 7 miles. </p><p>Turn Right onto Prong Pond Rd. </p><p>Take first right (follow sign) down a narrow dirt road to the boat launch. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja8fvbPwBvHtoB-vY7n-LrOSlvs8u-5Oi4u0PXWKMbbiNGjyZV7oCRuqG_JTdqUhcq43p5CeTaPfk-h5HZ1M-lpFIfVsui5iaSZ0ee__aU_dslKrCV92a4kVvdmf1f7BRInAQinTOEiHDbXnkUyaadPHsHQsfIJ9aJcPWcpkM3dY2LHvnE6azjEpOBwA/s4032/IMG_1066.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja8fvbPwBvHtoB-vY7n-LrOSlvs8u-5Oi4u0PXWKMbbiNGjyZV7oCRuqG_JTdqUhcq43p5CeTaPfk-h5HZ1M-lpFIfVsui5iaSZ0ee__aU_dslKrCV92a4kVvdmf1f7BRInAQinTOEiHDbXnkUyaadPHsHQsfIJ9aJcPWcpkM3dY2LHvnE6azjEpOBwA/s320/IMG_1066.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiXU619x0DmjcMRSwexytCX-BMPEu0ontlMotHBYD-d7wHVx6KkFnANoTcsqQOFfrm9F1tr4kpqIHEx6ommQ71zMc_UfKyhxJ9v3vdC72M66dBhrrd6w879nwH8NfUmLbzEB7d0rxZ38A3WDmAzzNscncICSMtQALMYRgFpVhqVfJJs4GwUmuYElelgA/s4032/IMG_1065.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiXU619x0DmjcMRSwexytCX-BMPEu0ontlMotHBYD-d7wHVx6KkFnANoTcsqQOFfrm9F1tr4kpqIHEx6ommQ71zMc_UfKyhxJ9v3vdC72M66dBhrrd6w879nwH8NfUmLbzEB7d0rxZ38A3WDmAzzNscncICSMtQALMYRgFpVhqVfJJs4GwUmuYElelgA/s320/IMG_1065.HEIC" width="240" /></a></b></div><p><br /></p><p>Note: This is moose country - go slowly! The dirt road to the boat launch is narrow and has BIG potholes. Be careful! <br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Parking:</b> There are only a couple of places close to the launch that looks like dedicated parking spots. There are signs along the west side that says no parking, private property. Please remember to respect that. I was the only person there when I arrived ,but when I left there were a few other vehicles that people had just made fit in this area. A bit above the launch area is a separate parking area. </p><p>EEK I forgot to get pics of parking, sorry! <br /></p><p><b>Launch:</b> the boat launch is designed in a loop so that people can drive around then back their boats down the grooved cement ramp. The launch is wide enough for a vehicle and there was some space off to the side to 'park' my kayak while I parked the truck after unloading my kayak. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhss32bupfTex2YPa96S9IscQejxAkDpykKlW7WZG8h3JYnErS0LJKJ_VLfVMlu-1uEmzDhA7HJdHkvtQ26eCvjD8t_iOWyiYGliXpM9Gb3unP8xbMnpNdsR_D_z0GVBijU5Jc0c90N9YAF67UGxWYK-peln4SsedoNnGtOWtAlTAbWfzG0bWzJ1FzAKg/s4032/IMG_0872.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhss32bupfTex2YPa96S9IscQejxAkDpykKlW7WZG8h3JYnErS0LJKJ_VLfVMlu-1uEmzDhA7HJdHkvtQ26eCvjD8t_iOWyiYGliXpM9Gb3unP8xbMnpNdsR_D_z0GVBijU5Jc0c90N9YAF67UGxWYK-peln4SsedoNnGtOWtAlTAbWfzG0bWzJ1FzAKg/s320/IMG_0872.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrkmTzIzjUKPlf7kSZdh-ubnOOBoB0j_Ecx4mmagNDazXf6oKio_ynpnfMjbHcXAtu9iOM2RbW9D9h7eC-b0jFE4Ex3QmSC7nJTKscCDpPkUE5ASJkGsiJEZ4bzBjlaz-c_zGA__FDU8o2eFdlZFwoEl693Ag_V9IkkbyZq-W76Rm01exsPpehFbZY1Q/s4032/IMG_0869.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrkmTzIzjUKPlf7kSZdh-ubnOOBoB0j_Ecx4mmagNDazXf6oKio_ynpnfMjbHcXAtu9iOM2RbW9D9h7eC-b0jFE4Ex3QmSC7nJTKscCDpPkUE5ASJkGsiJEZ4bzBjlaz-c_zGA__FDU8o2eFdlZFwoEl693Ag_V9IkkbyZq-W76Rm01exsPpehFbZY1Q/s320/IMG_0869.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><p> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgLzu_jMrdETup3RVBCRusB2kQoiic8yOsb2ZsLUmEcq30F39RJMmYkF50tUtlAiQgOadse1ZQR4-mvvfYWQp7hopbHm5Y3MfzJoFOwEGKMyvm7uVavDDNOhJq9PSQcECPKxW77-ttsnNsV2iyXsF3QydCCpXFPz7wFH6XcJAtWVs_d42Me_9w_CocmA/s4032/IMG_1063.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgLzu_jMrdETup3RVBCRusB2kQoiic8yOsb2ZsLUmEcq30F39RJMmYkF50tUtlAiQgOadse1ZQR4-mvvfYWQp7hopbHm5Y3MfzJoFOwEGKMyvm7uVavDDNOhJq9PSQcECPKxW77-ttsnNsV2iyXsF3QydCCpXFPz7wFH6XcJAtWVs_d42Me_9w_CocmA/s320/IMG_1063.HEIC" width="320" /></a></b> <br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Fees:</b> None</p><p><b>Bathroom:</b> None</p><p><b>Wildlife: </b>On my visit I saw a lot of birds including loons and red winged blackbirds. I saw beaver lodges and so much habitat that I imagine would be home to deer and moose. (The person who recommended this spot said there is often wildlife.) This place felt so untouched; I imagine a lot of wildlife calls this place home! <br /></p><p><b>Notes: </b>I LOOOOOOVE this pond! I was headed to the Moosehead area for a conference and was excited to possibly have the chance to paddle in that area. I had posted in one of the facebook kayaking groups I am in and asked if anyone had any suggestions and someone named James suggested Prong Pond. </p><p>I googled it and saw the shape of the pond and it seemed there were a lot of nooks and crannies to explore... my kind of place! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJnCDleedT3jh-OhPBsDJNgCITeM4I8kgBKj-7k5rOOkyN9j46a-LODn9tCrF3TK011dAugEvuFQ3hudOZj6QlqVIQnwWKG3IUjMpnUwtfgCcGRNdjYfIOtKJzgb4DPZLlOOcQevOrlCp8G3UKSXtoHaf6e6oX0ORqAj60rDrOpzovhBuX-dfWD9ZdtQ/s642/Screen%20Shot%202022-06-28%20at%203.11.51%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="464" data-original-width="642" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJnCDleedT3jh-OhPBsDJNgCITeM4I8kgBKj-7k5rOOkyN9j46a-LODn9tCrF3TK011dAugEvuFQ3hudOZj6QlqVIQnwWKG3IUjMpnUwtfgCcGRNdjYfIOtKJzgb4DPZLlOOcQevOrlCp8G3UKSXtoHaf6e6oX0ORqAj60rDrOpzovhBuX-dfWD9ZdtQ/s320/Screen%20Shot%202022-06-28%20at%203.11.51%20PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">(Map from Google) </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I can now say, after a ride on the Katahdin, Moosehead Lake is beautiful. And I Am sure some people would wonder why I didn't paddle there if I was in that neck of the woods. Moosehead is too big for me... when I kayak I like places with few to none power boats and like places where seeing wildlife is likely. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Prong Pond was perfect! There are a couple of structures, camps/homes, on Prong Pond that are barely visible from the pond, but for the most part, I would say that this pond is almost...untouched! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I got on the water around 8:00 a.m. To be honest I would have loved to be on the pond earlier - you all know I loooove being on the water as the sun comes up... but the night before I was over two hours from Prong Pond... so having gotten on the road before 6 a.m. to launch by 8 was pretty good. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">When I arrived the water was so calm. I looked across the pond and was really excited to be there. I saw a couple of islands, some big boulders and even from the launch could see that the landscape varied along the shore. </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">There were places with thick evergreens... <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqyjHfjY0wdNRuzahUnLBgqBo-oI7BX0-0PKcGwE5hYfWsoU2AsqbaX_MzGyPpbMWCXAIByUbCqG5bUcW6jWXlBFEA6_1fgsLlkTn9B2qMfxeCbJWMpBPSr0srv5x8nXGm3LIbVusdBTMDP4jxzkxMf2MsFBQPwrdK2Kj12lxivF6FPKQCTjYmt0EeNg/s4032/IMG_0891.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqyjHfjY0wdNRuzahUnLBgqBo-oI7BX0-0PKcGwE5hYfWsoU2AsqbaX_MzGyPpbMWCXAIByUbCqG5bUcW6jWXlBFEA6_1fgsLlkTn9B2qMfxeCbJWMpBPSr0srv5x8nXGm3LIbVusdBTMDP4jxzkxMf2MsFBQPwrdK2Kj12lxivF6FPKQCTjYmt0EeNg/s320/IMG_0891.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Places with views of the hills! <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7sEKJd-NmKrS_DR6FQxo64nk9Y3DnzxSgYR9ahB3nL28YMd10sywgygEdC9byQxWH5SiauG8giOp4ISoK0eX3yXRnVX-_XDSG0XhqEAFoXrHVqrsPZn2G5Jk6joiNd0M1MkdjCvPD2_m1wHa6R52K1UDLYm2lHiqwDxt0CTwPE7cqZa30XI0dlcloVQ/s4032/IMG_0881.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7sEKJd-NmKrS_DR6FQxo64nk9Y3DnzxSgYR9ahB3nL28YMd10sywgygEdC9byQxWH5SiauG8giOp4ISoK0eX3yXRnVX-_XDSG0XhqEAFoXrHVqrsPZn2G5Jk6joiNd0M1MkdjCvPD2_m1wHa6R52K1UDLYm2lHiqwDxt0CTwPE7cqZa30XI0dlcloVQ/s320/IMG_0881.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">There were huge boulders!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0whfsq_DGvJVgHHd7sC6oG06nRcdOz9K6WsR6pXFtjyC47GvljZGtXv5iOqEAIn2JChCbRzKbvfuYN1agmXCKDxmqR5yCekOG6tsFuRW7Z1VEIDeWGGwB9bvT_QU4yPX-DZCQXXUGbvNrq6-iLqJtXKrbDAbcsrYjHoIuW8AVC5CZPKRMoGtjxd1_Ug/s4032/IMG_0897.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0whfsq_DGvJVgHHd7sC6oG06nRcdOz9K6WsR6pXFtjyC47GvljZGtXv5iOqEAIn2JChCbRzKbvfuYN1agmXCKDxmqR5yCekOG6tsFuRW7Z1VEIDeWGGwB9bvT_QU4yPX-DZCQXXUGbvNrq6-iLqJtXKrbDAbcsrYjHoIuW8AVC5CZPKRMoGtjxd1_Ug/s320/IMG_0897.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKjqIludq2YTlplxYxSkRQSwwSMkqPaTNMEQCorCtdI4JA8Yt1vKWWp5RUad_qYXfObHkuaSEEYB0uX77Y4diT2Js5n1a-GBNIdSwDqq1ACyGpTKHN-JhBHfmlc5lcTXYn4YxC9_h_R5Z7CGNmLIgGGSjXI4mCgGNP4KiAx916Sa8e4fYwIKvBJtPObQ/s4032/IMG_0903.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKjqIludq2YTlplxYxSkRQSwwSMkqPaTNMEQCorCtdI4JA8Yt1vKWWp5RUad_qYXfObHkuaSEEYB0uX77Y4diT2Js5n1a-GBNIdSwDqq1ACyGpTKHN-JhBHfmlc5lcTXYn4YxC9_h_R5Z7CGNmLIgGGSjXI4mCgGNP4KiAx916Sa8e4fYwIKvBJtPObQ/s320/IMG_0903.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div> </div><div style="text-align: center;">And some exposed roots...<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqAdV3Pk1fi2MQunHfh7TVXSkS140I3t_wcoXYrmPdlyM2DnqH4xsWJC1uBcN0x5pGFUUHC_o0sp9i7gaW_bcTXKA_Fj2c4ZcDq480x1NOqzdwFCT25uv14OTjbGIAp6slJoFsc7ArouFomD_wnwQ_8z1-Utm20xeVwcFzQjFE5qHb4RQ7dp2T4PlUVg/s4032/IMG_0923.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqAdV3Pk1fi2MQunHfh7TVXSkS140I3t_wcoXYrmPdlyM2DnqH4xsWJC1uBcN0x5pGFUUHC_o0sp9i7gaW_bcTXKA_Fj2c4ZcDq480x1NOqzdwFCT25uv14OTjbGIAp6slJoFsc7ArouFomD_wnwQ_8z1-Utm20xeVwcFzQjFE5qHb4RQ7dp2T4PlUVg/s320/IMG_0923.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">An important note... there are many boulders in this pond and I admit I ended up 'brushing' against or up on many of them! I was so interested in everything around me I wasn't always watching the water and did not see the boulders that were just under the surface! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">When I launched I debated which way to go... left or right... I decided to go right... I stuck to the shore so that I could explore it all! (In the map above, the green dot is the launch site... so when I launched I headed southeast.) </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The reflections were incredible. I took a lot of photos and videos as I was taking it all in! One of my favorite areas was the 'arm' of the pond that shoots out towards 9:00 (If it was a clock)This seemed to be prime moose habitat. I did not see any, but would not have been surprised to have seen one at any moment! </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje60pMImKRetDALDLbzdBll3IGrgjyYzZHzz6iiwO_pOtZKawuBVc6DeCHxToBb57ylUwpJF02WwY_OIylFKslfxNuT-VlMj5etpxETr6lQrfoDnlPjd0mJUL_vE-oP4S9BI2NZJD7Gousn9gAKZjN5PiS48bZPHjaIOeMQDHEap_rUKWpt3MC8_bwXQ/s4032/IMG_0952.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje60pMImKRetDALDLbzdBll3IGrgjyYzZHzz6iiwO_pOtZKawuBVc6DeCHxToBb57ylUwpJF02WwY_OIylFKslfxNuT-VlMj5etpxETr6lQrfoDnlPjd0mJUL_vE-oP4S9BI2NZJD7Gousn9gAKZjN5PiS48bZPHjaIOeMQDHEap_rUKWpt3MC8_bwXQ/s320/IMG_0952.HEIC" width="320" /></a> <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">The shores of this area were very marshy... and I saw hundreds of pitcher plants! I have seen a few of them in other ponds, but I have NEVER seen so many in one place...I think, if I had to name this area I would call it Pitcher Plant Passage! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">If you are unfamiliar with pitcher plants... they are pretty fascinating - they are a carnivorous plant... kind of like the Venus flytrap. I saw them along the shore in other marshy areas on this pond as well, but this part was just astounding! (I think I may make a tiktok video just about the pitcher plants I saw here!) there is only one pitcher plant that is native to Maine. <a href="https://www.penbaypilot.com/article/kristen-lindquist-inner-life-pitcher-plant/109359" target="_blank"> Learn more here! </a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXikMUUrFNXBB4ZBFnqPsPcJOU9h8DDbKTya3zEpirpFzDeemZf8i6T0sTu_37wOn5jJbg7jUnLlhQwrvr6-tdskrP1xWdRawO79grTOcNlkCBEyVgLrwuu1dakOaQbD57iWowXO0qQEeKha3v7-2EH-Zp2Jm3fkIwn108IzVmn1OfgGod39dk_gUNzA/s4032/IMG_0940.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXikMUUrFNXBB4ZBFnqPsPcJOU9h8DDbKTya3zEpirpFzDeemZf8i6T0sTu_37wOn5jJbg7jUnLlhQwrvr6-tdskrP1xWdRawO79grTOcNlkCBEyVgLrwuu1dakOaQbD57iWowXO0qQEeKha3v7-2EH-Zp2Jm3fkIwn108IzVmn1OfgGod39dk_gUNzA/s320/IMG_0940.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbwPUixlzAJ3AE-NkHrIK7bl8zGl2rPguuC-dvEee81AU9VeR54sh5etETKCA8-t2Nz32vWrAgPEZfiYCKgmGGdru3YNj292RbQSriw1IibwywlNSsHWNfeuwdSiw8amPVVQKODfnRKvJKAfZ5uzRW3C8edZYqLxxTyXakLeMqMhFg-d03BQyBOjkgdw/s4032/IMG_0944.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbwPUixlzAJ3AE-NkHrIK7bl8zGl2rPguuC-dvEee81AU9VeR54sh5etETKCA8-t2Nz32vWrAgPEZfiYCKgmGGdru3YNj292RbQSriw1IibwywlNSsHWNfeuwdSiw8amPVVQKODfnRKvJKAfZ5uzRW3C8edZYqLxxTyXakLeMqMhFg-d03BQyBOjkgdw/s320/IMG_0944.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I kept paddling and enjoyed more forested areas and then into areas that were 'boggy'... I love the trees in boggy areas... they have such a different texture! In those areas I saw some signs of beavers, but did not see any of those busy builders! </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6CSOrsA1blDdydsQqTfFHHSUOvPlHVxGuBNdzweq-N5YzCRHnkJVldhJZ2Rv07O4kSwBd_wDs7_AkLxYkyyeav6FFW6AZDnaEfFjnOOrrI1BUMQ3T11_E90ucJQ0axtt05tNrwGDPEDThGjhSWSQaW8Kp_CpywLhI19EN1QSrdJagBRkPKtWb9DL4xA/s4032/IMG_1039.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6CSOrsA1blDdydsQqTfFHHSUOvPlHVxGuBNdzweq-N5YzCRHnkJVldhJZ2Rv07O4kSwBd_wDs7_AkLxYkyyeav6FFW6AZDnaEfFjnOOrrI1BUMQ3T11_E90ucJQ0axtt05tNrwGDPEDThGjhSWSQaW8Kp_CpywLhI19EN1QSrdJagBRkPKtWb9DL4xA/s320/IMG_1039.HEIC" width="240" /> </a></b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6CSOrsA1blDdydsQqTfFHHSUOvPlHVxGuBNdzweq-N5YzCRHnkJVldhJZ2Rv07O4kSwBd_wDs7_AkLxYkyyeav6FFW6AZDnaEfFjnOOrrI1BUMQ3T11_E90ucJQ0axtt05tNrwGDPEDThGjhSWSQaW8Kp_CpywLhI19EN1QSrdJagBRkPKtWb9DL4xA/s4032/IMG_1039.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiTf0qY-_ze5mPPW8517RNIxrzaCeu73-wDBYe6GUf1lZDFVfpke9B9Rgr_9O2sv9AEYwilw1IpeeVyzn_VRi2DvyMyowTZdVLh7b78SwGT7G73pWjDsIpgZOyM5ZX5Uw7I82kvEQ5OBDzApZtdFuDhNdlL8ELH9hADowBmfHaYBx0KzeszheUF4orfw/s4032/IMG_1059.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiTf0qY-_ze5mPPW8517RNIxrzaCeu73-wDBYe6GUf1lZDFVfpke9B9Rgr_9O2sv9AEYwilw1IpeeVyzn_VRi2DvyMyowTZdVLh7b78SwGT7G73pWjDsIpgZOyM5ZX5Uw7I82kvEQ5OBDzApZtdFuDhNdlL8ELH9hADowBmfHaYBx0KzeszheUF4orfw/s320/IMG_1059.HEIC" width="240" /></a></b> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsy9AF0RePGfD_fzTKTjhMmeirTRvtf6mEC4A500AUZPKTZ1tyC1tvm285m13SAjcqC46Z8WWSiiCtdmff8ISb8-UnGdPytac4UHJiN0smtB_k0annFo7lXvrnrmOII2RjlihYhSVXLLHg4_5r5aEdw4zP2_WtqzJa0ui_NEtkeSOFCEKMHhb-YEb6rQ/s4032/IMG_1032.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsy9AF0RePGfD_fzTKTjhMmeirTRvtf6mEC4A500AUZPKTZ1tyC1tvm285m13SAjcqC46Z8WWSiiCtdmff8ISb8-UnGdPytac4UHJiN0smtB_k0annFo7lXvrnrmOII2RjlihYhSVXLLHg4_5r5aEdw4zP2_WtqzJa0ui_NEtkeSOFCEKMHhb-YEb6rQ/s320/IMG_1032.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /></b> <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">As I got to the southwestern most part of the pond the temperature was rising! I was glad I had brought enough water! I admit that at that point I realized this pond is bigger than I expected... in my defense - Prong Pond, compares to Moosehead Lake is SMALL... but... compared to other ponds, it is BIG! It's all about perspective! </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">It was so hot that my camera got overheated...and some of the photos show it... like this one... <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5zkDj0D_Df0nuc_RAlHnxFeBAHtPLDLO1ZnHoczy7USPWgJOlfvy44MDmLwQdQpDVYxFOsIxP_Xy89QWVQFXT8QgYy5cedrK8UOdTkiHCCEgexE_Ifi1TzrqLzpcxnjfCN_rKIUkGVqd-UTx_5HbjPmUpODDn5aASzDsFWdk7qTXSrCZuESSi-DhBnA/s4032/IMG_1046.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5zkDj0D_Df0nuc_RAlHnxFeBAHtPLDLO1ZnHoczy7USPWgJOlfvy44MDmLwQdQpDVYxFOsIxP_Xy89QWVQFXT8QgYy5cedrK8UOdTkiHCCEgexE_Ifi1TzrqLzpcxnjfCN_rKIUkGVqd-UTx_5HbjPmUpODDn5aASzDsFWdk7qTXSrCZuESSi-DhBnA/s320/IMG_1046.HEIC" width="240" /></a></b> <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">As I paddled back towards the launch, I knew, from the map, that I had another area to explore... the right leg of the map... and truth be told... as the temp was rising.. and my arms tiring, I thought about bypassing it and heading straight for the launch.. but I also REALLY wanted to see what may be there.. and I am glad I went! It was beautiful - definitely had that remote feeling. I loon kept diving around me- I love watching them underwater. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This area was another area where there MUST be moose! I mean... there was grass in the water that they like... part of me wanted to stay there and just wait for sunset.. but my conference was starting around 5... so I could not stay... but you can bet next time I am in this area I am gonna either get there by sunrise or... enjoy sunset! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This was an incredible spot!!!! If you are in that area - go there... NOW (or the next time there is daylight!) If you are not from there... it is worth the trip! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Here are some more pics - I apologize that some of them have a funky glow because of the overheating of my phone!! <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">This was one of the boggy areas! <br /></div><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibwqp-1N6xxJ8Isb7m-pFK5gyC3R0vr9KU9XWyzSV9iVNFxZJOnUx3iExd1P6N1Y11tWPlqsg6ViXeoizlfuem3x4zNt8rrvPrmLcO741gKNBoSeyS3914bFrLhdSQWbRiWlmrzEiLGHN7wHWfLqt1aJx6Axdy1-w_SBSise-nINgms1RjWNYxudS0Ww/s4032/IMG_1052.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibwqp-1N6xxJ8Isb7m-pFK5gyC3R0vr9KU9XWyzSV9iVNFxZJOnUx3iExd1P6N1Y11tWPlqsg6ViXeoizlfuem3x4zNt8rrvPrmLcO741gKNBoSeyS3914bFrLhdSQWbRiWlmrzEiLGHN7wHWfLqt1aJx6Axdy1-w_SBSise-nINgms1RjWNYxudS0Ww/s320/IMG_1052.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8VxAC69OUEiyp_s818FMfIYWHR8KBCIkosNHhyWyMr7Y4sQ1JC7B77_nJo8QNII7jJ3Rp-XQzQxgWM09yOXPZWSuulTuaKbm-82rDeurshMDp9_61akZwTkeL6pO9QJ8qAJm9eDLvnPjDpPTVKAFzvQCQ9H_5VeoU9rBg9f4EGvQPkC20emyW177r_A/s4032/IMG_1051.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8VxAC69OUEiyp_s818FMfIYWHR8KBCIkosNHhyWyMr7Y4sQ1JC7B77_nJo8QNII7jJ3Rp-XQzQxgWM09yOXPZWSuulTuaKbm-82rDeurshMDp9_61akZwTkeL6pO9QJ8qAJm9eDLvnPjDpPTVKAFzvQCQ9H_5VeoU9rBg9f4EGvQPkC20emyW177r_A/s320/IMG_1051.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTF2HfF_5F0HbHU7UxPlwgfy57i-oanYnVL8y-0ax_h8-0bro6UmeCHyhqJnW0pew_EgggCj5qdibERYcDZlfVF0sJfqRKhJRVUxUHyta5nWW-_0qEKYPabei8lHB65UrHK42b7JXDw4f86ODS4Wi0ed7x0YwqToiy_X05z46PmizDQOi8Q6VdHDIJtA/s4032/IMG_1038.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTF2HfF_5F0HbHU7UxPlwgfy57i-oanYnVL8y-0ax_h8-0bro6UmeCHyhqJnW0pew_EgggCj5qdibERYcDZlfVF0sJfqRKhJRVUxUHyta5nWW-_0qEKYPabei8lHB65UrHK42b7JXDw4f86ODS4Wi0ed7x0YwqToiy_X05z46PmizDQOi8Q6VdHDIJtA/s320/IMG_1038.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /></b><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">There were also MANY Irises along the way. I didn't get the photo I wanted, but this was close! <br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Ry_qvJU1vc4nd7N-6gJtv1HJuK6tmtBTTOQ_r3UKiwaO9undS-BH5sq6F_oFqqE6K6gI_lsrFUllb-m4gpe5SWDQStaBORABrSfsnrgMhgdl86tYMAfcI9i_Si8U54CkN9-ijk5NhIE7bsZWzcC46MVA8lzz5bQA24tqyp-RST86MQ4YFoKfbbbnBw/s4032/IMG_1029.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Ry_qvJU1vc4nd7N-6gJtv1HJuK6tmtBTTOQ_r3UKiwaO9undS-BH5sq6F_oFqqE6K6gI_lsrFUllb-m4gpe5SWDQStaBORABrSfsnrgMhgdl86tYMAfcI9i_Si8U54CkN9-ijk5NhIE7bsZWzcC46MVA8lzz5bQA24tqyp-RST86MQ4YFoKfbbbnBw/s320/IMG_1029.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-weight: normal;">Saw this little froggy hanging out! </span></b><br /><b><span style="font-weight: normal;"></span></b></div><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I will be back!!<br /></div><p></p></div>Maine KayakGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08635201868439734647noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2616078566493718593.post-48829992780871521722022-05-09T19:03:00.005-04:002022-05-09T19:03:53.712-04:00A Pristine Pond... <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtXbMan6iiImcNsyb424Yu7OT9dNdVj_7q63aHjLK6ZYZ9v-Xbk7_V3QIRRB0hiCAn7BctiReDiA6SJFRlCqsLIU-D8Etwl8ukWOqYO-2ZGwa_6-FJh1Qk7lQd1cRgSMye2ewlBwBokZbY/s4032/IMG_9500.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtXbMan6iiImcNsyb424Yu7OT9dNdVj_7q63aHjLK6ZYZ9v-Xbk7_V3QIRRB0hiCAn7BctiReDiA6SJFRlCqsLIU-D8Etwl8ukWOqYO-2ZGwa_6-FJh1Qk7lQd1cRgSMye2ewlBwBokZbY/s320/IMG_9500.HEIC" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Body of Water: </b>In order to learn about this pond, Turner Pond in Polermo, and get directions, you need to email me, mainekayakgirl@gmail.com I don't keep too many places top secret, but this place... hush hush! <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div>
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<b>Directions:</b> Gotta ask me! <br /></div>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b> </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Wildlife: </b>Loons, beavers, snake, hummingbird, deer, and likely so much more! <br /></div><p><b>Notes: </b>I got a chance to paddle an AMAZING place last summer. It was so amazing... felt so untouched... that I have debated about how much information to share about it. The launch is public... but it is surrounded by private property with A LOT of signage indicating it was private property. My friend and paddling buddy, Donna, was with me. We spotted some 'locals' sitting on their porch and Donna asked them about the launch. </p><p>We learned that the people who own the property around the launch got very sick of finding trash and other things in that area. The land was being disrespected and so they posted that the property is private. The launch is part of a fire road and therefore accessible by the public, but I debated about using the launch because the people nearby had obviously tried to deter people from using it. When we were getting off the pond a father and son were getting ready to launch to go fishing... that made me feel better about having used it... so if you do go here... be super mindful of your presence (as we all need to be always) and park at your own risk. <br /></p><p>When I say pristine - i mean ... there was no trash anywhere in the pond... there were indications that other people are there at times, but we saw no other humans! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk6coJx1w7GxkTnwoavEfYbcetM5tNjFtcejE6wF4qWxScF2BkOyBUvldTH3W9Bhf-xktC391VhYRc2WY4h2sDiPH2DcNf4z_T80xfraDwL_WhF42S9WiK_MNZR1rPS9mcbIooUDi1mgsL/s4608/0B37EEA7-42C9-4A21-BD83-9F193A31089D.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk6coJx1w7GxkTnwoavEfYbcetM5tNjFtcejE6wF4qWxScF2BkOyBUvldTH3W9Bhf-xktC391VhYRc2WY4h2sDiPH2DcNf4z_T80xfraDwL_WhF42S9WiK_MNZR1rPS9mcbIooUDi1mgsL/s320/0B37EEA7-42C9-4A21-BD83-9F193A31089D.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVYiXQRrQD1YvDsx-w4ehd7q90YSUd02vZKAVYRheAos77j52LtyIYNWIzG3cttlauXx5TKh1ec3-UhtxQsAuZh3zRwBwmchb5a8hPAdlBzY0Llz39x9xB8OKICVFCcEaA93Gk8XbO1utw/s4608/24B05306-5EFC-4E14-9F29-2D044D0DB11C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVYiXQRrQD1YvDsx-w4ehd7q90YSUd02vZKAVYRheAos77j52LtyIYNWIzG3cttlauXx5TKh1ec3-UhtxQsAuZh3zRwBwmchb5a8hPAdlBzY0Llz39x9xB8OKICVFCcEaA93Gk8XbO1utw/s320/24B05306-5EFC-4E14-9F29-2D044D0DB11C.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja2gjynkMXsbg0r7n1zRPt37Z78KR9VxR0ckI_XROihlGuJZabhmJAM-uN7dIRbyZUMMd7vLhcnnpV8vyLyfNmA-D9vVr0lADiaRutElwRI12cAFkpFMQdMB91F7ofBlvNuk-IM_QPsWoL/s4608/31E15191-7B32-46DE-B198-2A04B39E02E5.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja2gjynkMXsbg0r7n1zRPt37Z78KR9VxR0ckI_XROihlGuJZabhmJAM-uN7dIRbyZUMMd7vLhcnnpV8vyLyfNmA-D9vVr0lADiaRutElwRI12cAFkpFMQdMB91F7ofBlvNuk-IM_QPsWoL/s320/31E15191-7B32-46DE-B198-2A04B39E02E5.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><br /><p style="text-align: center;">How cool is this Rock island?<br /></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOddMvDBoHu2aD0NoWlEtdOm46wiMjIC3deqGo7Gc9GPbgn-_Co5QbiraxJaOtIj-dAKVZXQwYgmkE3Nl7pCRf49mrUfwpplsQBcPPM0k0lsfcF8NXW2imYDdtQGu1QawDJuhEO6JuKc-9/s1284/IMG_9549.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="957" data-original-width="1284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOddMvDBoHu2aD0NoWlEtdOm46wiMjIC3deqGo7Gc9GPbgn-_Co5QbiraxJaOtIj-dAKVZXQwYgmkE3Nl7pCRf49mrUfwpplsQBcPPM0k0lsfcF8NXW2imYDdtQGu1QawDJuhEO6JuKc-9/s320/IMG_9549.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiKV076Z1uixtdS3QfMtcbSmsvS7eMxizQcLas-p27PCwef8wiIAggy7Iab-6qOh4f7tDNEa0_FKSHw4qG4uKvcrjV_Dilm4WBZQkAvbSN4YShBrG0Uxo8MKbMUMaIm_TAg7-KR5a9uFxE/s4032/IMG_9529.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiKV076Z1uixtdS3QfMtcbSmsvS7eMxizQcLas-p27PCwef8wiIAggy7Iab-6qOh4f7tDNEa0_FKSHw4qG4uKvcrjV_Dilm4WBZQkAvbSN4YShBrG0Uxo8MKbMUMaIm_TAg7-KR5a9uFxE/s320/IMG_9529.HEIC" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAvfpHXFWbGaICga13olDN8diaq5guJ2JqlbcYSHjSgCKdX1UmLun86DYwVLfP4lgfNGP5P9qgEX39l8ntbyE9ikrAJamcFW0ZOeIk6-wwpevSkBcCsI-zhhlyXfiX1tY6Bij_d0x5_t4Z/s4032/IMG_9522.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAvfpHXFWbGaICga13olDN8diaq5guJ2JqlbcYSHjSgCKdX1UmLun86DYwVLfP4lgfNGP5P9qgEX39l8ntbyE9ikrAJamcFW0ZOeIk6-wwpevSkBcCsI-zhhlyXfiX1tY6Bij_d0x5_t4Z/s320/IMG_9522.HEIC" /></a></div><p> </p><p style="text-align: center;">Pup's gotta nap when she's tired! 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Yes please!<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNz-UF191TCb4Nv1krJxxqPmGSYOdiuieiF_3gDnJditXpWqLhUaHlZH8K8lbcDAqlNKPL5jk0F05PbwBoUF16dkk-7LICCf-7mrhnWiSjldSCABkM6A4QhzBqBC1c7A-9d5FvGpcBF0Qp/s4032/IMG_9435.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNz-UF191TCb4Nv1krJxxqPmGSYOdiuieiF_3gDnJditXpWqLhUaHlZH8K8lbcDAqlNKPL5jk0F05PbwBoUF16dkk-7LICCf-7mrhnWiSjldSCABkM6A4QhzBqBC1c7A-9d5FvGpcBF0Qp/s320/IMG_9435.HEIC" /></a></div><p> </p><p style="text-align: center;">Time for lunch? Did you say lunch? I think you said lunch! <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4FZayADCeRylGDGHnrHa5cb89PyaDhyphenhyphen1UDwishwe2oR9EwV724ZZtK4PRPTylLdt4gPoOsKl6xLdZF_8nJfQkJMWqr53YkU0zoU8C-b7xWDqDqfTwauwVHwi6Wj4Jx90dodL1QxL-k7Mc/s4032/IMG_9420.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4FZayADCeRylGDGHnrHa5cb89PyaDhyphenhyphen1UDwishwe2oR9EwV724ZZtK4PRPTylLdt4gPoOsKl6xLdZF_8nJfQkJMWqr53YkU0zoU8C-b7xWDqDqfTwauwVHwi6Wj4Jx90dodL1QxL-k7Mc/s320/IMG_9420.HEIC" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlSqSDlYdqs07ZKwX8VTk_vYc6g9O9KOMGKQR6Kf5xVBUIu-Sor4aRuflZSeMU9mYePLFzN4SzCs4cmxu5bF_jvZ8D2Orh7guGq92wUcA6Vm3bHSy3UI8wFcfqVPfBRZkQUBaqYmc42qCD/s4032/IMG_9417.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlSqSDlYdqs07ZKwX8VTk_vYc6g9O9KOMGKQR6Kf5xVBUIu-Sor4aRuflZSeMU9mYePLFzN4SzCs4cmxu5bF_jvZ8D2Orh7guGq92wUcA6Vm3bHSy3UI8wFcfqVPfBRZkQUBaqYmc42qCD/s320/IMG_9417.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI_teMYjrp9xAUjUvS3hpwORdEekfP951LOF5i1bQsS_hfwAQF7gT35o7xI67zB-CDzdboihnfXWDRLVq3zV4-ykGD-jJI2Yx_-WXQjbfg6xLDhm81w-T49QsL1fTYuMEKaF67MO-oqM4L/s4032/IMG_9416.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI_teMYjrp9xAUjUvS3hpwORdEekfP951LOF5i1bQsS_hfwAQF7gT35o7xI67zB-CDzdboihnfXWDRLVq3zV4-ykGD-jJI2Yx_-WXQjbfg6xLDhm81w-T49QsL1fTYuMEKaF67MO-oqM4L/s320/IMG_9416.HEIC" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf4_v37aR0Btfg_jsdMREDqTgByFN-D1W2iTRLHpBOItBtxYJXRNZ_c000p7ZbxBSSoGR286paPLCpZ_WjCWQms96ZYZZsI3PxCXbrCJ3G_oXxhDTDW6KuQWccIhALahB2y11qWPsJnKAc/s4032/IMG_9398.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf4_v37aR0Btfg_jsdMREDqTgByFN-D1W2iTRLHpBOItBtxYJXRNZ_c000p7ZbxBSSoGR286paPLCpZ_WjCWQms96ZYZZsI3PxCXbrCJ3G_oXxhDTDW6KuQWccIhALahB2y11qWPsJnKAc/s320/IMG_9398.HEIC" /></a></div><p> </p><p style="text-align: center;">Fresh wild blueberries!<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiObBHLLxpKEGYFPQPsfKCfpf3XwaN9b-CfmMCPTsYV9zxh_wJTjc1FlFA8EBGZ10z6saJt8uEIK4WRwYsGx9Xk8g_hf6txAXsW54B82t4eyyJZwB1r79zK4ghv8mZkUT9lUDXe5CZ7gzS8/s4032/IMG_9405.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiObBHLLxpKEGYFPQPsfKCfpf3XwaN9b-CfmMCPTsYV9zxh_wJTjc1FlFA8EBGZ10z6saJt8uEIK4WRwYsGx9Xk8g_hf6txAXsW54B82t4eyyJZwB1r79zK4ghv8mZkUT9lUDXe5CZ7gzS8/s320/IMG_9405.HEIC" /></a></div><p> </p><p style="text-align: center;">This snake was a big one! 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Truly a hidden gem!! I hope to get back there this summer! <br /></p>Maine KayakGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08635201868439734647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2616078566493718593.post-3677845113315888602022-05-09T18:49:00.002-04:002022-05-09T18:49:29.205-04:00Season Openers for 2022<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hello Blog Buddies! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Welcome to another paddling season! I have been out on the water a few times so far and looking forward to many more adventures this season. I have some places from last season I didn't get to post and will work to find time to add those new destinations. In the meantime, here are some pics from the first two paddles of the season... the first one was North Gorham Pond on Easter (paddling is my kind of church!!) and the second was Tenny River with Miss Gladys. She did AWESOME! I was so proud of her! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Remember - it is still early in the season- this week it is especially tempting to get outside with t shirts and shorts.. but remember while paddling, you need to focus on the water temperatures! Water is still very cold! So be careful and wear your life jacket! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ok.. Me - in my happy place - my kayak!!!! <br /></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSfjI2muBLpB0g6oLxJUjcJKEMZAHRu9X0lxtU14U14ekr8A7QJhnmgUkPgIsSjy0lVqmoUM4NUvexy5gAtLCiK7554eVfPNSgD98zcyfsw6g9XZhcSFSPzv0_UydIsVqcaZs-qXKs4I31ALV3378hvOPsQM_VaRsuBZA0lRvdnnoCFr-gj8ekK26LVg/s320/IMG_7269.HEIC" width="240" /></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">My friend Rico was in town - I had him use my mom's kayak for the first time... he's earned it! <br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2b6Mr_l2N99zNtIvDUmfrfR2mYj-ZJzb0fM4Px85Fer5AybgTHAi7h0j4LUPiQnAqMFdKHg_zEpr4_vI8zPmC5FYHhW5Dp8zzIxRza8EKXZE-5Ojvt6sP9kqWWIrqu2CKB5puSPMOQDhZjpGwJ6DyukFGYikVebtip_XhZ1Y_ezFFiFtp8bOGNutu3A/s4032/IMG_7271.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2b6Mr_l2N99zNtIvDUmfrfR2mYj-ZJzb0fM4Px85Fer5AybgTHAi7h0j4LUPiQnAqMFdKHg_zEpr4_vI8zPmC5FYHhW5Dp8zzIxRza8EKXZE-5Ojvt6sP9kqWWIrqu2CKB5puSPMOQDhZjpGwJ6DyukFGYikVebtip_XhZ1Y_ezFFiFtp8bOGNutu3A/s320/IMG_7271.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div> <p></p><p style="text-align: center;">I wore my boots in an effort to keep my feet dry when launching and getting back out... let's just say the launch part worked well and my feet were dry throughout the entire paddle... but... perhaps when dismounting I got out a little to deep...um early! That water was COLD! <br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPigzAwYsFmsG1jikua1AOetAa0ea5UIAv8720ir0e3mlhqv9igcwH8kf8g0NmEjGTEIvioROtR7kcmQRKhjfwq7UMBdB2vsmaQFgRkmMnf71KM8P5C7pFKEOxhlc3wNmdrEGL44B42BBS947E1-zesiOendIwhmVZt1noorvc8_KMtYdVa5CHyF0NvA/s4032/IMG_7278.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPigzAwYsFmsG1jikua1AOetAa0ea5UIAv8720ir0e3mlhqv9igcwH8kf8g0NmEjGTEIvioROtR7kcmQRKhjfwq7UMBdB2vsmaQFgRkmMnf71KM8P5C7pFKEOxhlc3wNmdrEGL44B42BBS947E1-zesiOendIwhmVZt1noorvc8_KMtYdVa5CHyF0NvA/s320/IMG_7278.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div> <p></p><p style="text-align: center;">We got out fairly early before the wind came up. This pond is a great place to start paddling for the season... a quick paddle but a lot to see! (This one is in the book, so I can't give all the details!) <br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf1X82rWMRf5IB4CmRkimHwx0kyIYc_tYIR-QdrFGit3RxW5m7pJ-o1nmc_iZLkC1zL-uKUzVr9JQDtjh-qKRh0krjKcQG4vSNVGQBXfzmXHJWMhqIZntNveDvNnFQIlvFXOX2FMJt9hNn8lNCu4QmoRnDw7Bb7ZqdX1vvZOC4A5gjs9Fa5LqOIQsdCw/s4032/IMG_7268.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf1X82rWMRf5IB4CmRkimHwx0kyIYc_tYIR-QdrFGit3RxW5m7pJ-o1nmc_iZLkC1zL-uKUzVr9JQDtjh-qKRh0krjKcQG4vSNVGQBXfzmXHJWMhqIZntNveDvNnFQIlvFXOX2FMJt9hNn8lNCu4QmoRnDw7Bb7ZqdX1vvZOC4A5gjs9Fa5LqOIQsdCw/s320/IMG_7268.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div> <p></p><p style="text-align: center;">I am grateful for my friendship with Rico. Going on 24+ years I think! </p><p style="text-align: center;">Wow he is old to have a friendship that old! <br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSCcojTWgkR0U_PFRC9_Ulgd2l7E63dMksyoscLkuh1DmJn_-JZ8dL1JGE2OWWUQd8hAPr7z9DVsF3YNC3FTec8KgSU1IChK8AHvkI2Gy35CBKfR8vO9BMziSsxpC20bjI3xvtlczNKbX3YGmZ1C08rjsQRJdfcf0RPEMTTv0UgrNRoJ1Yul3MwY-rOQ/s4032/IMG_7258.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSCcojTWgkR0U_PFRC9_Ulgd2l7E63dMksyoscLkuh1DmJn_-JZ8dL1JGE2OWWUQd8hAPr7z9DVsF3YNC3FTec8KgSU1IChK8AHvkI2Gy35CBKfR8vO9BMziSsxpC20bjI3xvtlczNKbX3YGmZ1C08rjsQRJdfcf0RPEMTTv0UgrNRoJ1Yul3MwY-rOQ/s320/IMG_7258.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div> <p></p><p style="text-align: center;">I think he really liked the small waterfall, the sound of it... so do I!<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXOaWTzfXTBH_Fv1oN6z3Iji-89UCc59yddDq6CiqCtkB4pAqr6iPsEyUbuyRRKwh2jeA0Mr1f2dyHh4cvWIwYMqG_XmBZ6XfWNaf0V2mhhPUDP5cJcvyQBrdo2n1WIGJCrbdaMzAp6-BTcfPWOM_T36SaU_AD_BC_ZVN6UeZB4OVjc4A7X5Sif5TS3g/s4032/IMG_7239.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXOaWTzfXTBH_Fv1oN6z3Iji-89UCc59yddDq6CiqCtkB4pAqr6iPsEyUbuyRRKwh2jeA0Mr1f2dyHh4cvWIwYMqG_XmBZ6XfWNaf0V2mhhPUDP5cJcvyQBrdo2n1WIGJCrbdaMzAp6-BTcfPWOM_T36SaU_AD_BC_ZVN6UeZB4OVjc4A7X5Sif5TS3g/s320/IMG_7239.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div> <p></p><p style="text-align: center;">I wasn't super close to the falls, but this pic makes it look like I was! 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<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlRy1Q120YHse-upiZXX0TK14VNb8sLGna-CTyBPXGglcfoeoKk0OqrBSBrkVSvFK56-LLz_oYhxbIfSqZBxtMxsMQI_LxrznGOPB84cUQHIxgVrdG5smie0d4Py3WlEZ-KyBEX09ETOaZ_9z-kWaf9WndS_6SkfQD9DMSCLOvQZd1ylflNfJ99xip7Q/s4032/IMG_7189.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlRy1Q120YHse-upiZXX0TK14VNb8sLGna-CTyBPXGglcfoeoKk0OqrBSBrkVSvFK56-LLz_oYhxbIfSqZBxtMxsMQI_LxrznGOPB84cUQHIxgVrdG5smie0d4Py3WlEZ-KyBEX09ETOaZ_9z-kWaf9WndS_6SkfQD9DMSCLOvQZd1ylflNfJ99xip7Q/s320/IMG_7189.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Next Up was one of my all time favorites... Tenny River! Tenny is a GREAT place for an early season paddle because it is nice and shallow, slow moving and the turtles can't wait to say hello! </p><p style="text-align: center;">Gladys came on this trip - she was excited to see the yellow kayak on the truck - that means she is going kayaking! <br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0wqFJImmeYDf05bMifgAp_cjssQ7CCDWfsfH85HET9fGFqBYl8bftm6ZrBFUn2dbEdE7RzNNd0gyp90qx-dsN0c71L6dhdBLTAWv51MZT8OY62GjaFzK91gjEcfXlW4WsCo_ZGRLb5GaClpk7qp7z4gjS3cCCatAcW7H9yPl-WwMIxM3JbfxChYlf7Q/s4032/IMG_7696.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0wqFJImmeYDf05bMifgAp_cjssQ7CCDWfsfH85HET9fGFqBYl8bftm6ZrBFUn2dbEdE7RzNNd0gyp90qx-dsN0c71L6dhdBLTAWv51MZT8OY62GjaFzK91gjEcfXlW4WsCo_ZGRLb5GaClpk7qp7z4gjS3cCCatAcW7H9yPl-WwMIxM3JbfxChYlf7Q/s320/IMG_7696.HEIC" width="240" /></a></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrsJflgp5M-L8EiRUJOJf_su2zVeTeDy5Fu0IVoSQ4byzLazRTwJtzBjUix8SzRXY58yfaHdIGAw6bI6YHFtKtjpip4jbOsL00pjNplYOG8QxdMbYKE9wmeoqOQGpqkBUXIZ87x_ZrhAah7vFREAzlpYo62evb2QkTldpg1MhBQD6XFzH7aWk0S16Nqg/s320/61142480_Unknown.JPG" width="320" /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmkdR5m7A4cInecCy3O41grJFeSz64kcCOzdsdUe-qPfvvBLXqJKkUO9JA44o-1QKbYzJClihN3jwlQIrBONy0PEVIAsMyWcqV96equQHwwzbYmaj7wU4m5xSQs2t1koQsObL4Sc84_TVUbSMn1roq_SN3De0T8waCooG4I7IbBXlEPS2ZoJpP6Z7ldA/s4608/61142752_Unknown.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmkdR5m7A4cInecCy3O41grJFeSz64kcCOzdsdUe-qPfvvBLXqJKkUO9JA44o-1QKbYzJClihN3jwlQIrBONy0PEVIAsMyWcqV96equQHwwzbYmaj7wU4m5xSQs2t1koQsObL4Sc84_TVUbSMn1roq_SN3De0T8waCooG4I7IbBXlEPS2ZoJpP6Z7ldA/s320/61142752_Unknown.JPG" width="240" /></a></div> <p></p><p style="text-align: center;">I also got to see this beautiful heron in a tree. I love them in the water but there is something extra rgal when they are in a tree! <br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-cIvXVZD5v024lZn5ltekPAHDpKSYe1_CLEXnChKtG7AZNMfEh8F_n_UEaYyj2R92U3Dv_28HOOL9U1qK55jrxy66iLRJg2QCjsnaFGLpL9YVIE722Wvq2FjWip3pktUjHUPjuvSrpFQlIX6-UrBvMWZtkPyhiKbUdf-tIkBF-mvleaC6ep9x6G9lBw/s4608/61143424_Unknown.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-cIvXVZD5v024lZn5ltekPAHDpKSYe1_CLEXnChKtG7AZNMfEh8F_n_UEaYyj2R92U3Dv_28HOOL9U1qK55jrxy66iLRJg2QCjsnaFGLpL9YVIE722Wvq2FjWip3pktUjHUPjuvSrpFQlIX6-UrBvMWZtkPyhiKbUdf-tIkBF-mvleaC6ep9x6G9lBw/s320/61143424_Unknown.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihcAGkSTur-AKkJHVNE32Trevg78cAlIzdsJm3ManfFV4F5jN6XbbIjmD2EraH_PzB5IayZ2CT1s6K8rdjkq5xyToy8-xPsrTdR2Q_piZPP51YmYXwAwKT_sQ0x7W6cNSDhnEjcCg_RBXGeCyIGm1e3jDq93d9sAIF0Xl_-mPXD3T1rhQr6lyXyVk7_w/s4608/61142896_Unknown.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihcAGkSTur-AKkJHVNE32Trevg78cAlIzdsJm3ManfFV4F5jN6XbbIjmD2EraH_PzB5IayZ2CT1s6K8rdjkq5xyToy8-xPsrTdR2Q_piZPP51YmYXwAwKT_sQ0x7W6cNSDhnEjcCg_RBXGeCyIGm1e3jDq93d9sAIF0Xl_-mPXD3T1rhQr6lyXyVk7_w/s320/61142896_Unknown.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">I am so proud of Gladys. She settled down really quickly in the kayak! Last season she struggled... but in looking back at it... I think she struggles to settle when my anxiety is high... and my anxiety was up a lot last summer. Fingers crossed for a less anxious summer!<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkC8K072kyLBOAeb5xRMSJ6rGzW6pRJLZgNN8WfwXJfxWjgFI2AvZylRac7fkM4dxR8exqGJwTJYu5qoXgw6N1-9X2HYRnOHPzO764sEHpiPRgzdxhYP9K5FPnPn_8hKQrzsSi4S8fyTGmBkojfSVMbKLDd2aFQdLyQZH8yB0NUAmh4X44X14X2AqwNQ/s4032/IMG_7722.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkC8K072kyLBOAeb5xRMSJ6rGzW6pRJLZgNN8WfwXJfxWjgFI2AvZylRac7fkM4dxR8exqGJwTJYu5qoXgw6N1-9X2HYRnOHPzO764sEHpiPRgzdxhYP9K5FPnPn_8hKQrzsSi4S8fyTGmBkojfSVMbKLDd2aFQdLyQZH8yB0NUAmh4X44X14X2AqwNQ/s320/IMG_7722.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Yes there are A LOT of photos of my girl! She is so photogenic, I love her so much! I will note here, however, something was missing this trip... her life jacket. Her old one fell apart and the new one was too big so we had to return it. I took a risk by taking her without her life jacket... to a place I know well ... I weighed the risks and decided to bring her along. She stayed in the kayak for the entire trip, but we do advocate for pet life jackets! <br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoCHyn-X5Mu_SAnqBE3f0JqtdqKjvLu33fKzO6sWzwojkcmtO_8V1yMUslRnyL1qG6Wc2U9Oo7UNdhgsL9JvwEnnFaTZHD99zjILrmuXVqdBg_-TWpII0Fxz0KnG7sza492ZdSfP3pRilKZxFgs_doWhqLPY9aqAxbTY6dm8-iGmyQwCzYy-JhRnt4pg/s4032/IMG_7737.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoCHyn-X5Mu_SAnqBE3f0JqtdqKjvLu33fKzO6sWzwojkcmtO_8V1yMUslRnyL1qG6Wc2U9Oo7UNdhgsL9JvwEnnFaTZHD99zjILrmuXVqdBg_-TWpII0Fxz0KnG7sza492ZdSfP3pRilKZxFgs_doWhqLPY9aqAxbTY6dm8-iGmyQwCzYy-JhRnt4pg/s320/IMG_7737.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div> <p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Blue blue sky! <br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGBvZzXOUaBx3zqd_UJfxQLCa9J_VqBgUAJXlnkNpVmen3LOFL4DM077JO76BbCmQkAPwcKgLpaD1zx9i2lUAmRjMME_ZYXRFT6Mwel3PzJZEmvB8wsn36Kg6FAO3MO9j9xLz6VhTVML0OnvApt8fUWmC-X_qS6F2kAwmqTIRkaelWQB-A_GevdXe4sQ/s4032/IMG_7750.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGBvZzXOUaBx3zqd_UJfxQLCa9J_VqBgUAJXlnkNpVmen3LOFL4DM077JO76BbCmQkAPwcKgLpaD1zx9i2lUAmRjMME_ZYXRFT6Mwel3PzJZEmvB8wsn36Kg6FAO3MO9j9xLz6VhTVML0OnvApt8fUWmC-X_qS6F2kAwmqTIRkaelWQB-A_GevdXe4sQ/s320/IMG_7750.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">She relaxed so much! She almost fell asleep a few times! <br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC1jWRbDYkypdotjiNo0KV52Fyt_QR-LgSDE2AHGOdN7c4JrriCENpi1VeScJujF_Tndqyp_hng7hN856PfDEVgUzOYyOZ1om2if6p4FncW_HiEA8o1iA7Ja_Q_AEIvdgaonKUjPVYe4ObNWQlGKsaIuaHFvlZ-G6lfqdJQWJB7ucTlFYiZd0j-s7FPg/s4032/IMG_7765.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC1jWRbDYkypdotjiNo0KV52Fyt_QR-LgSDE2AHGOdN7c4JrriCENpi1VeScJujF_Tndqyp_hng7hN856PfDEVgUzOYyOZ1om2if6p4FncW_HiEA8o1iA7Ja_Q_AEIvdgaonKUjPVYe4ObNWQlGKsaIuaHFvlZ-G6lfqdJQWJB7ucTlFYiZd0j-s7FPg/s320/IMG_7765.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNBokTUOPeiL7Rj-hhtZ0SIli6rXI1OTVS0XGBmpUTon7v06R6UptjUa4QlqdyfqvhmyKHqvUoDPW7w7FyTWrP9EER1i0oVbNSMrCTD_eeVmzGJol5o5gZuMpBPI3NFoljEeojZ0NK8ubl2V6Orc_2F27gAJLPvFpUaNw7gaMV7ORLZn-doJpJcr2ErQ/s4032/IMG_7769.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNBokTUOPeiL7Rj-hhtZ0SIli6rXI1OTVS0XGBmpUTon7v06R6UptjUa4QlqdyfqvhmyKHqvUoDPW7w7FyTWrP9EER1i0oVbNSMrCTD_eeVmzGJol5o5gZuMpBPI3NFoljEeojZ0NK8ubl2V6Orc_2F27gAJLPvFpUaNw7gaMV7ORLZn-doJpJcr2ErQ/s320/IMG_7769.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">For some reason the turtles made her nervous! When they plopped into the water she backed away from the logs. At one point she put her paws on my chest for a hug... she was reassured and was fine... it cracked me up though! <br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmo_H6r1l7kyjREP1eLQKyN-FfIRb6WQMxVvyFBwuCY3zM-yjQGKh1RUoWdOpy1xYbICScmvPL9rcHva2xmyG4-4a27mXyLRbltxIRB9VyriZOLGM73UbgeLcgnORT_5kX1mz5rz-Gm-ggkKC424hKJ86SdtpO5rd9dLKyciY2Zfii9l1jyhU1sfubFA/s4032/IMG_7780.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmo_H6r1l7kyjREP1eLQKyN-FfIRb6WQMxVvyFBwuCY3zM-yjQGKh1RUoWdOpy1xYbICScmvPL9rcHva2xmyG4-4a27mXyLRbltxIRB9VyriZOLGM73UbgeLcgnORT_5kX1mz5rz-Gm-ggkKC424hKJ86SdtpO5rd9dLKyciY2Zfii9l1jyhU1sfubFA/s320/IMG_7780.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIelXWuHIzteK79zBTYGtTZH6jsQJ702LcE44XdCmIRGDNX_NQ-YVZNusjPjbmVhM-CZVBRrPxL9qcR9fKPXQJD-nNk0gWZWGdHQ9nNFNb02XZBW9GKgQEWD_iqOFs1htyf8nzWXMC4Pv6x8BVSE95AhV3DMtw2l7lPC4HPBUXaWzg-W4qeYWG0jjBmA/s4032/IMG_7786.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIelXWuHIzteK79zBTYGtTZH6jsQJ702LcE44XdCmIRGDNX_NQ-YVZNusjPjbmVhM-CZVBRrPxL9qcR9fKPXQJD-nNk0gWZWGdHQ9nNFNb02XZBW9GKgQEWD_iqOFs1htyf8nzWXMC4Pv6x8BVSE95AhV3DMtw2l7lPC4HPBUXaWzg-W4qeYWG0jjBmA/s320/IMG_7786.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div> <p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Making sure the turtles were not following us! 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On the other side is my name, address, my emergency contacts and my medical allergies. I wear this when I kayak, especially if I am solo. It is a great thing to have - a great gift idea for someone who adventures solo (kayaking, hiking, skiing, etc.) Of course when I paddle solo I let someone know where I am going, when I will be on the water and when I plan to be off. I let them know when I am off the water and heading home.... Safety first! <br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSEp72KCa2yOyiPJ7Y1pc5Tj2Xu4ty4aW9sbyWF-E_DHTs4t_u4Ogx7gUrvrucqHC5XTOCOfZc2eDIHtYdIA55yvqCjNiSjhkl7YG7QZOKfhuvQZuk8qqTNWa5HNUMBY9WZGKPP460zHh8lU1JooffiHl77vdq33RS1-LI0U4GYSAiiPrVzCRRkpDNyQ/s3088/IMG_7877.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSEp72KCa2yOyiPJ7Y1pc5Tj2Xu4ty4aW9sbyWF-E_DHTs4t_u4Ogx7gUrvrucqHC5XTOCOfZc2eDIHtYdIA55yvqCjNiSjhkl7YG7QZOKfhuvQZuk8qqTNWa5HNUMBY9WZGKPP460zHh8lU1JooffiHl77vdq33RS1-LI0U4GYSAiiPrVzCRRkpDNyQ/s320/IMG_7877.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Where should Gladys paddle next? She is looking through Paddling Southern Maine, my guidebook, for inspiration. If you have other ideas, please let me know! And would you want to try to paddle with Gladys? I am thinking about doing some kind of raffle to win a paddling date with Gladys... (though you must realize it is a package deal, if she paddles, I paddle!... or is it If I paddle she paddles?) <br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2zipI4WuaescExo97Wn-1g285jAEhkfLoma5_H500iC2BbUUoySYdpH9q6Np-ZrNRCRe5PgLwI8-G8WLuC--8rXkBe5gPEys_LjcBliyQoCCNkj9UkMfVsURpo_XJ-zBPbINIoJot1b5FxAonv6mGvwnwvI58RhDZzZHj8bUK2jUZkoIxRf-6atptsQ/s4032/IMG_8259.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2zipI4WuaescExo97Wn-1g285jAEhkfLoma5_H500iC2BbUUoySYdpH9q6Np-ZrNRCRe5PgLwI8-G8WLuC--8rXkBe5gPEys_LjcBliyQoCCNkj9UkMfVsURpo_XJ-zBPbINIoJot1b5FxAonv6mGvwnwvI58RhDZzZHj8bUK2jUZkoIxRf-6atptsQ/s320/IMG_8259.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsfhnZ3Y_MzFIPHzdWk1ug21K8nPPdIA88cBNRMBJQFHLVmCyPHj2L5shK_-x06fI-LFzuf9nbbIXlV7cDyjSAHOkIGLAzhRLbzFHTTuGon_T-TLBWmbS14tbov4cnt8TrSKJ1Aik4dgHRzuYmtshYww9BTqFVUFewkMXa9z82brhoNMSaelGohRD9jQ/s4032/IMG_8260.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsfhnZ3Y_MzFIPHzdWk1ug21K8nPPdIA88cBNRMBJQFHLVmCyPHj2L5shK_-x06fI-LFzuf9nbbIXlV7cDyjSAHOkIGLAzhRLbzFHTTuGon_T-TLBWmbS14tbov4cnt8TrSKJ1Aik4dgHRzuYmtshYww9BTqFVUFewkMXa9z82brhoNMSaelGohRD9jQ/s320/IMG_8260.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUfSbHnNiU_e_Bg_Bx4TxqohllKqFJUhZhzk_hHgvnlzWQNTn0e76tfzG2D8irAa_UHBCh193DFAsawdjUg_O3rqKccJ5QLaD7Hzh2nKQOpJmse32TxrorUw3sAqDjp9fm76Nynhs5_B3XD6UlX7PJuPlYt6GTE-6QGnFBCVz2MsqVXKgcp9JZajO9lQ/s4032/IMG_8261.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUfSbHnNiU_e_Bg_Bx4TxqohllKqFJUhZhzk_hHgvnlzWQNTn0e76tfzG2D8irAa_UHBCh193DFAsawdjUg_O3rqKccJ5QLaD7Hzh2nKQOpJmse32TxrorUw3sAqDjp9fm76Nynhs5_B3XD6UlX7PJuPlYt6GTE-6QGnFBCVz2MsqVXKgcp9JZajO9lQ/s320/IMG_8261.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2LSc7eF4X3LWZ5WYaMhigx2OEEyI4MJZIqXbl8gATVnfREJpTTyIZ0uT26LLSQw8CvHMlSwWBmppxiGQyjvrPWcvYwCv0b_P1M-CddX0BzpVa7hyr0V6MZmGh5Ce69UtbvrQpJMMhXxNid3994ug80W7WBHTEQqyg9PyOZ4JLzcBhUF5YxZ3-pVkibg/s4032/IMG_8262.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2LSc7eF4X3LWZ5WYaMhigx2OEEyI4MJZIqXbl8gATVnfREJpTTyIZ0uT26LLSQw8CvHMlSwWBmppxiGQyjvrPWcvYwCv0b_P1M-CddX0BzpVa7hyr0V6MZmGh5Ce69UtbvrQpJMMhXxNid3994ug80W7WBHTEQqyg9PyOZ4JLzcBhUF5YxZ3-pVkibg/s320/IMG_8262.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Maine KayakGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08635201868439734647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2616078566493718593.post-1275308502610270012022-05-09T17:57:00.000-04:002022-05-09T17:57:02.218-04:00Shaker Bog, Poland Maine<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFOTsJNlgird05ynJQG9s24GMmwhHNNHfO5eV66pozBEYTl_8CmaCUTZlb2HC5RbSyMXXTs1vAfIqNu6rm8_L87hTy2OZdJ56A7xyG_XGiNjVSj1fL6cPq8pdpcDGHaBXQwG89jUEuZwqo8b67P2LoiY18dQqr1zooSBWJFe5IUJpHW8PMOexWAXQlOg/s4032/IMG_8368(1).HEIC" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><p><b>Videos of this trip via TikTok: </b></p><p><b><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@mainekayakgirl/video/7095416652023549227?is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1" target="_blank">Come with me on a birthday Paddle! </a><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@mainekayakgirl/video/7095416652023549227?is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1" target="_blank">A photo collection put together with music </a> <br /></b></p><p><b>Body Of Water:</b> Shaker Bog, Poland Maine </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOfDwp1036PAFATqNlF31iXFJ1Co138rv4RMJiCLK7k-0n_qoqYOcPnYOGCQsbKc0JAIlD33s3jldsYzF4WO6zyfMQN11OROzqsz-VSJjHe7oGonYJuYyY9fdOHqC7fHgTDsCzDS-jAQxR2FNr13WWW_OeEyMkpEKwJJ6_M2qThC5EaMS07evm72dxDA/s972/Screen%20Shot%202022-05-09%20at%205.04.07%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="938" data-original-width="972" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOfDwp1036PAFATqNlF31iXFJ1Co138rv4RMJiCLK7k-0n_qoqYOcPnYOGCQsbKc0JAIlD33s3jldsYzF4WO6zyfMQN11OROzqsz-VSJjHe7oGonYJuYyY9fdOHqC7fHgTDsCzDS-jAQxR2FNr13WWW_OeEyMkpEKwJJ6_M2qThC5EaMS07evm72dxDA/s320/Screen%20Shot%202022-05-09%20at%205.04.07%20PM.png" width="320" /></a> </p><p style="text-align: center;">(image from google Maps!) </p><br /><p><b>Directions:</b> From Portland Head North on 95, get off the Gray Exit 63, Use middle Lane and turn left onto Rt. 115 for about a quarter of a mile. Turn Right onto Rt. 26 A for about 1.2 miles. Stay on Rt 26 for 6.8 miles. When you approach Shaker Village slow down. Once you get to the intersection of Rt 26 and Quarry Road, Slow WAY down! The 'road/driveway' is a dirt incline on the left. (Across from the guard rail!) <br /></p><p> <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjezUXzMeNb8e7zcJQppwVIpeXR2Ekh3CsKkSeyKV7IJhzhfzip4ingUBsg3HK69jvsoQm-kq46JlFIOvW5dRKgoV35JkZq3GHYCCI4XPpcQwaUSpPd6SWm0sLZqcf7LpZ6IaXaqYM8mWv5007BRBM_hdSlhAYWopTxggl4zWhkM8LTJCrnpMIMGv3XgA/s1514/Screen%20Shot%202022-05-09%20at%205.10.04%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="922" data-original-width="1514" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjezUXzMeNb8e7zcJQppwVIpeXR2Ekh3CsKkSeyKV7IJhzhfzip4ingUBsg3HK69jvsoQm-kq46JlFIOvW5dRKgoV35JkZq3GHYCCI4XPpcQwaUSpPd6SWm0sLZqcf7LpZ6IaXaqYM8mWv5007BRBM_hdSlhAYWopTxggl4zWhkM8LTJCrnpMIMGv3XgA/s320/Screen%20Shot%202022-05-09%20at%205.10.04%20PM.png" width="320" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(image from google Maps!) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This photo is to show the sign for Shaker Village to give you a landmark for where to park. <br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFOTsJNlgird05ynJQG9s24GMmwhHNNHfO5eV66pozBEYTl_8CmaCUTZlb2HC5RbSyMXXTs1vAfIqNu6rm8_L87hTy2OZdJ56A7xyG_XGiNjVSj1fL6cPq8pdpcDGHaBXQwG89jUEuZwqo8b67P2LoiY18dQqr1zooSBWJFe5IUJpHW8PMOexWAXQlOg/s4032/IMG_8368(1).HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFOTsJNlgird05ynJQG9s24GMmwhHNNHfO5eV66pozBEYTl_8CmaCUTZlb2HC5RbSyMXXTs1vAfIqNu6rm8_L87hTy2OZdJ56A7xyG_XGiNjVSj1fL6cPq8pdpcDGHaBXQwG89jUEuZwqo8b67P2LoiY18dQqr1zooSBWJFe5IUJpHW8PMOexWAXQlOg/s320/IMG_8368(1).HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><p><b> </b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b> Parking: </b> Very Limited! 1-2 vehicles - unless you are in a group and don't mind blocking each other in! There are boulders behind my truck you cannot see that block people from driving up closer to the water. <br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifFSfZbCAH1QkKiT-OnL1972s4-9VHFD-ymJ_oTa4kjrEyI17N-ViXGs4zmDyOre02UNuEMhEPIWxzZzXnJo_ov6qicFe3VDPFpo6lXswkXbacP6rm9D1DvAy5KjBjHFR7byK5XuN2HQJS2eF-LoFroF4BzA0rA54KzbRCKZoOeZTcigjyZ5paKR7ZZQ/s4032/IMG_8367.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifFSfZbCAH1QkKiT-OnL1972s4-9VHFD-ymJ_oTa4kjrEyI17N-ViXGs4zmDyOre02UNuEMhEPIWxzZzXnJo_ov6qicFe3VDPFpo6lXswkXbacP6rm9D1DvAy5KjBjHFR7byK5XuN2HQJS2eF-LoFroF4BzA0rA54KzbRCKZoOeZTcigjyZ5paKR7ZZQ/s320/IMG_8367.HEIC" width="240" /></a></p><p><b>Launch: </b>You have to walk a bit to get to the water. I have a cart that was pretty handy. I am terrible at guessing distances, but I would say less than a football field to walk from parking to water's edge! <br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH62MGKcHZ9_OI62SUzemWsRnt3pXAj6K8kSJBkBN_a3P5Ksst_B6_wcp8RqtFLSUfwB82DkruJjBrRVISwD4lqjFXPAFNr1XesZGwPv2BnJZIR3iYgl8o9XUC4cSB5XC3aIkzooL95qutTIHEw0yCHIfArQzyNNc0FeP9XguJPP7pj7dUqw6s_FYUeg/s4032/IMG_8287.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH62MGKcHZ9_OI62SUzemWsRnt3pXAj6K8kSJBkBN_a3P5Ksst_B6_wcp8RqtFLSUfwB82DkruJjBrRVISwD4lqjFXPAFNr1XesZGwPv2BnJZIR3iYgl8o9XUC4cSB5XC3aIkzooL95qutTIHEw0yCHIfArQzyNNc0FeP9XguJPP7pj7dUqw6s_FYUeg/s320/IMG_8287.HEIC" width="240" /></a></p><p>Once at the water, step down into the bog<b> </b>(easy step) the bottom of the bog at the launch is gravel. I would bet later in the season it may get mucky! A pretty easy launch! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqZ9jFRo-YfvHX0xIMl06qfp4iXtMPEsMMizR_SrQz7phZVlek2DH0kdNtE47C4QkPJ3kZ6Xfm3nn-_yJdLauv8fPjH19iGW8DEaAxrMnDPU6kmCspQwcepv93WQd7xmGnA1dwCIR0HJ6ak44ZbLH0xf_dVG4eklt4-zxjW0XBZgKr_NYAlUp-zaxTFw/s4032/IMG_8365(1).HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqZ9jFRo-YfvHX0xIMl06qfp4iXtMPEsMMizR_SrQz7phZVlek2DH0kdNtE47C4QkPJ3kZ6Xfm3nn-_yJdLauv8fPjH19iGW8DEaAxrMnDPU6kmCspQwcepv93WQd7xmGnA1dwCIR0HJ6ak44ZbLH0xf_dVG4eklt4-zxjW0XBZgKr_NYAlUp-zaxTFw/s320/IMG_8365(1).HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixEWET-UJJHJMN6AtuB6uUg25KJyHxod4UOPN-MwaKIafGWhEseVSPy-8-SHpvPunUaiLTIMfnC_TVMrjlH5GyQxeBGFWMGbwP7yIdBHlA77kwUmwYUu-eslSfZRvADpRKWEuGK-1lKRkmJwahHeIoRFi1MWOPcysca28RgeLZwmhdUzO-_lhMdJK43w/s3088/IMG_8366(1).HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixEWET-UJJHJMN6AtuB6uUg25KJyHxod4UOPN-MwaKIafGWhEseVSPy-8-SHpvPunUaiLTIMfnC_TVMrjlH5GyQxeBGFWMGbwP7yIdBHlA77kwUmwYUu-eslSfZRvADpRKWEuGK-1lKRkmJwahHeIoRFi1MWOPcysca28RgeLZwmhdUzO-_lhMdJK43w/s320/IMG_8366(1).HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><p><b></b></p><p><b>Fees:</b> None!<br /></p><p><b>Bathroom: </b>None!<br /></p><p><b>Wildlife: </b>Lots! Songbirds, Canada Geese, Cormorant, Osprey, Ducks, Blue Heron, Hawks, Beaver and probably muskrats, deer and more! (see more in the notes!) <br /></p><p><b>Notes:</b> This is a great spot for paddling! I have driven by here and always thought...'some day I will paddle there.' If you want a bird's eye view of the bog, from 26 turn onto Range Hill Road and you will get a cool view! I have stopped here a few times and walked into the bog but this was the first time I launched and paddled. (I feel I would be unfair if I did not mention that in those visits I did spot MASSIVE blood suckers swimming in the water near the launch... but saw none this time! #wearyourwatershoes!!! I would not let those critters deter me from paddling here again. </p><p>When I arrived (about 7:30 a.m.) I was surprised that there was a bit of a wind. I was expecting super calm water, but there was a constant breeze while I was out. I was off the water by about 10:30 at which point the wind started dying down. </p><p>When I paddle a new spot I typically choose a direction and stay close to shore. I did the same thing here, I stayed to my left. But it was a bit tricky because I did not know whether or not to hug the shore or stay close to the boggy areas in the middle... so I did a lot of zig zagging - trying to not miss anything. </p><p>Pretty early on a pair of Canada geese said hello. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhKVWz-W4_d-f2m7NE0QUDuYewmAoke-b4niT0UhMZWGfHud0YMkvweuX7FKm33xhN7ENehIWTxr6tjjqwRU4hLFDEoKSpGCxZ5Z5BjUZpTQeeZL9ffZmrakttzdkfOehrsZF7008yKPRGahRBHrKETeQyMIvW-9WK7Mm7iuaYwJHFvaap-87Qffh1Nw/s4608/61406064_Unknown.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhKVWz-W4_d-f2m7NE0QUDuYewmAoke-b4niT0UhMZWGfHud0YMkvweuX7FKm33xhN7ENehIWTxr6tjjqwRU4hLFDEoKSpGCxZ5Z5BjUZpTQeeZL9ffZmrakttzdkfOehrsZF7008yKPRGahRBHrKETeQyMIvW-9WK7Mm7iuaYwJHFvaap-87Qffh1Nw/s320/61406064_Unknown.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOGlyb0aLFNhCfdgfYoXG7vmfN1xv8ZuEF8wFPUdpvHRAlftyIxKQyunJq4zZuKs_bkkeNW6XR3_9HrEZU_nHqunOtbk6H_8-t1UmAU3nXr7nCwACeP-liGXR2FtxU8JeNjybsmmkT7EOZmGDwCwGbHgYDavnVWa5kNIobyJpkmPnXDp0LqDhtQGXuKQ/s4608/61406256_Unknown.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOGlyb0aLFNhCfdgfYoXG7vmfN1xv8ZuEF8wFPUdpvHRAlftyIxKQyunJq4zZuKs_bkkeNW6XR3_9HrEZU_nHqunOtbk6H_8-t1UmAU3nXr7nCwACeP-liGXR2FtxU8JeNjybsmmkT7EOZmGDwCwGbHgYDavnVWa5kNIobyJpkmPnXDp0LqDhtQGXuKQ/s320/61406256_Unknown.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>They did not seem to be nesting yet, but gathering. There were a lot of places with great potential for nesting. As I paddled the pond more and more geese made themselves known. On the side of the pond that is closest to Range Hill Road there is a large piece of property, a farm, and many Canada geese gathered there. I got to watch them flying in and landing in the field. For some reason I thought they always had to land in water, but they were pretty skilled at landing in the grass! </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX9c3V2-YCETa0gf21830jZPAO-vEmK0Ol60ivnD4fEa0zsau9El5cP58Y2N3pV7keQ8OC2dCIDeLwXT2Oyg7SyIfVuDISXFi653vtEJ0dXDorloQaE0PbzGBRanRx7tleOJAc2RFNpQqOVB26ZHIM3MnoAKAvUe7GfXgxzOliSkPRRyB4HzL_MnetKg/s4032/IMG_8321.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX9c3V2-YCETa0gf21830jZPAO-vEmK0Ol60ivnD4fEa0zsau9El5cP58Y2N3pV7keQ8OC2dCIDeLwXT2Oyg7SyIfVuDISXFi653vtEJ0dXDorloQaE0PbzGBRanRx7tleOJAc2RFNpQqOVB26ZHIM3MnoAKAvUe7GfXgxzOliSkPRRyB4HzL_MnetKg/s320/IMG_8321.HEIC" width="240" /></a> <br /></p><p> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1PV65zDxHavJgM1VVzdjZUrhaXNL6fkecrk79iffukpmXbFaI4_Y0CnS1pF6TAobXbWAxkNuoQNd6LLME_6LY0EP7DwqXyvz0Eg0CbeApjO48FE6u7pm0Gx04j4eTkpMhfbno6vx6fff336ewHO517FBK4YePLR-hg6_ATMJ4w9ZPhaJ0RQZSRqjY_w/s4608/61408272_Unknown.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1PV65zDxHavJgM1VVzdjZUrhaXNL6fkecrk79iffukpmXbFaI4_Y0CnS1pF6TAobXbWAxkNuoQNd6LLME_6LY0EP7DwqXyvz0Eg0CbeApjO48FE6u7pm0Gx04j4eTkpMhfbno6vx6fff336ewHO517FBK4YePLR-hg6_ATMJ4w9ZPhaJ0RQZSRqjY_w/s320/61408272_Unknown.JPG" width="240" /></a> </p><p style="text-align: left;">As I got on the water I thought the vegetation and trees in the 'island' areas were very cool. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyLq3eQn60MNe0ioM-jkRBpcKWxagGgoNcZVE1raxbcLodmJTQ3YTFx1VxMaVVqu6d7tmA_xdlSK90W8aoNcNlHOcknojPsDcNy8DDksBBm_gzJeiCZM4wl-G9Dr-sy8faZKHPkjM_aR7a6V-jcngIK0bWAbrIE-05BkEOELjeNwTKstd5JHTuwey9lA/s4032/IMG_8295.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyLq3eQn60MNe0ioM-jkRBpcKWxagGgoNcZVE1raxbcLodmJTQ3YTFx1VxMaVVqu6d7tmA_xdlSK90W8aoNcNlHOcknojPsDcNy8DDksBBm_gzJeiCZM4wl-G9Dr-sy8faZKHPkjM_aR7a6V-jcngIK0bWAbrIE-05BkEOELjeNwTKstd5JHTuwey9lA/s320/IMG_8295.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><p> </p><p>There were a lot of areas along the edges to explore. It is one of those places that as the season progresses it will be harder to get to some of the areas because the vegetation will grow so thick. But I had good access to many nooks and crannies! <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsGF9trix-r8QMJVELTjLxfErRJKZ4hRB8-CMedpS9isfvkPooidG1Yl7QmHwd34Un55eRWQGGJNHBOE-pXAqg1gatcVxkHBimE84KWASijGP_ixGZ_9nGj9ouY7JbNe3FxbwMWFBUnKTiwmKnOzQH7EWNhHaSjRq5ZqWiE49BgW_J73Sjpo9rrxU3sA/s4032/IMG_8304.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsGF9trix-r8QMJVELTjLxfErRJKZ4hRB8-CMedpS9isfvkPooidG1Yl7QmHwd34Un55eRWQGGJNHBOE-pXAqg1gatcVxkHBimE84KWASijGP_ixGZ_9nGj9ouY7JbNe3FxbwMWFBUnKTiwmKnOzQH7EWNhHaSjRq5ZqWiE49BgW_J73Sjpo9rrxU3sA/s320/IMG_8304.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Ia2tfEd65VwUfa7E0PjJGYSNNH8foGqX6RBbcmJMrVN1YgwwCqotZIMha7D4gXxaxHdf1s0GTh5CHQWLFnccP-WcUM5BNEWK8vUJogXtQRGVzzCl1QCsjscMGpBv8mzdMQWbs_PanYjuwsJlCx548yDaK3rW6CFHXHORBkgL9s_QlIQisiV4JAkkrQ/s4032/IMG_8314(1).HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Ia2tfEd65VwUfa7E0PjJGYSNNH8foGqX6RBbcmJMrVN1YgwwCqotZIMha7D4gXxaxHdf1s0GTh5CHQWLFnccP-WcUM5BNEWK8vUJogXtQRGVzzCl1QCsjscMGpBv8mzdMQWbs_PanYjuwsJlCx548yDaK3rW6CFHXHORBkgL9s_QlIQisiV4JAkkrQ/s320/IMG_8314(1).HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br />As the sun rose I got to see some sparkles on the surface! It somehow made me feel like the season was officially ON! (This was my third paddle of the season!)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb1e8m4GhZaLXZPJgezzwx9ik15KA0-oRdP_v-o1WQ0r4nsDHzAszdTFBrRb9AP23HiFOsVoTKkkRkA7VBhjlxiT3O7Xnty5lIy4Wys_UjoOeQlusCS_e31788CZaN59VUaaPCrOK5MJBQyryZLC-X1tJsx4dbncJQUIftePXo-kB6m6JrwGWcV9ytWA/s4032/IMG_8317(1).HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb1e8m4GhZaLXZPJgezzwx9ik15KA0-oRdP_v-o1WQ0r4nsDHzAszdTFBrRb9AP23HiFOsVoTKkkRkA7VBhjlxiT3O7Xnty5lIy4Wys_UjoOeQlusCS_e31788CZaN59VUaaPCrOK5MJBQyryZLC-X1tJsx4dbncJQUIftePXo-kB6m6JrwGWcV9ytWA/s320/IMG_8317(1).HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYUeSTIAPdEIewfRApmBYyDJPpk8RKp6o8NofOgHu07VLcYqPaL6OIQcnElBZqVc6nY-PH7rPVbksY5_GNespF6wOckbSdLT4Xa9MBAJRG7whHpppbnhCafFrQuSzwPNeyUbTYqV_JJAQexd0OJcjbijz-FTEogP2kp2nFV7q9YQ3pjG4q0p4nU4Z7iQ/s4032/IMG_8317.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYUeSTIAPdEIewfRApmBYyDJPpk8RKp6o8NofOgHu07VLcYqPaL6OIQcnElBZqVc6nY-PH7rPVbksY5_GNespF6wOckbSdLT4Xa9MBAJRG7whHpppbnhCafFrQuSzwPNeyUbTYqV_JJAQexd0OJcjbijz-FTEogP2kp2nFV7q9YQ3pjG4q0p4nU4Z7iQ/s320/IMG_8317.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><p><br /> </p><p>The clouds were pretty cool! And when the water was calm, reflections were cool! <br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzxvsyFiHx1eBBmaUXhww2Li2mCTfJhhedjZrdSutyrJAxgb3C0j6OV-hmCTMihaha_nv5hBtXi5s-tErZsqODK4QDvbjxIGjiDFru_529mhQOPnyhnrt_kcohedQ7eZwuVw-RtchtOd3DDWkgYKD-pxSoPntENQN-nzsr7xhJKLhoG6BkECHhJFk6NA/s4032/IMG_8335(1).HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzxvsyFiHx1eBBmaUXhww2Li2mCTfJhhedjZrdSutyrJAxgb3C0j6OV-hmCTMihaha_nv5hBtXi5s-tErZsqODK4QDvbjxIGjiDFru_529mhQOPnyhnrt_kcohedQ7eZwuVw-RtchtOd3DDWkgYKD-pxSoPntENQN-nzsr7xhJKLhoG6BkECHhJFk6NA/s320/IMG_8335(1).HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnx4uQEDkD6uAop8wugNceRne6_PTyaa5jPtd0kOpLE_DMw0i6JEqllYc5XeAHMv1XUfa7xKIXWmZ1AJn6YZMdY4qv10zCtIgEMw8vdQofv6pmAQepZ3Vz_cHChTegnhlfEdGEpUnoWQnCCbbnHxstQKkmAv6D5fhwtU1KsrGRRzQx0N3sEGUhMnRJsA/s4032/IMG_8335.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnx4uQEDkD6uAop8wugNceRne6_PTyaa5jPtd0kOpLE_DMw0i6JEqllYc5XeAHMv1XUfa7xKIXWmZ1AJn6YZMdY4qv10zCtIgEMw8vdQofv6pmAQepZ3Vz_cHChTegnhlfEdGEpUnoWQnCCbbnHxstQKkmAv6D5fhwtU1KsrGRRzQx0N3sEGUhMnRJsA/s320/IMG_8335.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx3XgaSea5wC0bBvLtBuVmJXn6CW66HccNQQ8kDnqJm9L_G2S6DalADjxPgjS_lZsnxY6ufK-3x_iA6-p__TZ8nos7njx9FCcX-vRXpafhMiIAykdLj3Vng7WUD9-nrzFm-1sitFAAqz47WnPD6VVd-0fgNLYApelTjs8mjXAcO4N4CuNRZp35yYRV3g/s4032/IMG_8336(1).HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx3XgaSea5wC0bBvLtBuVmJXn6CW66HccNQQ8kDnqJm9L_G2S6DalADjxPgjS_lZsnxY6ufK-3x_iA6-p__TZ8nos7njx9FCcX-vRXpafhMiIAykdLj3Vng7WUD9-nrzFm-1sitFAAqz47WnPD6VVd-0fgNLYApelTjs8mjXAcO4N4CuNRZp35yYRV3g/s320/IMG_8336(1).HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVGy4pjmlmjCSPJ8UWsyde5w_-7k6bl0Ew2ATc3GdnXZkBzCuqE7YZY5aAdP42xlWm6wZr1PwC3gbwu4hCkr0WQC9IK8stoZMOVTo81wVTkxfJ7EoJCpcKcgocolRwRrkjCrC7jA2B0d7Wbt9GGv36Eh98NRx9uNaBYhaFgiID4pMFHNUwnwGqCslR8w/s4032/IMG_8336.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVGy4pjmlmjCSPJ8UWsyde5w_-7k6bl0Ew2ATc3GdnXZkBzCuqE7YZY5aAdP42xlWm6wZr1PwC3gbwu4hCkr0WQC9IK8stoZMOVTo81wVTkxfJ7EoJCpcKcgocolRwRrkjCrC7jA2B0d7Wbt9GGv36Eh98NRx9uNaBYhaFgiID4pMFHNUwnwGqCslR8w/s320/IMG_8336.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p> </p><p>There were a lot of red Winged Blackbirds. I believe they are birds that migrate and it was nice to see them. They put on a concert with all of their singing. I don't always get lucky with getting good pics of them but I did this time! Here is a tiktok video if you want to hear their song: <b><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@mainekayakgirl/video/7095405094304451886?is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1" target="_blank">Red Winged Blackbirds Singing</a> </b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg96A7Q4WKC6i_ukf_j0v7AEuNiriMA_g13waVRKusRFahlsZwrfybszJgwdb1E6_Z2JWUQCoxijKxeHBjw8QHq5VLSfZ61cty1d2BRL7O-4NlxuHSZdmVPVrIhoehHWjSDQ778Gxuq5wRd9w17fBvY9wz635MvdOjrAkwBeR_3dSclPLTU5UfqESSdQ/s4608/61406672_Unknown.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg96A7Q4WKC6i_ukf_j0v7AEuNiriMA_g13waVRKusRFahlsZwrfybszJgwdb1E6_Z2JWUQCoxijKxeHBjw8QHq5VLSfZ61cty1d2BRL7O-4NlxuHSZdmVPVrIhoehHWjSDQ778Gxuq5wRd9w17fBvY9wz635MvdOjrAkwBeR_3dSclPLTU5UfqESSdQ/s320/61406672_Unknown.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo0wzdqQYr0SdIN8IQqpjT8hdjOOB0t5KpA8p3b9_fmR8ys43Z8PJzoVJgp-EoXnviSbWAhSq7sUibC2eXLdwkiMnpieGKHfdYBmCbFBr4fuGfZpuE7W86eu5jGyWdj2JeeRIFTR-g0mIYD3wmBPZp462ihfPuAFSCeHL3Bbw_DJuFf-IQOYXu9MYJXA/s4608/61406800_Unknown.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo0wzdqQYr0SdIN8IQqpjT8hdjOOB0t5KpA8p3b9_fmR8ys43Z8PJzoVJgp-EoXnviSbWAhSq7sUibC2eXLdwkiMnpieGKHfdYBmCbFBr4fuGfZpuE7W86eu5jGyWdj2JeeRIFTR-g0mIYD3wmBPZp462ihfPuAFSCeHL3Bbw_DJuFf-IQOYXu9MYJXA/s320/61406800_Unknown.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfR1HpJAMgl8s2qF3TtzVTvg8e3WnDMySJQUGPptnasx6OC7kiFknUbnSlJT72P9tgoohcbdLLJTjTETufMvymwK0aFgFz5m1rtOyycjSBqpy_GCtWnf8UfRGmegnenDKGEQl5TpIfn3xGqZLOwRkBWYEoO8tPfDoDsw1BH8f8QOSUpkrV8w_pCQdoEA/s4608/61407472_Unknown(1).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfR1HpJAMgl8s2qF3TtzVTvg8e3WnDMySJQUGPptnasx6OC7kiFknUbnSlJT72P9tgoohcbdLLJTjTETufMvymwK0aFgFz5m1rtOyycjSBqpy_GCtWnf8UfRGmegnenDKGEQl5TpIfn3xGqZLOwRkBWYEoO8tPfDoDsw1BH8f8QOSUpkrV8w_pCQdoEA/s320/61407472_Unknown(1).JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn1JC6A0qLUumhkFSdYnz5SzY4-IwAYjNSPwLdsOFsPX8_fCgN_9rhhs6FBDU8D5ExpbGQPo6FP3ASOSGIJvdNNMkaIU7y3YHgWwsJFZsp-N9Ixmici5GxdCQ3XxntpbcWfcAExPzkFOici7Nw0tlkiJWtnGJm8MuC4Th3n1F7d2NWiJef3vpxqNc5_g/s4608/61407472_Unknown.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn1JC6A0qLUumhkFSdYnz5SzY4-IwAYjNSPwLdsOFsPX8_fCgN_9rhhs6FBDU8D5ExpbGQPo6FP3ASOSGIJvdNNMkaIU7y3YHgWwsJFZsp-N9Ixmici5GxdCQ3XxntpbcWfcAExPzkFOici7Nw0tlkiJWtnGJm8MuC4Th3n1F7d2NWiJef3vpxqNc5_g/s320/61407472_Unknown.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP8uM25FBlHc5r1Q2BY69yusLgtlp_N8RW2MXuS589FT4_nHaviZ-nSXzCjHIIBZj192ncwz53fjHkkP0GEdIHp0SOHfeJLAHemkwy2309aQrvMjt8PCvVA7HHKYtWO-OHrWRXBjwaMpkb-2y7UjpqyIewWszNUu5bvol-lKA9hs1zys4umPr6QVW7HQ/s4608/61407504_Unknown.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP8uM25FBlHc5r1Q2BY69yusLgtlp_N8RW2MXuS589FT4_nHaviZ-nSXzCjHIIBZj192ncwz53fjHkkP0GEdIHp0SOHfeJLAHemkwy2309aQrvMjt8PCvVA7HHKYtWO-OHrWRXBjwaMpkb-2y7UjpqyIewWszNUu5bvol-lKA9hs1zys4umPr6QVW7HQ/s320/61407504_Unknown.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p>As I was in one of the nooks I looked up and a pair of herons were flying overhead. It is uncommon for me to see multiple herons together. This pair circled around me a few times. It was really cool! There are some videos in the first Tiktok link listed above! <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglh1qu1uTm41aovQN6Q47ZSEMoWE9Rek1B8EXp9S5HcV1lap_AE5juHY9CVrOCihF7nOMU5FI0m8m38mBa07c1iawYnf1Utf37eYCIrCgrRcS-T0vVkMNtMF8pgEgi_CnKms-S9bKNGwCwpyvRJMpYzrjJ77o5kAlxuUX7amGQQ0P5g2C3MaRJlHgUHA/s2774/61407664_Unknown(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2399" data-original-width="2774" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglh1qu1uTm41aovQN6Q47ZSEMoWE9Rek1B8EXp9S5HcV1lap_AE5juHY9CVrOCihF7nOMU5FI0m8m38mBa07c1iawYnf1Utf37eYCIrCgrRcS-T0vVkMNtMF8pgEgi_CnKms-S9bKNGwCwpyvRJMpYzrjJ77o5kAlxuUX7amGQQ0P5g2C3MaRJlHgUHA/s320/61407664_Unknown(1).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbfGRoWquTgoVLnQYS0Kcg40wpdD18E_7_s002kXBk74pd0BbpP1GugskycBpfTmwUiXmlUMuCtE_PR4YFrvjcinvUaQveqAYFs7evCPjQ8YnP57G57vRk5qW3T7Y9vWuiH8vIL4a-8hWGZJb7ubF43hRmkNGuqKKhcaeJ4Tx0uqRHUiedVbNOFgDQLw/s2774/61407664_Unknown.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2399" data-original-width="2774" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbfGRoWquTgoVLnQYS0Kcg40wpdD18E_7_s002kXBk74pd0BbpP1GugskycBpfTmwUiXmlUMuCtE_PR4YFrvjcinvUaQveqAYFs7evCPjQ8YnP57G57vRk5qW3T7Y9vWuiH8vIL4a-8hWGZJb7ubF43hRmkNGuqKKhcaeJ4Tx0uqRHUiedVbNOFgDQLw/s320/61407664_Unknown.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3kdqw7GZNzcQnHM4HvN6uiUczZhvr_KipaXU8hWOZWqTjRTSdFGmLYJRbvRuOJMsDaiS-jFvHup0jV86cucsy58qkJ1zHjONLvkl6LgukoJgGK3rWnu9PyAo3cegLO60X9R_XfCCPhR8g_rekhI4VZodYX8KyGR11aBY0uj-Grirtv394faCAf4OurQ/s3214/61407696_Unknown(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2044" data-original-width="3214" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3kdqw7GZNzcQnHM4HvN6uiUczZhvr_KipaXU8hWOZWqTjRTSdFGmLYJRbvRuOJMsDaiS-jFvHup0jV86cucsy58qkJ1zHjONLvkl6LgukoJgGK3rWnu9PyAo3cegLO60X9R_XfCCPhR8g_rekhI4VZodYX8KyGR11aBY0uj-Grirtv394faCAf4OurQ/s320/61407696_Unknown(1).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdTeeXUFlwvHig40Zp2XSsDVeVKVd4NjNdnYZ3q9JhMQD-h9kwdoCAQdAk7O3sr9KEzI5YP1TfOK9tB3b9aZX0oAMhrzHceD50xl1aH_L3En7eHcPcWsY8-9Wvdwmt2Fe8LL2GkinaX-TaQo2rFeR8LfcYrzH-aAgM5NW5WBj3Rgx79A-VpF6BW0pT4g/s3214/61407696_Unknown.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2044" data-original-width="3214" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdTeeXUFlwvHig40Zp2XSsDVeVKVd4NjNdnYZ3q9JhMQD-h9kwdoCAQdAk7O3sr9KEzI5YP1TfOK9tB3b9aZX0oAMhrzHceD50xl1aH_L3En7eHcPcWsY8-9Wvdwmt2Fe8LL2GkinaX-TaQo2rFeR8LfcYrzH-aAgM5NW5WBj3Rgx79A-VpF6BW0pT4g/s320/61407696_Unknown.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />At the end of the trip I saw this cormorant on a log. I was surprised to see it there, not sure why, but I was. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvpmWvqQFyuc0Y_7E1YiyMwx5t0InrxFwpZPZG_TX9JUj7a0nZlp_9kQODseidiKrd94B4mYfjoqb3hchKL5im-AoVKJ46F-hi9PgpwCdY8R-E8IY7DoSkoWM4jIemDQW0MeU4x64AYN1nT7xeDmruguVMd2eo1FEDzFrCyZQAGLhL3CUbW6QUzs7yuA/s4608/61408464_Unknown.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvpmWvqQFyuc0Y_7E1YiyMwx5t0InrxFwpZPZG_TX9JUj7a0nZlp_9kQODseidiKrd94B4mYfjoqb3hchKL5im-AoVKJ46F-hi9PgpwCdY8R-E8IY7DoSkoWM4jIemDQW0MeU4x64AYN1nT7xeDmruguVMd2eo1FEDzFrCyZQAGLhL3CUbW6QUzs7yuA/s320/61408464_Unknown.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-6fQWf-jIpOR40B00mN7tTxT2U2T3H53b3rCy3Wts07htWuTY2HiTlg1QtaOJoPvbjBb9bwhf4f35P2psFKkly8BDJATyrJtPcp_L-r7Aa2Zs3N9Ab7IoWdacFRk65jrDnz9lOuiS5cEn7k-jPN5CQcrJIuJpTcfdI4VuefNRVEhxp596q-yTaOxcgA/s4608/61408656_Unknown.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-6fQWf-jIpOR40B00mN7tTxT2U2T3H53b3rCy3Wts07htWuTY2HiTlg1QtaOJoPvbjBb9bwhf4f35P2psFKkly8BDJATyrJtPcp_L-r7Aa2Zs3N9Ab7IoWdacFRk65jrDnz9lOuiS5cEn7k-jPN5CQcrJIuJpTcfdI4VuefNRVEhxp596q-yTaOxcgA/s320/61408656_Unknown.JPG" width="240" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There is A LOT of beaver activity in this bog! I heard a tail slap at one point but did not see a beaver. There were at least 6 lodges along the bog. I did not see the mounds they use to mark their territories like I have seen at other ponds. there were a lot of fresh chews along the water and in the reeds, but they stayed out of sight! <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil-9vhxNUCZkxTS_ehqO0zWktM0KHJmvbN4uJR9r7u0OCSWV19-w97A2QJt-Dmwr__waMllouGaG8_uY_BmMm41Yd4epv9TyHLkZaH93-7SKdInITVOhJpuehz_ZEfabNXxmRfFlA3QWDVjVJh2InOKGl0TbvyT5b5OQNJwI6EGsNJIsek4GF746_NrA/s4032/IMG_8338(1).HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil-9vhxNUCZkxTS_ehqO0zWktM0KHJmvbN4uJR9r7u0OCSWV19-w97A2QJt-Dmwr__waMllouGaG8_uY_BmMm41Yd4epv9TyHLkZaH93-7SKdInITVOhJpuehz_ZEfabNXxmRfFlA3QWDVjVJh2InOKGl0TbvyT5b5OQNJwI6EGsNJIsek4GF746_NrA/s320/IMG_8338(1).HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p>Once the wind died down the reflections were incredible! It makes me want to come back, maybe for a sunset paddle! <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp0rcZvsG2PzXHciM273qMsFNgFctDLULK9Zlrmyz8BX0mJ03hkkZfMYpnFQkcMKr8V6PIRZ-SqAcHg8_QueXVc-XJSf5-QMnJYHt-aiNv4CauFTRkWLSEELZHoftyCYqkRb9Ktmvmy9HK8qEFxMJSs1aJWuIvoRc5PaeAPqFWhOIJxfb-CrnIPkeR9A/s4032/IMG_8341(1).HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp0rcZvsG2PzXHciM273qMsFNgFctDLULK9Zlrmyz8BX0mJ03hkkZfMYpnFQkcMKr8V6PIRZ-SqAcHg8_QueXVc-XJSf5-QMnJYHt-aiNv4CauFTRkWLSEELZHoftyCYqkRb9Ktmvmy9HK8qEFxMJSs1aJWuIvoRc5PaeAPqFWhOIJxfb-CrnIPkeR9A/s320/IMG_8341(1).HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpjgmnU_2p9bKnryvTWziWkoTJVF2NUFmpz6YZYJEijFc-tR3YJRTp5qvdiivaHKem0bm056f4FKIXdT6n4S2yTSoqRuhXMAZkAn07Er_9u0im4N4BZvgPrFz2ZdBNcLGQ-y8aa6AgSxoELx8nYRHB_ZxGQtWwssbSXOQlGxafBGigB-NczGmPb6JwWQ/s4032/IMG_8341.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpjgmnU_2p9bKnryvTWziWkoTJVF2NUFmpz6YZYJEijFc-tR3YJRTp5qvdiivaHKem0bm056f4FKIXdT6n4S2yTSoqRuhXMAZkAn07Er_9u0im4N4BZvgPrFz2ZdBNcLGQ-y8aa6AgSxoELx8nYRHB_ZxGQtWwssbSXOQlGxafBGigB-NczGmPb6JwWQ/s320/IMG_8341.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxDDah7id1xfL43OgDPNE3XzSgFa-bibfVGmKa_t3rx9AGJE8GAjKev5SiPdD9D2zdHUoETKiOttfmObtEy5x6SXEM0dlT84CAH_SB9q749AbI3XGKI9Qw3wsM63LRoxhEyaGv43uvWbZVyDPQVxbk2tR2BX7TgC6cJbkdtJM22wZeVnOi7ryeleKWwg/s4032/IMG_8347.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxDDah7id1xfL43OgDPNE3XzSgFa-bibfVGmKa_t3rx9AGJE8GAjKev5SiPdD9D2zdHUoETKiOttfmObtEy5x6SXEM0dlT84CAH_SB9q749AbI3XGKI9Qw3wsM63LRoxhEyaGv43uvWbZVyDPQVxbk2tR2BX7TgC6cJbkdtJM22wZeVnOi7ryeleKWwg/s320/IMG_8347.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>Just before I got back to the launch something caught my eye. In some bushes I saw a duck. It was not moving. I was a little worried... then I was a little skeptical. Was it a duck or a decoy???<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlN1ATc3f_VpYV4I1hK5gUa-ow1gYk8ibL_7jQn20U_bZNsHEzC9au4fhYyfnNb6jypPgBlgoNWrpD3K22Ut8uc_39mq0zfxSdMnOl65UCUH2rUkJJKOjVtILa66J3631GC1913OQ6PiaDbj-mpy_r6KczB4_Kk1M-3toTeBkWWnbokTb6tkpI299k1w/s4032/IMG_8361(1).HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlN1ATc3f_VpYV4I1hK5gUa-ow1gYk8ibL_7jQn20U_bZNsHEzC9au4fhYyfnNb6jypPgBlgoNWrpD3K22Ut8uc_39mq0zfxSdMnOl65UCUH2rUkJJKOjVtILa66J3631GC1913OQ6PiaDbj-mpy_r6KczB4_Kk1M-3toTeBkWWnbokTb6tkpI299k1w/s320/IMG_8361(1).HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It was a decoy! LOL. What should I name her?<br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZtkWvaQqv-RrvxuIAru3zGrlh5fhGtmbNqNCMFCC8Ci3OtcroguT1NdodMNZI1eMYtsJ02vog1-V8WCDwTGaX8pgPuXvWUzSzP2U6RcXANaizv4zZhs4yijXUkjVIUavitwbGzHRgMoPZFtCfW5WFzAlMovdItJ1u5qYy2SwEDtozSypsR4_wDmvNEg/s4032/IMG_8362.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZtkWvaQqv-RrvxuIAru3zGrlh5fhGtmbNqNCMFCC8Ci3OtcroguT1NdodMNZI1eMYtsJ02vog1-V8WCDwTGaX8pgPuXvWUzSzP2U6RcXANaizv4zZhs4yijXUkjVIUavitwbGzHRgMoPZFtCfW5WFzAlMovdItJ1u5qYy2SwEDtozSypsR4_wDmvNEg/s320/IMG_8362.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br />As I was loading back up I saw this sign. It is nice that we have so many agencies in Maine watching out for our waterways! <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXMItKihaXqRxxZNI5StXpygDK7O18-D4A2dxXYDpkqxUsGOyTqifvmFTcNP7qWVO1E1nMDvMHWKaEK7K_8E_2PzV-_eCJb9OXqGifkPEKsG-DLDOhpd9XxXuwLnjbTBsaeaT_hpdhtRYuHXIZxXTkYiM4vgIexgoUdIc9Blsm2A9OaldXgRLlc2flxg/s4032/IMG_8371(1).HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXMItKihaXqRxxZNI5StXpygDK7O18-D4A2dxXYDpkqxUsGOyTqifvmFTcNP7qWVO1E1nMDvMHWKaEK7K_8E_2PzV-_eCJb9OXqGifkPEKsG-DLDOhpd9XxXuwLnjbTBsaeaT_hpdhtRYuHXIZxXTkYiM4vgIexgoUdIc9Blsm2A9OaldXgRLlc2flxg/s320/IMG_8371(1).HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Shaker Bog, you were a lot of fun! I will be back! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><p><br /></p></div>Maine KayakGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08635201868439734647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2616078566493718593.post-17523848070387501802021-07-19T19:29:00.002-04:002021-07-19T19:30:38.566-04:00Branch Pond, Palermo<div><div class="separator" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTKAMvpXN4KgmOfbLlt3EQEYqxOVsJUG8NB5P-Zgm1mHj-bP2eEPaW8k6H8UQeARrpVponSJlrgt8hL1U4RmBFHkkpWV0uPkWH5qmm67B2HPSpbd5mAhJ1wgoNkh8qf9sKftct0RVv1XfM/s4608/A2FF9EA5-9D43-446C-AF18-662222DD0DC3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTKAMvpXN4KgmOfbLlt3EQEYqxOVsJUG8NB5P-Zgm1mHj-bP2eEPaW8k6H8UQeARrpVponSJlrgt8hL1U4RmBFHkkpWV0uPkWH5qmm67B2HPSpbd5mAhJ1wgoNkh8qf9sKftct0RVv1XfM/s320/A2FF9EA5-9D43-446C-AF18-662222DD0DC3.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><p></p></div><p><b>Body of Water:</b> Branch Pond, Palermo, Maine. 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<b>Directions:</b> From Portland, Drive north on 295/95, Take Exit 113 in Augusta. Travel East on Route 3 for about 13 miles. Turn left onto Branch Mills Road. (Just before Tobey's Grocery) Stay on Branch Mills Road for about 0.7 miles. Slow down when you cross the bridge by the dam. Just after the dam, there is a large building on the left, an old building: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhclZ8ao0kAe-PTtYA7fUghNMIG_HtSR0XucIVCk2BbnEjQroNP47bG6AFc1nxD4xaZOTIW7bHR30bjJJP6Cxh6NHWRvoShakvpOsYv7T0QrNPDVaTgYzLFQKea4DVIWkp7IDo42kw2gr28/s685/Screen+Shot+2021-07-19+at+6.07.35+PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="673" data-original-width="685" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhclZ8ao0kAe-PTtYA7fUghNMIG_HtSR0XucIVCk2BbnEjQroNP47bG6AFc1nxD4xaZOTIW7bHR30bjJJP6Cxh6NHWRvoShakvpOsYv7T0QrNPDVaTgYzLFQKea4DVIWkp7IDo42kw2gr28/s320/Screen+Shot+2021-07-19+at+6.07.35+PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">(Image from Google) <br /></p><p>Turn left immediately after that building. It looks like a driveway, but it goes back to a public launch. </p><p>Here is a pic of my truck coming out of the road: </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVYoLem3-vV-M4S7suJxCe_BBG0bDedI60PfqeK3RQFUj0zbucUyZjQtaGso7aXKcs-U0lhiDtJXbRe063aj0S-pGx6ozfsJyBKuJD-j9zVBnugKx7h7BTE__wiyLpLggD7ni2iywpc8gu/s4032/IMG_9225.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVYoLem3-vV-M4S7suJxCe_BBG0bDedI60PfqeK3RQFUj0zbucUyZjQtaGso7aXKcs-U0lhiDtJXbRe063aj0S-pGx6ozfsJyBKuJD-j9zVBnugKx7h7BTE__wiyLpLggD7ni2iywpc8gu/s320/IMG_9225.HEIC" /></a> <br /></p><p>The road to get there is a bit rough, potholes...big potholes... so be careful. Here is a photo from google Earth from the sky and you can see the road and open field. There are no signs indicating that this is a private road. <br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYOxtxGPRau45-dNyaN9oDBbWP5bptlHw3Ljo-ooGjruactbSdn5jfdpdftbvzj-J5qGMoPFX6Z2fm10dm0CCFxmXGIO-CxnQnFpYp_NZI2-7hIu8BuZ5-ugNBslY3QfqTDQ8pfQceP_R7/s654/Screen+Shot+2021-07-19+at+6.05.43+PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="549" data-original-width="654" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYOxtxGPRau45-dNyaN9oDBbWP5bptlHw3Ljo-ooGjruactbSdn5jfdpdftbvzj-J5qGMoPFX6Z2fm10dm0CCFxmXGIO-CxnQnFpYp_NZI2-7hIu8BuZ5-ugNBslY3QfqTDQ8pfQceP_R7/s320/Screen+Shot+2021-07-19+at+6.05.43+PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">(Image from Google) <br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div>
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<b>Parking:</b> Lots of parking, open field area (There was A LOT of goose poop!) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYH5lgWdUO5F6_R86DO6ba8KxoGvH7yu8AzIDUipkTWvjFrabK2rVJIRH38YUbYzO5NaLrrGSalnBmaZMpvAWYS8geT7M-NDmSBw0jsC1hiijZo-JsuIzC4xqVA2H34VoRE4vHl3_GuPzh/s4032/IMG_9046.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYH5lgWdUO5F6_R86DO6ba8KxoGvH7yu8AzIDUipkTWvjFrabK2rVJIRH38YUbYzO5NaLrrGSalnBmaZMpvAWYS8geT7M-NDmSBw0jsC1hiijZo-JsuIzC4xqVA2H34VoRE4vHl3_GuPzh/s320/IMG_9046.HEIC" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQUfv0rprxVWYCGtlAfpM6Me2hX4ReQzbaxHS5bAS1rZ5T3L5vRn7uoJ2lvi4Rz8I2wdXVE1YBvRzSNtS-LhGtnp1hrWoASidAQ7TRj2Ux_2ELCKa-dIFhiNQ7iB6hyhg8a0DVOuUeY26D/s4032/IMG_9045.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQUfv0rprxVWYCGtlAfpM6Me2hX4ReQzbaxHS5bAS1rZ5T3L5vRn7uoJ2lvi4Rz8I2wdXVE1YBvRzSNtS-LhGtnp1hrWoASidAQ7TRj2Ux_2ELCKa-dIFhiNQ7iB6hyhg8a0DVOuUeY26D/s320/IMG_9045.HEIC" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Looking down at launch from parking area: <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXE4VIjSFRaHybfueMN_jTySrRE3rsMiOfLPH2RUCJBGillFgq1wpctgtfl7csSnryojgsGy2T05dgAoDUwpoxNJbzKqGRc6i_tIvyX20Q4jEMK_YiJIg8mMQ92RoarBgXJvcrw9z1TqFg/s4032/IMG_9224.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXE4VIjSFRaHybfueMN_jTySrRE3rsMiOfLPH2RUCJBGillFgq1wpctgtfl7csSnryojgsGy2T05dgAoDUwpoxNJbzKqGRc6i_tIvyX20Q4jEMK_YiJIg8mMQ92RoarBgXJvcrw9z1TqFg/s320/IMG_9224.HEIC" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div>
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<b>Launch:</b> Gradual gravel, nice launch (The approach is uneven, be careful with your footing. I would NOT drive down to the water because this part of the 'road' is pretty rough.) You can also launch by the dam, but it looks like a more difficult launch point.<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSZL8JZiPRlkwRLofuYD6np_hHQfXZY4HY0J5pj2tUVt98OVLIH3QoYHZKBb-pO5MwPVJ0c4Pmi1Od0svDkiO8Fb0ru8hOfm4rTGaQ-KdTO7hD4iuMA3Gbn7DZp_bvPCTidUSJXgQj4nNL/s4032/IMG_9042.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSZL8JZiPRlkwRLofuYD6np_hHQfXZY4HY0J5pj2tUVt98OVLIH3QoYHZKBb-pO5MwPVJ0c4Pmi1Od0svDkiO8Fb0ru8hOfm4rTGaQ-KdTO7hD4iuMA3Gbn7DZp_bvPCTidUSJXgQj4nNL/s320/IMG_9042.HEIC" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">View of the launch from water <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4PPbKhfJW1HOmHRx3HCRu76WWq1RIlQGkqDWDxNgWVGkYFSD03FQM1fpyzZUtOFTzYUFgg5Lg2_kvBtfj5fF6hrjBnhuvK_5UKbubqgCUKlT0WrTWmV6rsimJBg54o5tmgYq0xvulyYzz/s4032/IMG_9206.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4PPbKhfJW1HOmHRx3HCRu76WWq1RIlQGkqDWDxNgWVGkYFSD03FQM1fpyzZUtOFTzYUFgg5Lg2_kvBtfj5fF6hrjBnhuvK_5UKbubqgCUKlT0WrTWmV6rsimJBg54o5tmgYq0xvulyYzz/s320/IMG_9206.HEIC" /></a> <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div>
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<b>Wildlife:</b> Loons, geese, eagles, likely much more! <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div>
<b>Notes:</b> A couple of weeks ago I was camping at Branch Lake Campground (posts coming soon!) and this weekend I camped at Lake St. George State Park and chose to paddle Branch Pond, in Palermo. When I go camping someplace my priority is paddling. I like to find places I have never been. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A few years ago I camped here and found some great places. I hoped to return to at least one of them, but also hoped to try new places. When I look for places to paddle I look for bodies of water that have good places to explore with potential for wildlife. I am not a fan of the big lakes... so while I was camping at Lake St. George... I did not paddle there!!! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I looked at google earth and had seen Branch Pond. I always google the names of the ponds and hope that an entry form the Maine Dept. of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife comes up, maine.gov. Their write ups usually note public access. When I googled Branch lake I did not find a maine.gov description. I did find a couple of things listed about fishing there. I looked at google earth and saw the image of what looked like a public launch, so decided to check it out. (Please note I did not see this listed specifically as a public boat launch but found other descriptions of access to the pond.) Google Earth has been a great tool for me in finding places that I can launch, places that look like I can launch. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Branch pond was very welcoming. It was calm and as we got on the water we saw a few islands. <br /></div><div> </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP032DdYCiauG8sq9hmU72AagpDzp_7ltX4wG0DzuchhEFGKVT56QgZKfiL2JedZrDK3PqcLI-8BL2y54nJq5l4sZPkbEoDADVS_vO5qnczTrGC6FTCJTFe3rkCfc0oU_kNesms1csFH4p/s4608/07FBD401-E1F9-4178-9214-786C38B2E2B0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP032DdYCiauG8sq9hmU72AagpDzp_7ltX4wG0DzuchhEFGKVT56QgZKfiL2JedZrDK3PqcLI-8BL2y54nJq5l4sZPkbEoDADVS_vO5qnczTrGC6FTCJTFe3rkCfc0oU_kNesms1csFH4p/s320/07FBD401-E1F9-4178-9214-786C38B2E2B0.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div></div><div></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzBGfEoNtJiEAbh1s_uLNTIdjhkMDEoeCTeV1WJtq1ZmrKSOlO_YQkkLGrcCzpSBJLAhSpdIYFuGFa-H0PTVchsMTMja-vWg5l2kK53tDjRp7FJ146v7a-UjLsOzoCHs6-RrMttXOzy3Ek/s4608/F2D38897-193E-4B88-B813-EE1C0E7668F3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzBGfEoNtJiEAbh1s_uLNTIdjhkMDEoeCTeV1WJtq1ZmrKSOlO_YQkkLGrcCzpSBJLAhSpdIYFuGFa-H0PTVchsMTMja-vWg5l2kK53tDjRp7FJ146v7a-UjLsOzoCHs6-RrMttXOzy3Ek/s320/F2D38897-193E-4B88-B813-EE1C0E7668F3.jpeg" width="320" /></a> <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> The Sun started to make an appearance<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5HxRAEd97Z2CtUmRZZ1jLf1007LMED_X0BdL_vnuw46Id4peiDEFnKsgcPfJLycpcZrSsr9mTTFa3XbDg19kaoFvK6deT9mQptWFPSVO-Q7o-7MEVuapfw6O0Fg47PNckUV61kvIJBVWH/s320/IMG_9056.HEIC" /> <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3DDCoiaow2SjxmW0ivkeOzbEJuZ2vVSNACQrt4FPVaR5BYeDmJvQR-Gfq-WpMBTk1Lgh3MCKfAXm803Q8UUKTXnqnpInXEs6vIRkgHp9g8m_EG0EHwuqnZLevuavy2hn_xXekA4u_fCKI/s4032/IMG_9076.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3DDCoiaow2SjxmW0ivkeOzbEJuZ2vVSNACQrt4FPVaR5BYeDmJvQR-Gfq-WpMBTk1Lgh3MCKfAXm803Q8UUKTXnqnpInXEs6vIRkgHp9g8m_EG0EHwuqnZLevuavy2hn_xXekA4u_fCKI/s320/IMG_9076.HEIC" /></a> <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqLbc3tj8h-L6y-FWDTkNF2xvnJyG3-LMF69ma1t3BIAhLjCU0wC4WpJV6SAwEKIgPjYcbODFwp2NoEjoX2UywCKBp4qj_5vVr6vuZXD0-QszZvLHBvlVDO5n4PFxYntsMl5-RcqoDMSt9/s4032/IMG_9078.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqLbc3tj8h-L6y-FWDTkNF2xvnJyG3-LMF69ma1t3BIAhLjCU0wC4WpJV6SAwEKIgPjYcbODFwp2NoEjoX2UywCKBp4qj_5vVr6vuZXD0-QszZvLHBvlVDO5n4PFxYntsMl5-RcqoDMSt9/s320/IMG_9078.HEIC" /></a> <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1dO9_WBcIO6b4ci3qacMuFJd7mUzW1OM1hjLpHVjgBZcHzWaT4DjH5IjTMZwqEdbld3DbIzRDiOuD7-Q10xILGKmK0dKa08PAOfA1zYs81eT4R3JLUlIrh8tgOIraNFiF-V2TmILSYyGI/s4032/IMG_9061.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1dO9_WBcIO6b4ci3qacMuFJd7mUzW1OM1hjLpHVjgBZcHzWaT4DjH5IjTMZwqEdbld3DbIzRDiOuD7-Q10xILGKmK0dKa08PAOfA1zYs81eT4R3JLUlIrh8tgOIraNFiF-V2TmILSYyGI/s320/IMG_9061.HEIC" /></a> <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Before we got on the water I used Flick the Tick to keep the bugs away. </div><div style="text-align: center;">It was a pretty damp morning. It works!! <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgY0DnxDLdcBlswQfLuzdvmF114GPGAJeiwlXVixEHlYf4xxTrzPcVyjPi4e2tngcum2z27Cn2RbA28TXV2cW7e2l2wyFMLgsasUDDGjAtmc51zilgCCs0AMWgW8oGhxn_EfCl-eeXLwiM/s4032/IMG_9049.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgY0DnxDLdcBlswQfLuzdvmF114GPGAJeiwlXVixEHlYf4xxTrzPcVyjPi4e2tngcum2z27Cn2RbA28TXV2cW7e2l2wyFMLgsasUDDGjAtmc51zilgCCs0AMWgW8oGhxn_EfCl-eeXLwiM/s320/IMG_9049.HEIC" /></a> <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Before long we saw two loons and then a third loon flew in and joined
the pair. The three put on quite a show for us. I had never seen that
kind of loon behavior. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK3NwldpJAifn8eJJ7GPuSPoZT2ZZYnmAHVafNBourp1rcIm8pfXvHQJgwVza0J95ROQNKbBa6f0oorkMeRU6Aa86251SZI6yOVyTKW1uX5jtecTJjNrOK2x4A4HYO89dei9hLwZ-uSnxL/s4032/IMG_9074.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK3NwldpJAifn8eJJ7GPuSPoZT2ZZYnmAHVafNBourp1rcIm8pfXvHQJgwVza0J95ROQNKbBa6f0oorkMeRU6Aa86251SZI6yOVyTKW1uX5jtecTJjNrOK2x4A4HYO89dei9hLwZ-uSnxL/s320/IMG_9074.HEIC" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6rjXkxm7QQB-g7nu2OaoWRKSL4oFY78P8epSK4upXZmoz1J5oOft9RG1L-UJGw-Mb3q6_P-ediHivU6jvyv-BIkv3_EgaadU4mf9mxCOw7igGqlTzeiJpuwcWTEOe8jU3x4KNVLmMZ_z3/s4608/958610F7-2851-4783-A8D4-2CBACE932FEA.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6rjXkxm7QQB-g7nu2OaoWRKSL4oFY78P8epSK4upXZmoz1J5oOft9RG1L-UJGw-Mb3q6_P-ediHivU6jvyv-BIkv3_EgaadU4mf9mxCOw7igGqlTzeiJpuwcWTEOe8jU3x4KNVLmMZ_z3/s320/958610F7-2851-4783-A8D4-2CBACE932FEA.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: right;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL58eWQTQp5zWBuuq9QzEXkY9oqH_DCWlExlj8l0nF2lAXSeIXmPKgWgxtfHGW1mChTqHK3QSs7loqmZflzB0giyAadINWfRUH9nAyhGKjsNqhSIZX2uz5A0IonwRc2UWZP8t49FecJQd4/s4608/80F38A45-2E4A-41D3-A5D4-7F8794066359.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL58eWQTQp5zWBuuq9QzEXkY9oqH_DCWlExlj8l0nF2lAXSeIXmPKgWgxtfHGW1mChTqHK3QSs7loqmZflzB0giyAadINWfRUH9nAyhGKjsNqhSIZX2uz5A0IonwRc2UWZP8t49FecJQd4/s320/80F38A45-2E4A-41D3-A5D4-7F8794066359.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxChyphenhyphenj1fMgSFF-6lsccyoskkgY1JUm-RpRbMLZ9crYJIr6tjQGObTNbpi2tHWKafnnD0QEJnQkVDMA0Aoe873zqYb-MOlOfn0JPGP-k2sle9sZD2TDGAyOuruq2Ey0ToIqbui6El-oZ5yn/s4608/221A4C21-6677-4933-9D6D-F83F7E8A5C94.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxChyphenhyphenj1fMgSFF-6lsccyoskkgY1JUm-RpRbMLZ9crYJIr6tjQGObTNbpi2tHWKafnnD0QEJnQkVDMA0Aoe873zqYb-MOlOfn0JPGP-k2sle9sZD2TDGAyOuruq2Ey0ToIqbui6El-oZ5yn/s320/221A4C21-6677-4933-9D6D-F83F7E8A5C94.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhEQ1sLfVdhL-c41qHKnNW0VYC4XSE7cCqQqLe3jOeca-OuFOqCVbjl2RLTmJnNkjrlaVMVE6JBix31zWgU3oBhxHh2ppRmJsvzabnt_5zwK0_HhK_oDd_YKz29JGnr7b0SLvFkIh_o4G5/s4608/B1314D23-F3B0-4DB2-87C2-55F2C68137FA.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhEQ1sLfVdhL-c41qHKnNW0VYC4XSE7cCqQqLe3jOeca-OuFOqCVbjl2RLTmJnNkjrlaVMVE6JBix31zWgU3oBhxHh2ppRmJsvzabnt_5zwK0_HhK_oDd_YKz29JGnr7b0SLvFkIh_o4G5/s320/B1314D23-F3B0-4DB2-87C2-55F2C68137FA.jpeg" /></a></div><div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ycJnwK6PtaR1LjxWzTC3lDJhlzGzhCuua36Uug2etULEATb-LYIQBpqMj19LmlwGqHCVHEL8QoIFH9vtD36Hc6M5USOWVM2f1_-4AWNz45XWmDt_NkongmZhX8mRjNTtlOJbnQAUal2V/s4608/E1C180E9-CA4A-4FAF-AA78-F55BB608255F.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ycJnwK6PtaR1LjxWzTC3lDJhlzGzhCuua36Uug2etULEATb-LYIQBpqMj19LmlwGqHCVHEL8QoIFH9vtD36Hc6M5USOWVM2f1_-4AWNz45XWmDt_NkongmZhX8mRjNTtlOJbnQAUal2V/s320/E1C180E9-CA4A-4FAF-AA78-F55BB608255F.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One aspect of Branch Pond that will stand out to me is the lillies! Oh my gosh! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They were beautiful and so plentiful! <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJuGCQp03JWJ0Tc0R24kT9Dmg3UFFhA8JA0VPNlgnowpMkOxVNpKkWuUqdSwvWI_7hP1kOVFscmuRFGe_aPm2nTzyh1Vrn9Jmnhf3bZV7dA0FKsamOCKHAroPBaEzgQz2o1uBkKN-Sn1RE/s320/8381D741-AF6E-4B13-B125-E78E7C5B3E91_1_201_a.jpeg" width="320" /></div></div><div></div><div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLcySlx4QrQKfuaDgcFp2KS8J6ZfnIt2L-Z0-Ae1BXDD4-VIuDaf5TXivo3J-_xOa03-NjcevyLwuVH8pev3EB7L3YMGPmZDCm7Jyy-VyC44NonkfESGvIfGcGW-wxi3nMFG6xsQJhRj1M/s4608/B7393BEE-723A-4B3C-B6D8-89FB7D1BEC8D.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLcySlx4QrQKfuaDgcFp2KS8J6ZfnIt2L-Z0-Ae1BXDD4-VIuDaf5TXivo3J-_xOa03-NjcevyLwuVH8pev3EB7L3YMGPmZDCm7Jyy-VyC44NonkfESGvIfGcGW-wxi3nMFG6xsQJhRj1M/s320/B7393BEE-723A-4B3C-B6D8-89FB7D1BEC8D.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCEo0r89hQYNuiDQIOzKN3SJ_4NF_N33Q_4ib3DgI8UllD77Y9m3RZtCfsdXZRlLfgh9Lh2toJegCdN9oVEiVJQWBnTvn9ogT7Tfey84HtBPjOL8rxcXROTDqdc2jvjUUGmAuVQZ3IQIGj/s4608/BD0D5A4C-857E-40A8-AE86-A9D8D20888E4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCEo0r89hQYNuiDQIOzKN3SJ_4NF_N33Q_4ib3DgI8UllD77Y9m3RZtCfsdXZRlLfgh9Lh2toJegCdN9oVEiVJQWBnTvn9ogT7Tfey84HtBPjOL8rxcXROTDqdc2jvjUUGmAuVQZ3IQIGj/s320/BD0D5A4C-857E-40A8-AE86-A9D8D20888E4.jpeg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Gladys settled in... <br /></div></div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWQhaOnkXN3NHMK2yhoOj0TqSunKv8MeKrdgGS94ISmenm7yPOF4Rrx01s7FFVE1ToQCNYFfyFLuPnBHpqQ7DGG-v4LecS5UXkIyOdQE3V9zbf0YGK_-AnVzFYqWn-MrSVxlYAJaujJxpZ/s4032/IMG_9068.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWQhaOnkXN3NHMK2yhoOj0TqSunKv8MeKrdgGS94ISmenm7yPOF4Rrx01s7FFVE1ToQCNYFfyFLuPnBHpqQ7DGG-v4LecS5UXkIyOdQE3V9zbf0YGK_-AnVzFYqWn-MrSVxlYAJaujJxpZ/s320/IMG_9068.HEIC" /></a></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;">I think she was tired of me taking so many pics of the lilies, but come on... they were amazing! <br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikinlvenGByG3GOmLhzBO1mAxZYrQ-4lf8VhZTr3CrAbbH91rUzpl8ymJcH0fB-mdDtgbeJNz184qYnNHaGwLII_2mPerfHVBH0zsUQ_pEw6b0Ryk_XL2FgliZwl_RBbDSiNqQ_IVhss29/s4032/IMG_9100.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikinlvenGByG3GOmLhzBO1mAxZYrQ-4lf8VhZTr3CrAbbH91rUzpl8ymJcH0fB-mdDtgbeJNz184qYnNHaGwLII_2mPerfHVBH0zsUQ_pEw6b0Ryk_XL2FgliZwl_RBbDSiNqQ_IVhss29/s320/IMG_9100.HEIC" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPpPDNGRsvUOXr3BlLBr8i7NCrjTn-NEeopmh17EIQr_7fAXJtL02knh9MTm6TCZZWLFswyukD0_XdDsVrwzjAg9nYZF2-hSA_WSmB8hwpJaZ9DjnndKkuodkq9oQk7JeMUcUnYfGWjK8d/s4032/IMG_9088.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPpPDNGRsvUOXr3BlLBr8i7NCrjTn-NEeopmh17EIQr_7fAXJtL02knh9MTm6TCZZWLFswyukD0_XdDsVrwzjAg9nYZF2-hSA_WSmB8hwpJaZ9DjnndKkuodkq9oQk7JeMUcUnYfGWjK8d/s320/IMG_9088.HEIC" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs8YyVB3HDLWx6eoPRGGPCrzKj_AlVUIOF7lA3TJH7BXywnPl924lk1pkCRjWGRMWbZn_YUuM8bZwO4L96T-gnY5eOM9HpcpbGCejpobEoD81rPbWBZOnOBRelALDp2dJOCPeW-bYiIpxz/s4032/IMG_9125.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs8YyVB3HDLWx6eoPRGGPCrzKj_AlVUIOF7lA3TJH7BXywnPl924lk1pkCRjWGRMWbZn_YUuM8bZwO4L96T-gnY5eOM9HpcpbGCejpobEoD81rPbWBZOnOBRelALDp2dJOCPeW-bYiIpxz/s320/IMG_9125.HEIC" /></a></p><br /><div style="text-align: center;">At one point TWO eagles flew very close to us. They landed in a tree together. The adult got very annoyed with the young eagle. 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But I am glad we got a few pics! <br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTdk3zLOfHos8QT2yw5yGjEIF5tjmzQIaca7yvbz1Zjvlb37RdjB6wqutd2donvE7hq8ZTGYXYqQdb7oUI1pBRSF9dC1kGDNXGU8k_iNVTKB1a7Eqjnw8NEXr-mTtjcNvewOynRkXoa-rV/s4032/IMG_9154.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTdk3zLOfHos8QT2yw5yGjEIF5tjmzQIaca7yvbz1Zjvlb37RdjB6wqutd2donvE7hq8ZTGYXYqQdb7oUI1pBRSF9dC1kGDNXGU8k_iNVTKB1a7Eqjnw8NEXr-mTtjcNvewOynRkXoa-rV/s320/IMG_9154.HEIC" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaY2UW7tRLJmOOpSTVIPj-e4XcYHsPiAkL17VBbA1yoOXgP1POLrLbVFWbme8AHt7saK8Cbwyl2efHtlr_odwc7JqXWu0oBzQbZPrDNbcSlHqBuPR4ThCiOFPTX3OF7fb-KbM8bTcKYvBB/s4032/IMG_9157.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaY2UW7tRLJmOOpSTVIPj-e4XcYHsPiAkL17VBbA1yoOXgP1POLrLbVFWbme8AHt7saK8Cbwyl2efHtlr_odwc7JqXWu0oBzQbZPrDNbcSlHqBuPR4ThCiOFPTX3OF7fb-KbM8bTcKYvBB/s320/IMG_9157.HEIC" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipZhZG-xcsgHfsKrYL1ytJtZVY1FUsVM3C2lNnso9v35XFP35J9MT3pRcZRn7xC1ZKMa7GV0DIxhAXjco-T1TtlafotC_JDBmLVKfGMJWPi0nlF8y_kKgvdGih2Bwb389pPIRi2DZlsmrp/s4032/IMG_9144.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipZhZG-xcsgHfsKrYL1ytJtZVY1FUsVM3C2lNnso9v35XFP35J9MT3pRcZRn7xC1ZKMa7GV0DIxhAXjco-T1TtlafotC_JDBmLVKfGMJWPi0nlF8y_kKgvdGih2Bwb389pPIRi2DZlsmrp/s320/IMG_9144.HEIC" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">She puts up with my craziness!! And still seems to love me! <br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAdqUdowj62Zsnx56EKpexCh7XKQeLtdrBxm2aupndpsCtdg0bf3KQ3hDgp4Cd0zRg0qiTTtHxxqX1PUQqnDhWc2DORKt-w6dQM9AYGbmPFt76GjYtcDNyxObl1RdkRxb5w5YdW8zHPX5T/s4032/IMG_9108.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAdqUdowj62Zsnx56EKpexCh7XKQeLtdrBxm2aupndpsCtdg0bf3KQ3hDgp4Cd0zRg0qiTTtHxxqX1PUQqnDhWc2DORKt-w6dQM9AYGbmPFt76GjYtcDNyxObl1RdkRxb5w5YdW8zHPX5T/s320/IMG_9108.HEIC" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Branch Pond is so pretty! <br /></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjATj5Oxv0hEzXJrE-rg0IKPRwbw38D9zrx1dEWX_zwj2mbRLCHn9Fixr24OPgnH2OU7C8TYnSc6-MAEmaTaANUt554YhhRfEwcwJZbbkckRsaoF8eA-Ic-HggIn1b_jSNLpDgPK3bHDNnO/s4032/IMG_9115.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjATj5Oxv0hEzXJrE-rg0IKPRwbw38D9zrx1dEWX_zwj2mbRLCHn9Fixr24OPgnH2OU7C8TYnSc6-MAEmaTaANUt554YhhRfEwcwJZbbkckRsaoF8eA-Ic-HggIn1b_jSNLpDgPK3bHDNnO/s320/IMG_9115.HEIC" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjQ2SqdwCKzcHPPw3Y2z24NnEpbIX2UoMUxI-WBUzqyKVFbCCs0xKd4unPuShV4ycYNsrJbC5allS2SpvAp8MIhxRKMgbBNK7NSrjv3nKKg06jPwoHYV_u0q0UKpX3agF_9ZLEvORCEryp/s4032/IMG_9105.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjQ2SqdwCKzcHPPw3Y2z24NnEpbIX2UoMUxI-WBUzqyKVFbCCs0xKd4unPuShV4ycYNsrJbC5allS2SpvAp8MIhxRKMgbBNK7NSrjv3nKKg06jPwoHYV_u0q0UKpX3agF_9ZLEvORCEryp/s320/IMG_9105.HEIC" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">When we launched we headed away from the dam, so on the way back we explored that area a bit. Love this funky building! <br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin41hYrTMw6ML6klBhcQk4CptRCAvBRJNbJNf4OuJfqncrhhXUeTxza5fCSJGMTPRZJrXrbKOyCJNTgb14qFVeR7B768iWZ3RrvXiclPIGh43jKDTXo2EbV4p4Juu9vjVm0hCP0uwTCmMr/s4032/IMG_9211.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin41hYrTMw6ML6klBhcQk4CptRCAvBRJNbJNf4OuJfqncrhhXUeTxza5fCSJGMTPRZJrXrbKOyCJNTgb14qFVeR7B768iWZ3RrvXiclPIGh43jKDTXo2EbV4p4Juu9vjVm0hCP0uwTCmMr/s320/IMG_9211.HEIC" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoTFxn6KGCeY6k4VikNW8HBL6lZjAQqZp2NEwjHOwB3upLOsoWGwZrMv00C4m3umJOILPonKe7fhei3j_jkof2iPl9YnQfTZffSb-U0pMhqPOoDGLyeOcoAO9mLBaAuGeHdpE7WQN25ZQh/s4032/IMG_9210.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoTFxn6KGCeY6k4VikNW8HBL6lZjAQqZp2NEwjHOwB3upLOsoWGwZrMv00C4m3umJOILPonKe7fhei3j_jkof2iPl9YnQfTZffSb-U0pMhqPOoDGLyeOcoAO9mLBaAuGeHdpE7WQN25ZQh/s320/IMG_9210.HEIC" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"> It was a cool dam.<br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir1uT9Wwd8bJp5H-jTZhSiZRpbWhP8Gif4iEl8cvFO19J6UjWR0yJx8slwVK3_2d71jW0xD4AJKE16mrM9dNRnxY4V42QOJAgmrB8ZkHv8aLcDfJN_OHdQb4xio3eWSbtlpL3Iz0oyC4H1/s4032/IMG_9212.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir1uT9Wwd8bJp5H-jTZhSiZRpbWhP8Gif4iEl8cvFO19J6UjWR0yJx8slwVK3_2d71jW0xD4AJKE16mrM9dNRnxY4V42QOJAgmrB8ZkHv8aLcDfJN_OHdQb4xio3eWSbtlpL3Iz0oyC4H1/s320/IMG_9212.HEIC" /></a> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFo-V4XN2VobqI2y6p4OWu9imTabFWYamI9jz7rfYrkyHcjPV471G1vM5fmTjzYssMN_JA_-LIUHQK3sCrpqgbqgz-xprkBefI5UbtlWwLAgI_rkCCajkQs9riCyLAPrtgoWF-8ipD6vk9/s4032/IMG_9214.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">b<img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFo-V4XN2VobqI2y6p4OWu9imTabFWYamI9jz7rfYrkyHcjPV471G1vM5fmTjzYssMN_JA_-LIUHQK3sCrpqgbqgz-xprkBefI5UbtlWwLAgI_rkCCajkQs9riCyLAPrtgoWF-8ipD6vk9/s320/IMG_9214.HEIC" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsUmM6zJGK9cMc5aSNeFsvG4YjdccadarikiAiy0MwIHZ3nHK8tiGC5EeJVTXlU8_cFkmZ13eMTK6Mk8lz926bfFLBGJcLuVSZ1aSNesPJo4sn3LWKn3ncWLg8HTreudyiJYUKjqMeR1Ib/s4032/IMG_9213.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsUmM6zJGK9cMc5aSNeFsvG4YjdccadarikiAiy0MwIHZ3nHK8tiGC5EeJVTXlU8_cFkmZ13eMTK6Mk8lz926bfFLBGJcLuVSZ1aSNesPJo4sn3LWKn3ncWLg8HTreudyiJYUKjqMeR1Ib/s320/IMG_9213.HEIC" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Gladys seemed to approve of Branch Pond<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgirNUW1aBaN1axy-7m00yLnS1bhg2Q8CnBQbIC76yHQ4ahpiM8fv1IEuyO87u4rgqAHSBh53BfR-84G6-oPWSVRGnKwTWcsLn6gWqsxE9bYqJLhZgRX0UgdEU_25ZA2GSxqNwQ8tx62eCa/s4032/IMG_9202.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgirNUW1aBaN1axy-7m00yLnS1bhg2Q8CnBQbIC76yHQ4ahpiM8fv1IEuyO87u4rgqAHSBh53BfR-84G6-oPWSVRGnKwTWcsLn6gWqsxE9bYqJLhZgRX0UgdEU_25ZA2GSxqNwQ8tx62eCa/s320/IMG_9202.HEIC" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I really enjoyed this pond. I would love to come back for an evening paddle and see if there was more wildlife! The folks of Palermo are lucky to have this place!! <br /></div><div><p><br /><br /></p><div><br /></div><div> </div><div> </div></div><br /></div>Maine KayakGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08635201868439734647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2616078566493718593.post-79069260599684149472021-06-06T18:01:00.003-04:002021-06-06T18:01:49.868-04:00Sasanoa River, Woolwich<div><p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi69FoMkqexN5CL2xHJUYMxS58ABmbgSp5xqCMaoZeeTmE9ENJPw9dW2SIDwbGM3RJGXhW7BHsxeBK95pMx3ajdSk0yd9QYAYpmMeoWGwNJI-gcqYx_YKHzfM2UaiCH73JbNjAsN0GJbCaK/s1712/IMG_5397.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1712" data-original-width="1284" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi69FoMkqexN5CL2xHJUYMxS58ABmbgSp5xqCMaoZeeTmE9ENJPw9dW2SIDwbGM3RJGXhW7BHsxeBK95pMx3ajdSk0yd9QYAYpmMeoWGwNJI-gcqYx_YKHzfM2UaiCH73JbNjAsN0GJbCaK/s320/IMG_5397.JPG" /></a> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Photo of me by Donna Knowles of <a href="https://www.dknowlesphotography.com/">Donna Kowles Photography</a></span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br />Body of Water: Sasanoa River, Woolwich Maine TIDAL<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Directions: You gotta look in the book for this one!! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL58DUncX_bYFBWagGUgkJjvxy8r7L6YuwRDp58MNWTE1P3DzsCaNbwvLxvMJibut6ntfS231LJqBOHobq-hN1UpFBIDb5JEXYPA0o8asUDkabRQZmvxQ6beNmOb72oC_XJKEKZ0zBoKwp/s4032/IMG_5184.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL58DUncX_bYFBWagGUgkJjvxy8r7L6YuwRDp58MNWTE1P3DzsCaNbwvLxvMJibut6ntfS231LJqBOHobq-hN1UpFBIDb5JEXYPA0o8asUDkabRQZmvxQ6beNmOb72oC_XJKEKZ0zBoKwp/s320/IMG_5184.HEIC" /></a></div>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Wildlife: Canada geese, sturgeon, osprey, eagles, heron and alewives (during migration!) <br /></div><p> </p><p>Notes: This trip is in Paddling Southern Maine, so I am not going to give away all its secrets, but... it is a paddle worth doing. Our hope was to see some raptors catching alewives... we did not get to see that, but it was still beautiful!! </p><p>I was not sure what to expect as this is one of the trips my co-author Sandy had written for the book. I love going to 'her' trips and checking them out. And without being egotistical, I want to say that Paddling Southern Maine is an amazing resource. As I planned this trip I used it as my guide and it was perfect! <br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">We started out on very calm waters! One of the reasons I get on the water early! <br /></p></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPmDMV7tQiHd9eUpcTTHMYBqd9ee2CiHlfHNO5yQQP1NBkQwiFn0X4zDqFhYdk32HR9W2kVHrHDsD1kB0vtYaY21q6AT0jkrWmS8l06jfBwn4E4vKFJyZl0_E1hiyrzSVLzsGy1AsJZ4Km/s4032/IMG_5192.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPmDMV7tQiHd9eUpcTTHMYBqd9ee2CiHlfHNO5yQQP1NBkQwiFn0X4zDqFhYdk32HR9W2kVHrHDsD1kB0vtYaY21q6AT0jkrWmS8l06jfBwn4E4vKFJyZl0_E1hiyrzSVLzsGy1AsJZ4Km/s320/IMG_5192.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">We saw a couple of ospreys flying above us! <br /></div><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTsldl0iocqe7wU3BxLTwpeDlYq2tV11ZIEpfb619iSSz8i1BYL1UriHCSS_z_FTFeb5PJu5dltc3gdfJt4kpdYf9GCC5OCFV6qZbF0haI6SJt5G4FIfEd4lX-YAWuSTT5nLGG3EkVz5pd/s1728/IMG_5386.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="1296" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTsldl0iocqe7wU3BxLTwpeDlYq2tV11ZIEpfb619iSSz8i1BYL1UriHCSS_z_FTFeb5PJu5dltc3gdfJt4kpdYf9GCC5OCFV6qZbF0haI6SJt5G4FIfEd4lX-YAWuSTT5nLGG3EkVz5pd/s320/IMG_5386.JPG" /></a></div></div><div></div><div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We saw some goose families.<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1296" data-original-width="1728" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih14u0ve39CHZn3eOtjA2Sdjg20yMXMGh7sn370y-NHj-uNeFJaWd81FpbDzZ4yv-uI-lgxZY1MpkH8-k9IFLhjS07dL6qvBqp0j_EXAZ7QdhckdFmyP0tlEnd6ZwiDHPdIGkemC33TTSS/s320/IMG_5385.JPG" width="320" /></div><div></div><div> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> The light was incredible!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ElPbl4rls-CRTikbYv2rC0eoeBOy4n4zjrphyphenhyphenWIrKEJuce2SLJd0rQAEmgOv9ynzi8bBfJQ6mphtwG2ld9tYlzMdhhjwwHEig74ypt-rNigD4JpMx6gFMY-ZG02IITM4Xw76xKr_CkkH/s4032/IMG_5259.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ElPbl4rls-CRTikbYv2rC0eoeBOy4n4zjrphyphenhyphenWIrKEJuce2SLJd0rQAEmgOv9ynzi8bBfJQ6mphtwG2ld9tYlzMdhhjwwHEig74ypt-rNigD4JpMx6gFMY-ZG02IITM4Xw76xKr_CkkH/s320/IMG_5259.HEIC" /></a> <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">We paddled up to the end of the river to the fish ladder/dam. (Dam from Nequasset Lake.) <br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK_YhfbCza-UEjuzYyqC8iNcUYJlU_cfbNLi6iuDVi-TxUbG32TJKtP2sat2XX4cHSJYPQ96Yp7Wf5jdQ921zOTsisU09T2V1400adhsL1jz5Mk27wg9HoE7bomhlFP7NmGlje-FQ9tLwf/s1728/IMG_5387.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1296" data-original-width="1728" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK_YhfbCza-UEjuzYyqC8iNcUYJlU_cfbNLi6iuDVi-TxUbG32TJKtP2sat2XX4cHSJYPQ96Yp7Wf5jdQ921zOTsisU09T2V1400adhsL1jz5Mk27wg9HoE7bomhlFP7NmGlje-FQ9tLwf/s320/IMG_5387.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">This osprey sa ton this tree for a long time. <br /></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgay5bRpt2iDfsCeVpNJRwkXTvl1O08X-_Mk0SqEScQZVoKnc93WJYNsU2y6pSZgkt4DmDnjK7WtgYSc4KDyBWix1QZ4ziOgODXURgLqHK1O2q3ymmcdgcrPRasi3tVndO8IMVLZQhQftH3/s1970/IMG_5389.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1970" data-original-width="1467" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgay5bRpt2iDfsCeVpNJRwkXTvl1O08X-_Mk0SqEScQZVoKnc93WJYNsU2y6pSZgkt4DmDnjK7WtgYSc4KDyBWix1QZ4ziOgODXURgLqHK1O2q3ymmcdgcrPRasi3tVndO8IMVLZQhQftH3/s320/IMG_5389.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">This may be my first cardinal photo! <br /></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifyTAFsell38gOS8Z07l_SaGFSM-J6g1IfMCjwLBR_X-c1YZMcBvxPllf5ZDLsWLjPQNNKjrIsBBVfG_O6Anu_vXNeXZcpisoPAwMhY4JmblasHhUX15s2WOAj4TtrUhoiBcgpaKvUMVrz/s1728/IMG_5388.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="1296" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifyTAFsell38gOS8Z07l_SaGFSM-J6g1IfMCjwLBR_X-c1YZMcBvxPllf5ZDLsWLjPQNNKjrIsBBVfG_O6Anu_vXNeXZcpisoPAwMhY4JmblasHhUX15s2WOAj4TtrUhoiBcgpaKvUMVrz/s320/IMG_5388.JPG" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Donna got this pic of me at the dam. <br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW2rKnHXLnI5_E7t6K4ZwrWJrE6FeZ-LcujYdI18rIYwNLo7p2nekvUg2FYw1m5JGThozuXAAeZ2hh48nzlDEDgWzpFJbPOXl4uvEmQs0as4_S0dbftuoRDNeeagnge0Ntn9lz2f5N3Ywp/s1712/IMG_5396.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1712" data-original-width="1284" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW2rKnHXLnI5_E7t6K4ZwrWJrE6FeZ-LcujYdI18rIYwNLo7p2nekvUg2FYw1m5JGThozuXAAeZ2hh48nzlDEDgWzpFJbPOXl4uvEmQs0as4_S0dbftuoRDNeeagnge0Ntn9lz2f5N3Ywp/s320/IMG_5396.JPG" /></a></p><div style="text-align: center;">These ladie are great paddling buddies! <br /></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ht4tuja7zjq63SOlcaUXZt7PaRkFX2k83PpCixbgpVOKoZE_m6LvSj1wj1g0DJmeXtH4CKTNJKvy_tQF-FHexu5c45EpgFVE9fO8qc7W-A9VxCyRgUwdzaQX8cu30nseBVfQG5q6txDp/s4032/IMG_5247.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ht4tuja7zjq63SOlcaUXZt7PaRkFX2k83PpCixbgpVOKoZE_m6LvSj1wj1g0DJmeXtH4CKTNJKvy_tQF-FHexu5c45EpgFVE9fO8qc7W-A9VxCyRgUwdzaQX8cu30nseBVfQG5q6txDp/s320/IMG_5247.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div> </div><div style="text-align: center;">The Fish Ladder<br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIZbI7DwGG5PborGkhVhssGpf-HmJlP-aaWtKkkzf2jM9lrWsVyH-IBS91mSs2_zE50OhWnuOGHCFPLKjAXagMbp2fp0xbEKccSa-fM2jRWGqZGRHHRKt8G-FIRmxne7RSgh0u7YpLBZpG/s4032/IMG_5234.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIZbI7DwGG5PborGkhVhssGpf-HmJlP-aaWtKkkzf2jM9lrWsVyH-IBS91mSs2_zE50OhWnuOGHCFPLKjAXagMbp2fp0xbEKccSa-fM2jRWGqZGRHHRKt8G-FIRmxne7RSgh0u7YpLBZpG/s320/IMG_5234.HEIC" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">Our paddle back was also wonderful. The wind picked up as we headed back. We chose to not go down towards the Kennebec River - instead we headed elsewhere for another nearby adventure!!! <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is another great trip!! I hope you go and hope you enjoy!! <br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /></div></div>Maine KayakGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08635201868439734647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2616078566493718593.post-9161359004810860132021-06-06T11:41:00.001-04:002021-06-06T11:41:26.597-04:00North Pond, Norway, Maine<p><b> </b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvry8V9cvakcZnqwPmBUZJEXANtc6_e4iLtSwnZ9uRduROWvBZXEKp1ly56hVlXduY5e_c06w7gkbSw4hjX7c8SCfrzoSIrjf1i1zKNcxdjy80lFCs-8HatuaeutyPlge7Cp-q0E3dnU_c/s4032/IMG_4600.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvry8V9cvakcZnqwPmBUZJEXANtc6_e4iLtSwnZ9uRduROWvBZXEKp1ly56hVlXduY5e_c06w7gkbSw4hjX7c8SCfrzoSIrjf1i1zKNcxdjy80lFCs-8HatuaeutyPlge7Cp-q0E3dnU_c/s320/IMG_4600.HEIC" width="320" /></a></b></div><b><br /></b><p></p><p><b> Body of Water:</b> North Pond, Norway, Maine
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<b>Directions:</b> From Portland jump on the turnpike and head north to Exit 63, Gray. Turn left at the light coming off the turnpike onto Rt. 115. Drive 0.3 miles and turn RIGHT onto Rt. 26. You will stay on Rt. 26 for a long time! (about 26 miles, through Gray, Poland and Oxford towards Norway. ) After 26 miles turn LEFT onto Main St. in Norway. which becomes Rt. 118 for 1.7 miles. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Not far after passing Boomers Restaurant (pretty good food!) Turn RIGHT onto Crocket Ridge Road for about 2.5 miles. Then turn LEFT onto Round the Pond Road for about 2.4 miles, then turn RIGHT onto the final road... I think it is called North Pond Dam Road, but to be honest I cannot remember! (Sorry and it is not listed on google earth!) If you get to Needham Road you missed it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is looking at the final road from the parking area. <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ4ZTTcXygNMAE_mbLpQSRPvDdtvdIMlwW3ectoAHFDB3mF_aoou70NJrTOsenc8DPLfS2JUz4EwiwGx_35LSzfiKArgl5rPNM5xNKaIT1btE8Fa1hmDCV53pUmBdArMAyy4_Y-2S20mwR/s4032/IMG_4559.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ4ZTTcXygNMAE_mbLpQSRPvDdtvdIMlwW3ectoAHFDB3mF_aoou70NJrTOsenc8DPLfS2JUz4EwiwGx_35LSzfiKArgl5rPNM5xNKaIT1btE8Fa1hmDCV53pUmBdArMAyy4_Y-2S20mwR/s320/IMG_4559.HEIC" /></a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div>
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<b>Parking: </b> This is not a large parking area by any means, but there is room for a few vehicles, even with trailers. As I always recommend... the earlier you get there the more parking availability there is! I parked here to unload, but there is a bigger area above for parking. <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1JR8pVz4yTHB7EpGXHLY3NK-2q_PY1swqtDVnj2nSxbVVEvniQfNLU2X-4DseRdycq68JwDi7cG_vHi2kh3TqVqnbT64AzgHMP0avq57UZQ0Z9E8Ob0wfhL6PL9WDCKYrS4VpKU89-cLi/s4032/IMG_4550.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1JR8pVz4yTHB7EpGXHLY3NK-2q_PY1swqtDVnj2nSxbVVEvniQfNLU2X-4DseRdycq68JwDi7cG_vHi2kh3TqVqnbT64AzgHMP0avq57UZQ0Z9E8Ob0wfhL6PL9WDCKYrS4VpKU89-cLi/s320/IMG_4550.HEIC" width="320" /></a></b> <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Wildlife: </b>Canada Geese! Great Horned Owl! (YUP but no pics!) ducks, osprey and while we did not see any, I would imagine deer, moose, fox, etc. <br /></div><p> </p><p><b>Notes: </b>This is a place with SO many areas to explore!!! The catch? You need to get here early in the season while water levels are up. As the water levels drop and water plants grow, many areas become inaccessible. You can make it out to the main part of the lake, which is very nice, but y'all know I love the nooks and crannies! </p><p style="text-align: center;">Map from Google: <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipBe_w3uneOyr9kfIUj8n-Skv5z4IN9syvZQOj2pVSVGsbs4b9e0jzlGCl_mDE0Y30_4IAA3HNZqapbXZkhuqUD4J6ihu7xyLvlV008XtTlkjwk8uYqUVjzQd20PAps0vrB5C7LKXunckP/s547/Screen+Shot+2021-06-06+at+11.20.29+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="547" data-original-width="527" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipBe_w3uneOyr9kfIUj8n-Skv5z4IN9syvZQOj2pVSVGsbs4b9e0jzlGCl_mDE0Y30_4IAA3HNZqapbXZkhuqUD4J6ihu7xyLvlV008XtTlkjwk8uYqUVjzQd20PAps0vrB5C7LKXunckP/s320/Screen+Shot+2021-06-06+at+11.20.29+AM.png" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">The launch area was very inviting! If you were stopping here and took a quick peek, you may think that this was it, that this was a tiny pond, but... you leave the launch area and paddle around a corner... <br /></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihL_ucwVEnRf-mTTSiuhPZPrEZbYxIyqijZDyjV8n3q0_4LuApQ0pqdZke91smVPZrFQu6bHko-QzVvwcbRFlGOuz-LsqB0UhU6N6hOqqUd7P3NUQGYJrNd8DyB2ogyLiw72Va9o8hdJ_X/s4032/IMG_4742.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihL_ucwVEnRf-mTTSiuhPZPrEZbYxIyqijZDyjV8n3q0_4LuApQ0pqdZke91smVPZrFQu6bHko-QzVvwcbRFlGOuz-LsqB0UhU6N6hOqqUd7P3NUQGYJrNd8DyB2ogyLiw72Va9o8hdJ_X/s320/IMG_4742.HEIC" width="320" /></a></b></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvWhlbf9CEkSzIoevC1MIggDyFBi7F9DaZURzYL4TjhQB20H43J8dzb7pm04vFRlMGGdCMo5RlbYtAJSQAzriQeHaf9vCNOJCGOf026Yvp0RzFuhoGcOx4nnO8_d1d3jFxRM_hveyO4kOJ/s4032/IMG_4574.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvWhlbf9CEkSzIoevC1MIggDyFBi7F9DaZURzYL4TjhQB20H43J8dzb7pm04vFRlMGGdCMo5RlbYtAJSQAzriQeHaf9vCNOJCGOf026Yvp0RzFuhoGcOx4nnO8_d1d3jFxRM_hveyO4kOJ/s320/IMG_4574.HEIC" width="320" /></a></b></b> <br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">I loved the way the sun looked in my phone! <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixPYzc58LawNbYd_bX1IGKU3ru_DfezpQT4Av-lr0SNEXcza46piA6nskUBWTa6eJw1JKT5At3cOsoDh28DbyFAenHYLrA0zylsKC2FpYZnOsFe20_MJnmh0nUuD4TPW-Y6dHwsF2ah7hN/s4032/IMG_4583.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixPYzc58LawNbYd_bX1IGKU3ru_DfezpQT4Av-lr0SNEXcza46piA6nskUBWTa6eJw1JKT5At3cOsoDh28DbyFAenHYLrA0zylsKC2FpYZnOsFe20_MJnmh0nUuD4TPW-Y6dHwsF2ah7hN/s320/IMG_4583.HEIC" /></a></b></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiomC1Np7TaQIkqGngRwFXLwdwsvEm9w8TbK5eLz-1PPSM-tXQ5V55gUpqXhGmqrSvosR-eVctLauxGH8TaY35GjJETwio8v4rebp9XGnjcWC298fm2q13WMaM70xHNpqbRjTNaNfpFcRLo/s4032/IMG_4594.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiomC1Np7TaQIkqGngRwFXLwdwsvEm9w8TbK5eLz-1PPSM-tXQ5V55gUpqXhGmqrSvosR-eVctLauxGH8TaY35GjJETwio8v4rebp9XGnjcWC298fm2q13WMaM70xHNpqbRjTNaNfpFcRLo/s320/IMG_4594.HEIC" /></a><b> </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This, I have learned, is a catbird! It mimics other birds like a mockingbird. It was beautiful! <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3YSf-IQxwrqBj2Xm4o5Eq2GWipA-R0rabAOM159kcI_ahKmFBt-7GJ12RL4WmIRyfMjvQP7NopatFhWgCWv326Zj7EG7JtEHPdagjXU7RFWSMtxtzXwW_SWRVCQRHSvym2tvj0oF2ULTI/s4608/FE4D9025-6491-461E-89AC-52635FAF8E03.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3YSf-IQxwrqBj2Xm4o5Eq2GWipA-R0rabAOM159kcI_ahKmFBt-7GJ12RL4WmIRyfMjvQP7NopatFhWgCWv326Zj7EG7JtEHPdagjXU7RFWSMtxtzXwW_SWRVCQRHSvym2tvj0oF2ULTI/s320/FE4D9025-6491-461E-89AC-52635FAF8E03.jpeg" /></a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Once we came around the corner it opened up into all of these areas, all these channels to explore. I couldn't wait to see what was waiting around every corner! <b><br /></b></div><p style="text-align: left;"><b><b><b></b></b></b><b><b></b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><b><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgonn-VSahKNWeJt9dOuLX3TYc2BOCKAawO7AHZdi06_0gvrtWO9ymKESVJZmehb66s4RGyKQA2M-BH13eSyF0vcXLJC4kW0GCuvT92UKV2lRXAt2nf-TYvV2FDB6grBHaWXN7Z0KT6r6mY/s320/IMG_4668.HEIC" /></b></b></div><b><b> </b></b><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Donna, a wonderful friend, had paddled here before and invited me to join her. It was an honor to visit this pond. Thank you Donna! <a href="https://www.dknowlesphotography.com/">(Donna Knowles Photography) </a><b><b><br /></b></b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b><b></b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLvJr9_0QYKnchg61T7wv6kJS6bCk_MhNgTfCQOAReLFkGw2XnnoG6rVSa6nxhclOX6fGxcdBPXbuxdFhl68ODc8EF1M0UsKjTDvKk9gCIXp1YdfRXL41jxuZNX0tbBFBu3x1gxqkFa9Zq/s4032/IMG_4654.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLvJr9_0QYKnchg61T7wv6kJS6bCk_MhNgTfCQOAReLFkGw2XnnoG6rVSa6nxhclOX6fGxcdBPXbuxdFhl68ODc8EF1M0UsKjTDvKk9gCIXp1YdfRXL41jxuZNX0tbBFBu3x1gxqkFa9Zq/s320/IMG_4654.HEIC" width="320" /></a></b></b></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;">It is one of those places that makes you lose track of time and forget about anything else happening in the world! Peaceful. <b><b><br /></b></b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b><b></b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi1xpMuP4RxQmx3TWPkCr2_HtLR0q6Px_RC78mRLhqgOxsqZeayn69py7NoJHJ3xKa8G-PXMzxcGa92xRcBukpfAu0sfl_Wb56wO_66ir7zNJ_ZUrDZupNkp-6y7E-PksB64ppsQBYMS8-/s4032/IMG_4648.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi1xpMuP4RxQmx3TWPkCr2_HtLR0q6Px_RC78mRLhqgOxsqZeayn69py7NoJHJ3xKa8G-PXMzxcGa92xRcBukpfAu0sfl_Wb56wO_66ir7zNJ_ZUrDZupNkp-6y7E-PksB64ppsQBYMS8-/s320/IMG_4648.HEIC" width="320" /></a></b></b></div><b><b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijS7hTRmzYnxCmxOz-kB_P-Z3seb7TqZv8Al_WVVcKZEacAcRNwvtgQrEzp1rfB2Dc1hryHOZFaPMVRcf7qoOrq1s9hlkNFjR0EnuXd9MhrPRrduHgrShT0Xr2EhX3TSv2puBBTNOz1QRk/s4032/IMG_4645.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijS7hTRmzYnxCmxOz-kB_P-Z3seb7TqZv8Al_WVVcKZEacAcRNwvtgQrEzp1rfB2Dc1hryHOZFaPMVRcf7qoOrq1s9hlkNFjR0EnuXd9MhrPRrduHgrShT0Xr2EhX3TSv2puBBTNOz1QRk/s320/IMG_4645.HEIC" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGcxSeWlCHVper1_Ys5Ho3LE4E4R2cnRmNa9Cuv8JhduN-T90hR8Jhj-RLHBRDONmDBUjpc1ADRVTpL1Z1rJERH14cbYe-tlC9rkrR-uUTVL68a_BxOKzCwM6EPwwkBKK7kFe8gdl2ilXF/s4032/IMG_4638.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGcxSeWlCHVper1_Ys5Ho3LE4E4R2cnRmNa9Cuv8JhduN-T90hR8Jhj-RLHBRDONmDBUjpc1ADRVTpL1Z1rJERH14cbYe-tlC9rkrR-uUTVL68a_BxOKzCwM6EPwwkBKK7kFe8gdl2ilXF/s320/IMG_4638.HEIC" /></a></div></b></b> <p></p><p style="text-align: center;">I did not expect to see this tucan/elephant in the woods of Maine! 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif2RI8aTqxfBDOaUrN7C7QlDQ4Dcuk0sFhFn8LIKk3eEN56cGy5TTKgsUya5Q8BNRsO4b27yfi4c7ZKoxJKoJyxicHWFO99S5cDc9T6Fzg_blhj7AZPx4oR2LVCZImwS0jIFubdSffIhdl/s320/IMG_4732.HEIC" /></a></b></div> <p></p><p style="text-align: center;">This osprey was pretty vocal! </p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><b><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWtIww-0fgzrthnHcrEU3hB1RtRWuiDKMuwo7-hWm7kD-vKEawGqRP_lw5u7jb8YlWTmm3svA8-CMWUD1cg3uZRC7bP0meSpFeBsX-4tGvoFXvZ35VLTu37f4XTREFcvxFInR4ItZXLcZS/s320/A47374D4-30BE-4BB6-9802-3FB995C5B6A0.jpeg" /></b></b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b><b></b></b><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS3SGyHe9SkMcp5jB-YSVhghyphenhyphenxC7_nNv9z5s_L7mWfuqOz-c3HD34AeFwAMK7spBLCrdBLKrntim5MNieuXfmI8pSo-Byg9mf8RqgmKszSgfM3PqP-PnKaLWjP0ltRNggB0PUTlZY8dTVA/s4032/IMG_4721.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS3SGyHe9SkMcp5jB-YSVhghyphenhyphenxC7_nNv9z5s_L7mWfuqOz-c3HD34AeFwAMK7spBLCrdBLKrntim5MNieuXfmI8pSo-Byg9mf8RqgmKszSgfM3PqP-PnKaLWjP0ltRNggB0PUTlZY8dTVA/s320/IMG_4721.HEIC" /></a></b></div> <p></p><p style="text-align: center;">I am not sure if this is a fire tower you can hike to, but it was neat to see. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx7L4hfYrzdED8Cr6l2jtMaG6rVEdbUAa4Z8oqBsRuiohCpRnYWydaWXPyR_bGCyCHC7tl4B37Wz_W03nYkoVmaefEgFpe_QvCSG1TiUHOdQBIOjfy-SmE_mnkd9fS7oj3clFW667D5Dly/s4608/7B81988B-2702-4DFA-AAAD-9076D70ACD0D.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx7L4hfYrzdED8Cr6l2jtMaG6rVEdbUAa4Z8oqBsRuiohCpRnYWydaWXPyR_bGCyCHC7tl4B37Wz_W03nYkoVmaefEgFpe_QvCSG1TiUHOdQBIOjfy-SmE_mnkd9fS7oj3clFW667D5Dly/s320/7B81988B-2702-4DFA-AAAD-9076D70ACD0D.jpeg" /></a></b></b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx7L4hfYrzdED8Cr6l2jtMaG6rVEdbUAa4Z8oqBsRuiohCpRnYWydaWXPyR_bGCyCHC7tl4B37Wz_W03nYkoVmaefEgFpe_QvCSG1TiUHOdQBIOjfy-SmE_mnkd9fS7oj3clFW667D5Dly/s4608/7B81988B-2702-4DFA-AAAD-9076D70ACD0D.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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You decide! <b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDJn_NOWId5haf7qaf2VBfbgw6_cvqvSNpJwI87VNHMs8nzSPLiC_DeaaIHu4OlIKklE_eZiQLbaIbCnONkjcPDtsIM0gYWkK8yn3rzrbZ8CLNViIYRxJvVMk-TPXUfFTNna1H86xVou2i/s4032/IMG_4686.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDJn_NOWId5haf7qaf2VBfbgw6_cvqvSNpJwI87VNHMs8nzSPLiC_DeaaIHu4OlIKklE_eZiQLbaIbCnONkjcPDtsIM0gYWkK8yn3rzrbZ8CLNViIYRxJvVMk-TPXUfFTNna1H86xVou2i/s320/IMG_4686.HEIC" width="320" /></a></b></div><b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1FIRf6a9ZbRjE9LbhYV1wH6itzk1R4mI5kl0eQeVnpoNViZBJ_Q1p8M9Bevq-qcwsXW1hieqzVUPAeIaP-lhs8aUjcOyRgJRaWkLuR4yhfEH1g8wfCNpDfpI4pMjyivwZpoCyaWFduliy/s4032/IMG_4680.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1FIRf6a9ZbRjE9LbhYV1wH6itzk1R4mI5kl0eQeVnpoNViZBJ_Q1p8M9Bevq-qcwsXW1hieqzVUPAeIaP-lhs8aUjcOyRgJRaWkLuR4yhfEH1g8wfCNpDfpI4pMjyivwZpoCyaWFduliy/s320/IMG_4680.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div></b> <p></p><p style="text-align: center;">We saw our first babies of the year! </p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHD4JwpvWBSWh_c9sUZHF8qkdhG0ybudcfkpuMolzkE_ulGwyvjREcV3WghosZXc0vUTLTxG9v_Tgolkt2hyphenhyphenRJtNtsoGwcfxRufUy5yWf9xFD6v8uDsXgCoq_Uas05kF8mWEvEr79poGIb/s320/E88CA428-62E2-4344-89D4-F9F78A419347.jpeg" width="320" /></b></p><p style="text-align: center;">Heading back towards the launch... <br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivmIR55K4B_3_Von_hJw_hd0soK8eyCQmSIfywuu9k4r5FsUqR0JWsLMU6cVuy4CgYl1W4heAjxHPVxjsDrRRAetlYPvbyH-syuPVbwJmetg2_H0JjkXPNcLoYAFxI3MCyv9ZGDshs01lH/s4032/IMG_4678.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivmIR55K4B_3_Von_hJw_hd0soK8eyCQmSIfywuu9k4r5FsUqR0JWsLMU6cVuy4CgYl1W4heAjxHPVxjsDrRRAetlYPvbyH-syuPVbwJmetg2_H0JjkXPNcLoYAFxI3MCyv9ZGDshs01lH/s320/IMG_4678.HEIC" /></a></b><br /></b></p><p style="text-align: center;">We stopped under a tree to have lunch and watch a muskrat. <br /></p><p><b><b></b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsNQlsOEEPigNkMtbqoXfe1_IpUVMK39rqXMcxmRLSzfeLW5ydJBNrP0FSFW1SbuUrYgZ13E7O9Hd8xlQoCCV3jtE8ilpmqdzrPxjpwK3KeLUhjKzDPkIbzNS6ePXbXpKWa7RDiH9KU2io/s4032/IMG_4714.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsNQlsOEEPigNkMtbqoXfe1_IpUVMK39rqXMcxmRLSzfeLW5ydJBNrP0FSFW1SbuUrYgZ13E7O9Hd8xlQoCCV3jtE8ilpmqdzrPxjpwK3KeLUhjKzDPkIbzNS6ePXbXpKWa7RDiH9KU2io/s320/IMG_4714.HEIC" /></a></b></b></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;">He was so fun to watch! (I posted a video on Instagram if you want to see it!) <b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju1Q7MyqPyYrfYOJgypCuqWVj-T0e7poAm29GwweMYD1br3W0BO91OxOYom2Shs6RSjbdzyh4yXsD1NPNie2q-tqwMzyzWj3qA4u0vfQcJRFlwH2Qy-WDd2NYnyQLKJ6hPTwJ2MHDlftzK/s4608/0651E3D3-86BA-4EE7-974B-26D03350DDD4.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju1Q7MyqPyYrfYOJgypCuqWVj-T0e7poAm29GwweMYD1br3W0BO91OxOYom2Shs6RSjbdzyh4yXsD1NPNie2q-tqwMzyzWj3qA4u0vfQcJRFlwH2Qy-WDd2NYnyQLKJ6hPTwJ2MHDlftzK/s320/0651E3D3-86BA-4EE7-974B-26D03350DDD4.jpeg" width="320" /></a></b></div><b><b></b></b><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;">This was another AMAZING place to paddle. SO much wildlife, so much peace! Thank you Donna! </p><p style="text-align: center;">Just remember... when paddling with me... I may be packing... <br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"> you have been warned! ha ha! <br /></p><p><b><b></b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnPF43JMYP8xz12_wcOvauS1SCONlahZMbme1gvVThWRD5ACjzFn7Jga7c9YIusxqmSMG0Rs5EdLAB4tglj4EwzbaMfH6nJsEPbOrp4mIhTa6ddfvKrceNfOsqDxIdgoTpEmpOjdIezsXb/s4032/IMG_4708.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnPF43JMYP8xz12_wcOvauS1SCONlahZMbme1gvVThWRD5ACjzFn7Jga7c9YIusxqmSMG0Rs5EdLAB4tglj4EwzbaMfH6nJsEPbOrp4mIhTa6ddfvKrceNfOsqDxIdgoTpEmpOjdIezsXb/s320/IMG_4708.HEIC" /></a></b></b></div><b> </b><p></p>Maine KayakGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08635201868439734647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2616078566493718593.post-29116785695695176952021-06-06T09:20:00.001-04:002021-06-06T09:24:58.205-04:00Paddling Season in Full Swing! <p> Hello! </p><p>It is hard to believe that as I type this it is already June! I have been out paddling a lot already this spring. I have not had time to blog, but I have some NEW places drafted to share, some beautiful places. </p><p>For now, I will share some photos from some of my favorite places, places already included in the blog. I hope you are getting out on the water, safely. I hope that you are finding peace and joy while on the water! </p><p>By the way I am now on TikTok. I thought it was a platform for kids doing crazy stuff, but... it is a place where you can create videos using videos and photos. I am learning more about it. Check it out @mainekayakgirl Gladys has one too, @mainekayakdog <br /></p><p> </p><p style="text-align: center;">The season started at <a href="http://kayakinginmaine.blogspot.com/2017/04/runaround-pond-early-spring.html">Runaround Pond</a> on Easter! <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjIMXpt7TnYx1Pjctw1DhMjGPtk_BgU9FWp6Vt48H8yXaKmGeJHpQS_vrJM_Lt_KtBmfOXyxciqAG_FGYNq3kZmvZUCPNQ4w21kcHBcTJGIUoRV9rsA136yA439vESy02mheVPjzQh11vt/s4032/IMG_2501.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjIMXpt7TnYx1Pjctw1DhMjGPtk_BgU9FWp6Vt48H8yXaKmGeJHpQS_vrJM_Lt_KtBmfOXyxciqAG_FGYNq3kZmvZUCPNQ4w21kcHBcTJGIUoRV9rsA136yA439vESy02mheVPjzQh11vt/s320/IMG_2501.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><p> </p><p style="text-align: center;">Grateful for friends up for adventure! 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<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX5URTv4Dwu_cv58KIcLq-sHPXXARqpiZOkEdr8qFmpt_tvOZSgchtu03vEaRdFubHdrVWvDwd-hfoFMZnEpbFR7IMq-x9nOKBu6vW7cP0am02CpoUACoPY-UcqCsby-oeuVU7weVX9U3d/s4032/IMG_2740.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX5URTv4Dwu_cv58KIcLq-sHPXXARqpiZOkEdr8qFmpt_tvOZSgchtu03vEaRdFubHdrVWvDwd-hfoFMZnEpbFR7IMq-x9nOKBu6vW7cP0am02CpoUACoPY-UcqCsby-oeuVU7weVX9U3d/s320/IMG_2740.HEIC" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">This is not a paddling adventure, but a place you should check out if you get the chance. This is Vaughn Woods in Hallowell. Definitely worth checking out and walking the whole thing!!! <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnhnTf-xOsQYO0O2BAHkWsBI3D2PL79e5dVgeLidTsyhaoXILlr1DS_hQIHOzS6O1F-evjPAQhH2fM7ATI50-91YFOg6OiRUO7dnZ7RT5V_HZlGv6-E3bxVpDC56_0fJGBQAa5A1omkyer/s4032/IMG_2887.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnhnTf-xOsQYO0O2BAHkWsBI3D2PL79e5dVgeLidTsyhaoXILlr1DS_hQIHOzS6O1F-evjPAQhH2fM7ATI50-91YFOg6OiRUO7dnZ7RT5V_HZlGv6-E3bxVpDC56_0fJGBQAa5A1omkyer/s320/IMG_2887.HEIC" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ6Q3iFtbJX-9fsO-0hOvXMXh3C2LUmH0Jw0rOU7lpmPaeUzmzqZU9EKljHGY7_qwEODP5lZJJGoNGYGjN135hv-TcDsZ-VAcmcQCAEKZOuBy0rHr3Yt0uL8qPYDzlOVh7LFkGKqHaLTVt/s4032/IMG_2908.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ6Q3iFtbJX-9fsO-0hOvXMXh3C2LUmH0Jw0rOU7lpmPaeUzmzqZU9EKljHGY7_qwEODP5lZJJGoNGYGjN135hv-TcDsZ-VAcmcQCAEKZOuBy0rHr3Yt0uL8qPYDzlOVh7LFkGKqHaLTVt/s320/IMG_2908.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZrtx1gamXld6fwhgefIvTcsNuMYW_Ui9ccZljYMpDhOWTsK9bGoQXp4dM0XXQQrLmXcYOWGiZKjbg49WqmfwfP24Q3dHeEBKa8LUrclUM01BeqKdiDBemO2KKvGPKD0-kUTHxnLKBUhk6/s4032/IMG_2968.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZrtx1gamXld6fwhgefIvTcsNuMYW_Ui9ccZljYMpDhOWTsK9bGoQXp4dM0XXQQrLmXcYOWGiZKjbg49WqmfwfP24Q3dHeEBKa8LUrclUM01BeqKdiDBemO2KKvGPKD0-kUTHxnLKBUhk6/s320/IMG_2968.HEIC" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Back to paddling! North Gorham Pond! This is a trip from Paddling Southern Maine! A nice short paddle and so pretty! <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU2U9Fr7ZKCQKtZefCa1kXnFYEsRNkzttdvCsCzZdYTcdghyphenhyphenFuW66kxjjI4fyuItGy079mBMxc7jY0fSsO92xTw06_pM3_sVC3gjopzn7D2QBSzV8g1koYUq-ci6otV623dZwvOImO1lv9/s4032/IMG_3043.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU2U9Fr7ZKCQKtZefCa1kXnFYEsRNkzttdvCsCzZdYTcdghyphenhyphenFuW66kxjjI4fyuItGy079mBMxc7jY0fSsO92xTw06_pM3_sVC3gjopzn7D2QBSzV8g1koYUq-ci6otV623dZwvOImO1lv9/s320/IMG_3043.HEIC" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOsPnrLl_n0_VZO6p9WMWU1w2GsJvd6UiBb0b5HbMhHs8QEo9bcF6f729OlkKWxsS9hqlSTYkgMhhEV31tXhMyNxm98aCIkGnFVc89Hpuk5N-ebgdQ-brcW5RaKencNTCHhtLD034imFe_/s4032/IMG_3052.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOsPnrLl_n0_VZO6p9WMWU1w2GsJvd6UiBb0b5HbMhHs8QEo9bcF6f729OlkKWxsS9hqlSTYkgMhhEV31tXhMyNxm98aCIkGnFVc89Hpuk5N-ebgdQ-brcW5RaKencNTCHhtLD034imFe_/s320/IMG_3052.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc5tWv-HkSSY35Hba_rzCwiOU4rpgioOEKPOkWwLkMpN7YkKTcc4GfLI72fBOa70rs6QZ1R7kndXT4yj2wPsz-n16-45sxC3vrvH6T09gtr24s-zaMLcUZ2nWUa3NmQQ6W15WeZAX_XCs2/s4032/IMG_3079.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc5tWv-HkSSY35Hba_rzCwiOU4rpgioOEKPOkWwLkMpN7YkKTcc4GfLI72fBOa70rs6QZ1R7kndXT4yj2wPsz-n16-45sxC3vrvH6T09gtr24s-zaMLcUZ2nWUa3NmQQ6W15WeZAX_XCs2/s320/IMG_3079.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheDoJQ9VtBWReYNgUbXwPYZA4blHsD03kLgeI-HqvuH2VlMLNCnUEAVklmZ9qzu_jgeYSdoPQoO952ArOLIQIqjmAIKfXu82_Kp151drLtsOy-lQT95dt5TM4shCsAk-pJGxqaN9biXNkm/s4032/IMG_3122.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheDoJQ9VtBWReYNgUbXwPYZA4blHsD03kLgeI-HqvuH2VlMLNCnUEAVklmZ9qzu_jgeYSdoPQoO952ArOLIQIqjmAIKfXu82_Kp151drLtsOy-lQT95dt5TM4shCsAk-pJGxqaN9biXNkm/s320/IMG_3122.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;">Gladys's first paddle of the season at <a href="http://kayakinginmaine.blogspot.com/2011/07/raymondcasco-maine-tenny-stream.html">Tenny River</a>! </p><p style="text-align: center;">Regular followers know this is one of my favorite places! <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmqqn0CPQ4wfiQ1_0woaLivJQqIiMt6xami3ljWIim-hYBKb5iGtkXWVKg2Crw2rDjivXX8E3mMgE4jaka1QJT0k2eVR6eHTGRLK3P1xfxxkQowUFue8guxmu_SxTaS5Nam5lbucuMBTF4/s4032/IMG_3329.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmqqn0CPQ4wfiQ1_0woaLivJQqIiMt6xami3ljWIim-hYBKb5iGtkXWVKg2Crw2rDjivXX8E3mMgE4jaka1QJT0k2eVR6eHTGRLK3P1xfxxkQowUFue8guxmu_SxTaS5Nam5lbucuMBTF4/s320/IMG_3329.HEIC" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCXB2K1dKIFfPK37wVYnXcFnwDjoJj-SB8wGAFjIy1sYqSWuJOf425agwYCtPlpqBgRnWDYm7ZmNZtdRv5Lg3vCkrvvW70jdjRebU4O0bEnuf_68S7IuZhSqIVB2EG6hYVZFg9zGokAYk2/s4032/IMG_3382.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCXB2K1dKIFfPK37wVYnXcFnwDjoJj-SB8wGAFjIy1sYqSWuJOf425agwYCtPlpqBgRnWDYm7ZmNZtdRv5Lg3vCkrvvW70jdjRebU4O0bEnuf_68S7IuZhSqIVB2EG6hYVZFg9zGokAYk2/s320/IMG_3382.HEIC" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWAepq9JBf8AHdDeQBcsDvtEa7_1jgQYd03O51YvkSKRM1ML7J9D-HBW7zhoLsOG2vVkMJmZ4TRDLhszkcqC4rLnxArh1wfHoh-S72RWWvcDeWaGDmckMCvw0h4RSWMJId1VFvuB1PJ3Zs/s4032/IMG_3396.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWAepq9JBf8AHdDeQBcsDvtEa7_1jgQYd03O51YvkSKRM1ML7J9D-HBW7zhoLsOG2vVkMJmZ4TRDLhszkcqC4rLnxArh1wfHoh-S72RWWvcDeWaGDmckMCvw0h4RSWMJId1VFvuB1PJ3Zs/s320/IMG_3396.HEIC" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9JC_Ha63XuIN9uOKb9tfz4FIj1huS4DC6J2WtbyCHmtZkTeoVMCD7ZnhTrlMfm92Y-pR3Ac_3KC8iUWaSz_THycPZAhoU1Cfxh8GKVNSwbbeEuhvl_3VHRUwnsINznImBsZBdnG3wQdkM/s4032/IMG_3407.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9JC_Ha63XuIN9uOKb9tfz4FIj1huS4DC6J2WtbyCHmtZkTeoVMCD7ZnhTrlMfm92Y-pR3Ac_3KC8iUWaSz_THycPZAhoU1Cfxh8GKVNSwbbeEuhvl_3VHRUwnsINznImBsZBdnG3wQdkM/s320/IMG_3407.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;">Another Favorite, the BOG! <a href="http://kayakinginmaine.blogspot.com/2017/05/brownfield-bog.html">Brownfield Bog</a>! <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW7iVeeOLQ88N5Jx-8dXo_4yCiDHmMVo8bye8lu7D2gHRd6qpyJSceo3JPykOu8KEllv6ALCTBvmGO7VrewhYd-zcVJUKEoGor6d8_oAXEi94_pUdDAnhpUCchDbDAnUuAYvY-NUHwGtQU/s4032/IMG_3779.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW7iVeeOLQ88N5Jx-8dXo_4yCiDHmMVo8bye8lu7D2gHRd6qpyJSceo3JPykOu8KEllv6ALCTBvmGO7VrewhYd-zcVJUKEoGor6d8_oAXEi94_pUdDAnhpUCchDbDAnUuAYvY-NUHwGtQU/s320/IMG_3779.HEIC" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhheaZnaNfsBKxCKmvGxoHspz6ECohOq2FHy6CAaao2GLYemJUSu1nmH2_a3_RoGjF3GhIgzz0zv9jHrc1Q0DbrxNbpbE9ouPCrJcxd3zLc0hjOh_VVlrz_wohd_fplHKE21xF17cP_Wl4_/s4032/IMG_3793.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhheaZnaNfsBKxCKmvGxoHspz6ECohOq2FHy6CAaao2GLYemJUSu1nmH2_a3_RoGjF3GhIgzz0zv9jHrc1Q0DbrxNbpbE9ouPCrJcxd3zLc0hjOh_VVlrz_wohd_fplHKE21xF17cP_Wl4_/s320/IMG_3793.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhttEja_4ub1bMetZyfNSWdjFy4TIpS24JpCERLXX6mSit5jq2CCtZJAITm0ZVRDx5kgFzG-sSGY5kwrztgrBwVs88Ai5jOfDgENu2EVhOdI00mb6YeoB_QJRO-nEPiVkZ9Wgw_hnLEgcqQ/s4032/IMG_3828.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhttEja_4ub1bMetZyfNSWdjFy4TIpS24JpCERLXX6mSit5jq2CCtZJAITm0ZVRDx5kgFzG-sSGY5kwrztgrBwVs88Ai5jOfDgENu2EVhOdI00mb6YeoB_QJRO-nEPiVkZ9Wgw_hnLEgcqQ/s320/IMG_3828.HEIC" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0xZvibsX7-lrXmuOvBCNlcvZYWeR09MfsS3Y0PAnYqWOsAhozWmjbSt1PanfOSWpow94pTCxxHTQljd4EXjCpRzDJxamwHySb07R0zrNPAW4NN6Kzd4iDtkInU0cmNZ54Et1-tz0U7AS7/s4032/IMG_3848.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0xZvibsX7-lrXmuOvBCNlcvZYWeR09MfsS3Y0PAnYqWOsAhozWmjbSt1PanfOSWpow94pTCxxHTQljd4EXjCpRzDJxamwHySb07R0zrNPAW4NN6Kzd4iDtkInU0cmNZ54Et1-tz0U7AS7/s320/IMG_3848.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2H8pRZJDnaEu9MIm2sLQ74qcYDcHZIVh-KwOmeqltim1d1yXVOsrqr9Ov-jYDvXHeeQRcPH6PTsWYYpwEFwvA4LFoCD0d0Mq-ygq6JbbeA8EJsF3NmOhwCcq09rWtWmrc9eeNi2D1BCRT/s4032/IMG_3871.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2H8pRZJDnaEu9MIm2sLQ74qcYDcHZIVh-KwOmeqltim1d1yXVOsrqr9Ov-jYDvXHeeQRcPH6PTsWYYpwEFwvA4LFoCD0d0Mq-ygq6JbbeA8EJsF3NmOhwCcq09rWtWmrc9eeNi2D1BCRT/s320/IMG_3871.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">The <a href="http://kayakinginmaine.blogspot.com/2020/07/the-old-saco-river-to-kezar-pond.html">Old Saco to Kezar Pond</a> NEVER disappoints! Although it was windy on the return trip! (There will be a longer post about this adventure soon! This was part 2 of my birthday celebration!) <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeBOmUQcJkxXYSOl70QDm6-_o042dqFwNZQf0ewsazoDsuuVCthjRDptslKpPmWI0fZToRwZSKFlXya5bBa65xRhAG_Q11wbCNYzwH00Hiy_MoD0nYj3ircBp0zl14cwpxgjEljPECUW6g/s4032/IMG_4093.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeBOmUQcJkxXYSOl70QDm6-_o042dqFwNZQf0ewsazoDsuuVCthjRDptslKpPmWI0fZToRwZSKFlXya5bBa65xRhAG_Q11wbCNYzwH00Hiy_MoD0nYj3ircBp0zl14cwpxgjEljPECUW6g/s320/IMG_4093.HEIC" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPN1lSJTLRVFNWqZS3b4P3QdPJId8U-Na82GHbZCR50lcsOrocfeUZGjq6ElvNsvY-XuW9sUVN4n9NqbbKkudgfH_tkYhMt93fofwO8JOBd04luWbOue3siEXQr1ooS5ZkvcrrU4D-XJoH/s4032/IMG_4098.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPN1lSJTLRVFNWqZS3b4P3QdPJId8U-Na82GHbZCR50lcsOrocfeUZGjq6ElvNsvY-XuW9sUVN4n9NqbbKkudgfH_tkYhMt93fofwO8JOBd04luWbOue3siEXQr1ooS5ZkvcrrU4D-XJoH/s320/IMG_4098.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihgoZxheepn9MFlsAgap-8zb7FkJqO_a9td5Sxt31EdHgG_nqQ34TX6vt2edqgoIpYkRpET5ZT5bhqwpZEPiOoUx2XTQUNiKHrPI8_wwvAg745ibYn8AxC7bZR1qoLOwRDznPACAJz7cEA/s4032/IMG_4114.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihgoZxheepn9MFlsAgap-8zb7FkJqO_a9td5Sxt31EdHgG_nqQ34TX6vt2edqgoIpYkRpET5ZT5bhqwpZEPiOoUx2XTQUNiKHrPI8_wwvAg745ibYn8AxC7bZR1qoLOwRDznPACAJz7cEA/s320/IMG_4114.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZh7POpuLizIJSK9W3O0iUm3r3nrBRa5c0SnhPjTfU24MgEwmqYouoQvrWVyin0okVCA2NZIVLy0AOe7vm-RuhDBjQTvrUc6zjGKLeGHy_lJ1-GXUPeftXpT4P8Ri58xBn0yA_N_mDwTGg/s4032/IMG_4165.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZh7POpuLizIJSK9W3O0iUm3r3nrBRa5c0SnhPjTfU24MgEwmqYouoQvrWVyin0okVCA2NZIVLy0AOe7vm-RuhDBjQTvrUc6zjGKLeGHy_lJ1-GXUPeftXpT4P8Ri58xBn0yA_N_mDwTGg/s320/IMG_4165.HEIC" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://kayakinginmaine.blogspot.com/2019/06/new-meadows.html">New Meadows</a>! This is also in Paddling Southern Maine. </p><p style="text-align: center;">It is a great place to get your feet wet (pun intended) in salt water tidal rivers! <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbJnDOCHMhS9Zv12sOYfXZM7nV4kKdylx4k2BFcI3sqeYWFoF3gRol1BEUReKqTxw-8b70_XAYk3dytIQU2w8decMnuN4LTytPK_FdyWKhhp2nSK7TS2dHt8ewOnA4eEZrvi9SQ1OBLFrS/s4032/IMG_4190.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbJnDOCHMhS9Zv12sOYfXZM7nV4kKdylx4k2BFcI3sqeYWFoF3gRol1BEUReKqTxw-8b70_XAYk3dytIQU2w8decMnuN4LTytPK_FdyWKhhp2nSK7TS2dHt8ewOnA4eEZrvi9SQ1OBLFrS/s320/IMG_4190.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Horseshoe crabs! <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWbnRLEvzY7UbbhTSBqYG0mm2ObueVyVHXCt7RQQZl7spXRlsTOd4afIRKBd7Od0a5RtA9hUD4SJGwkdKjKhSjfWIoTGC0t0ti0_XREofBge2qGvy4-RgSfGZlM9t73xF23-Nqz2BJ24qI/s4032/IMG_4267.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWbnRLEvzY7UbbhTSBqYG0mm2ObueVyVHXCt7RQQZl7spXRlsTOd4afIRKBd7Od0a5RtA9hUD4SJGwkdKjKhSjfWIoTGC0t0ti0_XREofBge2qGvy4-RgSfGZlM9t73xF23-Nqz2BJ24qI/s320/IMG_4267.HEIC" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvescdERjzIva4DYIdCNliFFoJg6XxnHOPAFDFrJdwC_Oo9W-RBJ40YjYG-mloFE2MUvvouclaqvpAj8tb0gt7fn-hOitqDftXeG52HSGDWuIu5NyLzwoRGvA10oMj9BRD1sgjl4eharcb/s4032/IMG_4379.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvescdERjzIva4DYIdCNliFFoJg6XxnHOPAFDFrJdwC_Oo9W-RBJ40YjYG-mloFE2MUvvouclaqvpAj8tb0gt7fn-hOitqDftXeG52HSGDWuIu5NyLzwoRGvA10oMj9BRD1sgjl4eharcb/s320/IMG_4379.HEIC" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;">Back to Runaround with Gladys! <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6oB682ZOZWasCa5bgn0NVUAVLOWvdmHFHId07orrL2bUW05rc3YPs0pG_gYqHdqny7trmZ8S122vPw3HaJzik-pDCPe0HUj9lD3B1HAiyGBcc_uaZTIjZHgO_e9_5xYiXneTZy3EJzLd7/s4032/IMG_5007.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6oB682ZOZWasCa5bgn0NVUAVLOWvdmHFHId07orrL2bUW05rc3YPs0pG_gYqHdqny7trmZ8S122vPw3HaJzik-pDCPe0HUj9lD3B1HAiyGBcc_uaZTIjZHgO_e9_5xYiXneTZy3EJzLd7/s320/IMG_5007.HEIC" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk9TaiIKdGNuDMYWzdQaCDBqlcb0ecg0LD_i8Pw0la2P32SJDhK6vqizt5hEuF4rkKAaBfo5Wen42Z25HbP4YvysqOjRtX4tjwlqBJRnFg18I3Tk0S5fMqe7ZO9I8SASfdvr-szy-GHK4J/s4032/IMG_5017.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk9TaiIKdGNuDMYWzdQaCDBqlcb0ecg0LD_i8Pw0la2P32SJDhK6vqizt5hEuF4rkKAaBfo5Wen42Z25HbP4YvysqOjRtX4tjwlqBJRnFg18I3Tk0S5fMqe7ZO9I8SASfdvr-szy-GHK4J/s320/IMG_5017.HEIC" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR0apuTg29tSaMi46J-2sI3Dhq_eTvuxLmMMZ99EsLSvHh0aukpEEHegS-PhnO5hvsbQOHIXj-KnGi6VvNS5FkRTp9Ix1CNBdVuMe27VkelpMPCYq3AN2x7ILj9m9d4IxTd2P7Wn-Jn6o6/s4032/IMG_5103.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR0apuTg29tSaMi46J-2sI3Dhq_eTvuxLmMMZ99EsLSvHh0aukpEEHegS-PhnO5hvsbQOHIXj-KnGi6VvNS5FkRTp9Ix1CNBdVuMe27VkelpMPCYq3AN2x7ILj9m9d4IxTd2P7Wn-Jn6o6/s320/IMG_5103.HEIC" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3klXbvPpkZ2JhdkrHTRgzrxHr8BWMJRzUwQgm17uvJuJhZZU7aXZBFDjHe5CzCx6TWHrcyjyYSCy8ny8OT9pqYyvZDb5j57KNnE0vneAnQ9yS26f39GOfYrON8oKmKadK-Wf7KYJUqP3T/s4032/IMG_5162.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3klXbvPpkZ2JhdkrHTRgzrxHr8BWMJRzUwQgm17uvJuJhZZU7aXZBFDjHe5CzCx6TWHrcyjyYSCy8ny8OT9pqYyvZDb5j57KNnE0vneAnQ9yS26f39GOfYrON8oKmKadK-Wf7KYJUqP3T/s320/IMG_5162.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">I also have paddled in other places, not yet on the blog, that I will be sharing. Some of them are from Paddling Southern Maine! As co-author of that book I wrote about half of the trip descriptions and Sandy wrote the other half. I have not done ALL of the trips... YET!! I have SEVEN left to do! I will finish the this summer for sure! </p><p style="text-align: center;">Coming Soon: North Pond, Sasanoa River, Middle Bay, Abol Pond, and River Pond!</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Happy Paddling! </span><br /></p><p><br /></p>Maine KayakGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08635201868439734647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2616078566493718593.post-61051985016354305992021-04-25T14:53:00.002-04:002021-04-25T14:53:31.913-04:00Gladys's First Paddle of the Season! Tenny River<div><div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBDc3V4oRTBp-A0yJcjkg1FzI0er5Yd7gFI2YcDB1zOv4S8WNVcdKOa_Pu5DnWDGWIJZ-PJnC5npSTmAvCADOlrbs77dEfz-ZqwUz9EB2v9xThO-w8s2H9eLUwOFiCWZ3gEYfmgekgjCWA/s960/178012447_10222686799950264_4514998985954176342_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBDc3V4oRTBp-A0yJcjkg1FzI0er5Yd7gFI2YcDB1zOv4S8WNVcdKOa_Pu5DnWDGWIJZ-PJnC5npSTmAvCADOlrbs77dEfz-ZqwUz9EB2v9xThO-w8s2H9eLUwOFiCWZ3gEYfmgekgjCWA/s320/178012447_10222686799950264_4514998985954176342_n.jpg" /></a> <br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Hello Paddlers! </p><p>I was away on vacation this week. I went to Denver. It was a great trip, although the weather there was colder, and snowier than it was here! Go figure! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGc1HacbusKo_zG9l2jfiY1g6tgEYsebpo_1uLR53ey7riF2Gwknwr46SL7dIK9XmmrzFMxZ70Rf2ZVSZf1MzouZrmmdJ0vimNMzSVsENlkjKbmGHdYYaHkwzVC6sUgsN2yHF3khSxGaBS/s960/176015026_10222657970989558_8019838502602069419_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGc1HacbusKo_zG9l2jfiY1g6tgEYsebpo_1uLR53ey7riF2Gwknwr46SL7dIK9XmmrzFMxZ70Rf2ZVSZf1MzouZrmmdJ0vimNMzSVsENlkjKbmGHdYYaHkwzVC6sUgsN2yHF3khSxGaBS/s320/176015026_10222657970989558_8019838502602069419_n.jpg" width="320" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">While I was away I missed Gladys like crazy!!! Though I did have two other dogs who were content to give me some love! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieabi0bmK4ErC4Qz0irs_SPv1vhuvu3ETG8P7jAeVN8GwmXjrweBwcN4MdPl5le9ZLn0RfvahniKFdMDooScG2wkun2VLVaRjHzfUYRAUea7Hs0okBEhGeY6-46ny_w959TntoUD2sCndm/s960/176476486_10222664090782549_4453037410175329664_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieabi0bmK4ErC4Qz0irs_SPv1vhuvu3ETG8P7jAeVN8GwmXjrweBwcN4MdPl5le9ZLn0RfvahniKFdMDooScG2wkun2VLVaRjHzfUYRAUea7Hs0okBEhGeY6-46ny_w959TntoUD2sCndm/s320/176476486_10222664090782549_4453037410175329664_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In the meantime, Gladys was with my parents and was spoiled with lots of love and bacon. I think sometimes she equates bacon with love! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Anyway... I got back on Friday afternoon and was so happy to be reconnected with my girl. I am so grateful for the love and care she got while I was gone. (My dad and stepmom are pretty awesome!) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Saturday I had planned to relax and get my kayak cradles back on the truck as well as adding a second set of cradles for when I transport both my single and tandem kayaks. (And will be helpful when I transport other people's kayaks.) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Gladys was happy to be outside with me while I puttered. Our friend Donna came by and saw that I had my tandem up on the cradles (I was making sure they were spaced out properly.) And asked, "Where we going?" Ha! It didn't take much arm twisting for her to convince me to go out for an afternoon paddle.. but since Gladys and I had been separated for a bit, I could not go without her! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A couple weeks ago I had her sit in the kayak in the driveway, just to refresh her memory. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJQCVOnNsHN7RgsbQS7tjB4_o-odgiivZkZocWX14i6Gnje2nhTGWQpseHEa5AUYUaNJspfImjdK2bPe-Yl7QMIK1rkaKlSkFzJWCMTaVE-UAYbf6gx9XXRwRfNn36vbVwKhXgqTJZ5Yqb/s2048/171999670_788255465432824_1043554146742567666_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJQCVOnNsHN7RgsbQS7tjB4_o-odgiivZkZocWX14i6Gnje2nhTGWQpseHEa5AUYUaNJspfImjdK2bPe-Yl7QMIK1rkaKlSkFzJWCMTaVE-UAYbf6gx9XXRwRfNn36vbVwKhXgqTJZ5Yqb/s320/171999670_788255465432824_1043554146742567666_n.jpg" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">She got right in and laid down. I was happy to see that, and knew she would do well! </div><div style="text-align: center;">So we got to the launch site for Tenny River. (<a href="http://kayakinginmaine.blogspot.com/2011/07/raymondcasco-maine-tenny-stream.html">Click here</a> for more details about how to get there.) </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">She seemed ready to go - and was a little impatient even!! When I told her to, she jumped right in the kayak and waited so patiently as I got in. <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1AWnhYBOjTwkhl94HapRCNw6XuFIXvu6KzO88TYpKtBBm4a6ROYtXMVvI1LxvU2VSNTkgavuP4wWKk2_2U0T4hCGzaY-MNgevhu7SnfJtNFPrCb6NFlJHYkRxMgrHPe1CAZaRkEA61YBb/s960/178498946_10222686794230121_2203379782252486721_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1AWnhYBOjTwkhl94HapRCNw6XuFIXvu6KzO88TYpKtBBm4a6ROYtXMVvI1LxvU2VSNTkgavuP4wWKk2_2U0T4hCGzaY-MNgevhu7SnfJtNFPrCb6NFlJHYkRxMgrHPe1CAZaRkEA61YBb/s320/178498946_10222686794230121_2203379782252486721_n.jpg" /></a> <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">She settled in pretty easily. I had forgotten treats, which I always try to have on hand for her... but luckily I Had some beef jerky that helped her throughout the trip when she did get a little antsy. <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCihVT5P1vJibMTY7trkW3UfkwW6AWUynpqQz_ckzFVSkRl6bHgIAEzt9Wht8azhmasP-Acn7inVkrSI4GBQvoiel4QQYl4qyWM8BEmTa2fOddH2gyg53xcoUxuG7kKV6cpHYcShN8zaAi/s960/178391612_10222686796350174_8987731215840696516_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCihVT5P1vJibMTY7trkW3UfkwW6AWUynpqQz_ckzFVSkRl6bHgIAEzt9Wht8azhmasP-Acn7inVkrSI4GBQvoiel4QQYl4qyWM8BEmTa2fOddH2gyg53xcoUxuG7kKV6cpHYcShN8zaAi/s320/178391612_10222686796350174_8987731215840696516_n.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Look at that sky over Crescent Lake! <br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh25yCJR3gn8gMmIpfaOY6HU7zE4cNy6qwsbm3m1gH4vhYMKEASyU7BvlbNV3yKQGlwGkLCyiH3Zs45YdkSyIVAGhzvYFdTEnlsufyhnPaDQQdtU5svSxGhcqoZMuJ93EZLTptCIkDKqWm6/s960/177570261_10222686800190270_2992211024372816255_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh25yCJR3gn8gMmIpfaOY6HU7zE4cNy6qwsbm3m1gH4vhYMKEASyU7BvlbNV3yKQGlwGkLCyiH3Zs45YdkSyIVAGhzvYFdTEnlsufyhnPaDQQdtU5svSxGhcqoZMuJ93EZLTptCIkDKqWm6/s320/177570261_10222686800190270_2992211024372816255_n.jpg" /> </a></p><p style="text-align: center;">Donna got this photo of me going through the culvert. I love this pic! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz_CmQIaJy2CsthBtrzKwiIZOa8j-FuBTxIgmxFkSKq56hV1CswijwWExEwcuOe1ibqww0YO2ZFqnk4nkOne1y9fUlCdHPT1bvjeCzNd0icnZXodukTYhLRNctGobb0F60XH-OHx_3mX6F/s2016/177866352_10224653352623918_7087788247794242217_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1504" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz_CmQIaJy2CsthBtrzKwiIZOa8j-FuBTxIgmxFkSKq56hV1CswijwWExEwcuOe1ibqww0YO2ZFqnk4nkOne1y9fUlCdHPT1bvjeCzNd0icnZXodukTYhLRNctGobb0F60XH-OHx_3mX6F/s320/177866352_10224653352623918_7087788247794242217_n.jpg" /></a> <br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Tenny River never disappoints me... The sun was a a great angle and the reflections were awesome! </p><p style="text-align: center;">This is Donna - in the midst of the trees and water! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjng3e0aDrXdXN_VuHpSMpHV3YtjjRe126qyfekiKwXadU-x5TN546Zv6_wO6Jr0k6KeNRqbfH6uNmfQQXanUY5IWIQMCEr-Q4wwHDcnRDIxW01fFUzN6c2v2R6POtirdOtBaN5tETUro_f/s960/177404085_10222686796950189_2043068518388138164_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjng3e0aDrXdXN_VuHpSMpHV3YtjjRe126qyfekiKwXadU-x5TN546Zv6_wO6Jr0k6KeNRqbfH6uNmfQQXanUY5IWIQMCEr-Q4wwHDcnRDIxW01fFUzN6c2v2R6POtirdOtBaN5tETUro_f/s320/177404085_10222686796950189_2043068518388138164_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div>We enjoyed exploring Tenny. I got to see a decent size snapping turtle, but did not get a photo, but still cool to watch. Gladys did well, she got a little antsy a couple of times, but settled back down. <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">As we approached Panther Pond she seemed to be in a good place and enjoyed looking out at the sun getting low in the sky. <br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc9iFw9MdMSJudCdS_GQ-B1XpBY4cbHVw8UEdGB3JeuSuHgccYyFvzLrGs6-oHZAekvaXd4_ptTqQaINOSK7KnaShbY-SvAnRU5QQgnhPTbfVdUZEL2xWGZaW_42XLEnG6d-UwfhXscpsR/s960/177988558_10222686799510253_1964726055085401556_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc9iFw9MdMSJudCdS_GQ-B1XpBY4cbHVw8UEdGB3JeuSuHgccYyFvzLrGs6-oHZAekvaXd4_ptTqQaINOSK7KnaShbY-SvAnRU5QQgnhPTbfVdUZEL2xWGZaW_42XLEnG6d-UwfhXscpsR/s320/177988558_10222686799510253_1964726055085401556_n.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkqf2TONRZzoBJkw7K40vII_Y78OZ9xHLoG9grpAL9Vc85PU3JG_U69ZAul3MjDXngxTdGaJQy8-3ld8e9oakeAhvflf7Lcb9F5XiMaVy4KPdaIF0sn2Qhc0mWzlW4SEsR4VNSCkr2w1Qz/s960/177559880_10222686803310348_2632657284275555761_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkqf2TONRZzoBJkw7K40vII_Y78OZ9xHLoG9grpAL9Vc85PU3JG_U69ZAul3MjDXngxTdGaJQy8-3ld8e9oakeAhvflf7Lcb9F5XiMaVy4KPdaIF0sn2Qhc0mWzlW4SEsR4VNSCkr2w1Qz/s320/177559880_10222686803310348_2632657284275555761_n.jpg" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5s9ovEpiAI99yJ_dnXoc8rTNVUn4ysGxmInowEgNmODVQZh-hhhv8_sMtYKSFtF6p88XspgcvGdJiizNvX8F_CrvAEeSWy9V1FqPArEv9MX8E8P2GIOlzrBAioTHcT85h6GdUhXqaJH0j/s960/178379437_10222686797150194_664404782225539062_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5s9ovEpiAI99yJ_dnXoc8rTNVUn4ysGxmInowEgNmODVQZh-hhhv8_sMtYKSFtF6p88XspgcvGdJiizNvX8F_CrvAEeSWy9V1FqPArEv9MX8E8P2GIOlzrBAioTHcT85h6GdUhXqaJH0j/s320/178379437_10222686797150194_664404782225539062_n.jpg" /></a></p></div><div></div><div style="text-align: center;">On the way back from Panther, Gladys got up close and personal... realizing the beef jerky was in my life jacket pocket that she hoped to get to on her own. (Denied!) <br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhygOipQ7MM3GwQ67_WQ6U8ts9XnsYoUpXUHdR5R7gqEN7W95Ck9MloZvUlCzI7gOh3YbMlT63Y9B0UaPBo_Dy6qcnVfw62y2tbydOQco9FID5jd0xlmI2C5Gk4suDAaYflZoBP_2H9ytfp/s960/178103493_10222686797990215_3270976067669531554_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhygOipQ7MM3GwQ67_WQ6U8ts9XnsYoUpXUHdR5R7gqEN7W95Ck9MloZvUlCzI7gOh3YbMlT63Y9B0UaPBo_Dy6qcnVfw62y2tbydOQco9FID5jd0xlmI2C5Gk4suDAaYflZoBP_2H9ytfp/s320/178103493_10222686797990215_3270976067669531554_n.jpg" /></a></div></div><div> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Donna was ahead of us a bit and this photo just had to be taken. Look at that tranquility! <br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjZlIJpI-lDdMyEDIzTsD8oyY6I3nym3QPvyN-FrxDoq3Pn3W5EoEkzZLLepSon2zHh2NprkcqP-1R5p50l7qyg3jNBJBwJQKASnQInJj0GC7u0SJANDFmSAkWvk25sqyXPKkDxgP3spTD/s960/178103744_10222686798950239_5974768262679369610_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjZlIJpI-lDdMyEDIzTsD8oyY6I3nym3QPvyN-FrxDoq3Pn3W5EoEkzZLLepSon2zHh2NprkcqP-1R5p50l7qyg3jNBJBwJQKASnQInJj0GC7u0SJANDFmSAkWvk25sqyXPKkDxgP3spTD/s320/178103744_10222686798950239_5974768262679369610_n.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBvUujFFYxHiLBFJK577lC0VAhh2FYpEBuT9ZuIk0o8ELJ03zYgqU_0dP8w-7yg4pslPMP6SwaD8dzKrqgZUbDMFAY_I1GkBM6N1w0Sx7ob5IPfI6JgmvWoZ31QgX5HIYNnnj6WaIxr1bM/s960/177609582_10222686796670182_7021142263042012722_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBvUujFFYxHiLBFJK577lC0VAhh2FYpEBuT9ZuIk0o8ELJ03zYgqU_0dP8w-7yg4pslPMP6SwaD8dzKrqgZUbDMFAY_I1GkBM6N1w0Sx7ob5IPfI6JgmvWoZ31QgX5HIYNnnj6WaIxr1bM/s320/177609582_10222686796670182_7021142263042012722_n.jpg" width="320" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Not long after that we caught up to Donna and Gladys heard some rattling of something... and the two of them had a conversation about snacks and sharing.... <br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJhIDQ0qHNNWq5OmHBZxtZQFl1XW8MkSFIy_vHPp4jCwDz2hUBZTgchWNw9TtLfqoQa_ZmGmeMdJk_nMpcBVTHgzt2f4SLj-6o5k8wSkuk9rACKLZ9dQm3dNJpVnqlpfgXzZOxG7zRyrDW/s960/178058608_10222686801550304_8841756950856142795_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJhIDQ0qHNNWq5OmHBZxtZQFl1XW8MkSFIy_vHPp4jCwDz2hUBZTgchWNw9TtLfqoQa_ZmGmeMdJk_nMpcBVTHgzt2f4SLj-6o5k8wSkuk9rACKLZ9dQm3dNJpVnqlpfgXzZOxG7zRyrDW/s320/178058608_10222686801550304_8841756950856142795_n.jpg" width="320" /> </a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Donna never says no to Gladys. Ha! <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPw0Cwcl2nwuJdKmulaobOMpcODJ8Z5kepVRlaQ_Qw4SlVyI6sVQqlIssIz5KqeqpWMgqmsar-qBhLCBw_V5YTZx-s5S-QWp4b_8xWX-46N3Vf2iNxcWzz_QVbB5GYasSV1rw8ZDHrWQvA/s960/177713392_10222686802350324_4024883864774225054_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPw0Cwcl2nwuJdKmulaobOMpcODJ8Z5kepVRlaQ_Qw4SlVyI6sVQqlIssIz5KqeqpWMgqmsar-qBhLCBw_V5YTZx-s5S-QWp4b_8xWX-46N3Vf2iNxcWzz_QVbB5GYasSV1rw8ZDHrWQvA/s320/177713392_10222686802350324_4024883864774225054_n.jpg" width="320" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The sun was setting and made for pretty amazing lighting on this girl. She is beautiful. (I know I am a bit biased!) <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8zzAzRw6uJlXSNBd-lP0Uuwqp-M15iIe5WzGeZ2fYcCNvgXbBkQZNund87JhPZeURx5yV6G4VuhBp5GhCHgXC5CaQN10xcciN_2zA3KWnLJwIOAZtW6VnS5C5K3_TveXFFN8hy8XoLzIL/s960/178163025_10222686795910163_7597101020891050191_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8zzAzRw6uJlXSNBd-lP0Uuwqp-M15iIe5WzGeZ2fYcCNvgXbBkQZNund87JhPZeURx5yV6G4VuhBp5GhCHgXC5CaQN10xcciN_2zA3KWnLJwIOAZtW6VnS5C5K3_TveXFFN8hy8XoLzIL/s320/178163025_10222686795910163_7597101020891050191_n.jpg" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0N1cMQoZtzcpy_z5Ky0iTpvpvo-jx2kdt4QzGGXjv8h8y4pM6n3jUHd2Ja6CrBaC-GzW0GYX5TyZ0KT0i898DugiCCK_yu6T5HdgZEYnE3XKyIebNbSvMVvWtdbiflbFtY0S76lMCWWyy/s960/178179139_10222686804870387_6388881680079659527_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0N1cMQoZtzcpy_z5Ky0iTpvpvo-jx2kdt4QzGGXjv8h8y4pM6n3jUHd2Ja6CrBaC-GzW0GYX5TyZ0KT0i898DugiCCK_yu6T5HdgZEYnE3XKyIebNbSvMVvWtdbiflbFtY0S76lMCWWyy/s320/178179139_10222686804870387_6388881680079659527_n.jpg" /></a></div> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Another photo that shows the amazing scenery! <br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig_cYhUTKaqxTrUkVCuDwNJ-hXtPt0bgKwEtcl5V7qfxkfaY_XNF2KJV8zJn5OxhGTf7qZt8Xz8Ard3OPVmPWBHtmzPRWdQQlb4MCebouDRKoN89CXxr84Rjkb8GyuhQGjLzaXICy-EtDQ/s960/178343566_10222686801710308_388605340249853292_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig_cYhUTKaqxTrUkVCuDwNJ-hXtPt0bgKwEtcl5V7qfxkfaY_XNF2KJV8zJn5OxhGTf7qZt8Xz8Ard3OPVmPWBHtmzPRWdQQlb4MCebouDRKoN89CXxr84Rjkb8GyuhQGjLzaXICy-EtDQ/s320/178343566_10222686801710308_388605340249853292_n.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Gladys gave me this look... and I am pretty sure she was saying, "So... you go away and leave me for a week... you come back with smells of other dogs... and you think THIS is gonna make up for it?" <br /></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYlPk-Jl0UgKb0QznakwmCyWeh5Q_k5xw2cj6EqgFYqAtDKrrgtEzElY-MlFicDLAQrEFMfSwVG1-vU11RROD1l6CMvOQrbUfB_0cJ6rQ2ZHFDjiEnwOj_ZRuQMAr5ZJ7OYYaGmLcq1I_k/s960/178352837_10222686795230146_3414574612347600957_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYlPk-Jl0UgKb0QznakwmCyWeh5Q_k5xw2cj6EqgFYqAtDKrrgtEzElY-MlFicDLAQrEFMfSwVG1-vU11RROD1l6CMvOQrbUfB_0cJ6rQ2ZHFDjiEnwOj_ZRuQMAr5ZJ7OYYaGmLcq1I_k/s320/178352837_10222686795230146_3414574612347600957_n.jpg" /></a></div></div><div></div><div> </div><div style="text-align: center;">I reassured her she was the only dog for me. and gave her some jerky. She knows she is spoiled! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQK3rsu4ht3RRpayVbX0o17ZTCLjx5GDsmvi-x2_4AuL_FrfWE4HaLDC5op3eTo5EOqDVLoS1SAyK-wbawnlLUs1-c7tBhR1gmM5LxfLhXfJGueRy6Ij2Obj5Ge2rMWvGsKLS8pT7ct34e/s960/178362285_10222686798430226_2226828771055518407_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQK3rsu4ht3RRpayVbX0o17ZTCLjx5GDsmvi-x2_4AuL_FrfWE4HaLDC5op3eTo5EOqDVLoS1SAyK-wbawnlLUs1-c7tBhR1gmM5LxfLhXfJGueRy6Ij2Obj5Ge2rMWvGsKLS8pT7ct34e/s320/178362285_10222686798430226_2226828771055518407_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Returning to Crescent Lake through the culvert... <br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG3o6a6N_fFNee4Y3K440NJydGfm1wAYBykXQGNlDHYIAbG3hlY9rR6fjo0Q5g_0v7r0jTfirqUh9UDwWoMT4jIMWR5hNlaysdRwIaFicEhcrbVaMXuEsTiQwH6yZFsSj5jQBCvOJif0wQ/s960/177768155_10222686799070242_2885434967622907144_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG3o6a6N_fFNee4Y3K440NJydGfm1wAYBykXQGNlDHYIAbG3hlY9rR6fjo0Q5g_0v7r0jTfirqUh9UDwWoMT4jIMWR5hNlaysdRwIaFicEhcrbVaMXuEsTiQwH6yZFsSj5jQBCvOJif0wQ/s320/177768155_10222686799070242_2885434967622907144_n.jpg" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We paddled back to the launch site and she gave me this look... </div><div style="text-align: center;">"Done so soon?" </div><div style="text-align: center;">Oh baby girl... we have so many adventures in store this season! <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx6QU47nbbimm8VOlVwo_QxTsgo7L9juA_bZqC7MG7N28f-yyXbTMJSHVEYnJU3E4WItmEJ1C-Q-UsAM_ZlHVX6B2f2h1_f4B1pmdsefEmyMWaof8yDZwgvYgr5Ne-VXBljXXZF1RXBj0K/s960/178129893_10222686803110343_6186205797232794997_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx6QU47nbbimm8VOlVwo_QxTsgo7L9juA_bZqC7MG7N28f-yyXbTMJSHVEYnJU3E4WItmEJ1C-Q-UsAM_ZlHVX6B2f2h1_f4B1pmdsefEmyMWaof8yDZwgvYgr5Ne-VXBljXXZF1RXBj0K/s320/178129893_10222686803110343_6186205797232794997_n.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I have plans to explore new places and will of course share them with you. For now, as water temps are still low, I go to familiar places. I hope if you are getting out to paddle you are taking safety precautions, remember dress for the water temp, not the air. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">I will be 'hosting' a couple of group paddles this summer, follow me on Facebook, Mainekayakgirl, for these events. <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And if you want to see some fun videos of our adventures... Gladys and I have both joined TikTok! </div><div style="text-align: center;">I am MaineKayakGirl and she is MaineKayakdog. </div><div style="text-align: center;">If you follow us there, say hello! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div><p><br /></p></div>Maine KayakGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08635201868439734647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2616078566493718593.post-31446431959983401172021-04-19T08:21:00.001-04:002021-04-19T08:21:10.082-04:00Spring Paddling, Honoring Mom & Empowering Each Other<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Welcome to Spring!! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The water temperatures are still cold and if you are getting out on the water make sure you are being safe! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Despite some unusually warm temps, please wear your pfd and proper clothing! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Today's post is about kayaking, of course! It includes some other important things too, honoring my mom and working to empower each other, especially women paddlers! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is me! For those new to the blog, I am MaineKayakgirl, aka, Kim Bennett. I am an avid kayaker, photographer, blogger, and author. (I do have a career to, but not relevant here!) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This pic was taken a week ago at Runaround Pond by my friend Donna! Thanks lady! <br /></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1504" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWMMT8go7KY0TXE8Ju8Tvc0wduvVPH0_owSm21BxYDcmHVEHnEtJQfZexsfXcZ4ZPz0bPcQaMsOrpW7smX8oi1FFE2CAPFUIDnlklyL3od9WPPxWczsyfPbccPKklSC-7DVOZDbdmToKjP/s320/171869800_10224557976639578_7691651170070230548_n.jpg" /></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"> Today's post is about yesterday, paddling on North Gorham Pond in Gorham Maine. (This is a trip that is in the book, Paddling Southern Maine, if you want the details about how to get there and where to launch, check out the book!) </p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Yesterday was a day that varies for me in terms of how I feel. It was the anniversary of my mom's death. Twelve years she has been gone! Mom and I were close... really close. I was born on her birthday and despite being unsure about having another kid, later in life mom said I was her best birthday present - ever. Maybe she had to say that, but I think it was true... For those who do not know Mom is the person who got me into kayaking. She called me one day when I was in college and told me she had been kayaking, she loved it and was going to buy two kayaks for our family and I was going with her. </p><p style="text-align: center;">I thought she was nuts. My idea of kayaking at that time was sea kayaks and I had zero interest in trying to fit my ass into a tiny hole and then being stuck should I flip over. Mom told me she had a different kind of kayak and she was sure I would love it. </p><p style="text-align: center;">She was right! It has become my passion. When she died I inherited her kayak and it has taken me on quite a journey. This year, on the anniversary of her death I wanted to kayak ... some years I want to spend the time alone on the water... and other years I like to share it with other people. This year I had plans to travel for a few days so planned to do a quick trip in the morning so I would have time to get ready in the afternoon. So I chose North Gorham Pond. And I chose to invite a few people. <br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">We got there and the sky was interesting... </p><p style="text-align: center;">I thought this image was pretty meaningful, since I do feel the darkness of the anniversary, but also see the light breaking through and finding ways to embrace the day. <br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKgnaJ8W95N-Y7fvdF6mm6M45MKwnn88DpFRLVKxZcOCK4q2FTqjPaMlwSEOddJsRR3Jvn1EWei_i7a16n6XQZhGLOSuw226OAfl6ddE-WPwyLsQT06frGeNyHJCw1dt2r_fThltrFUnpY/s960/175354532_10222646115893188_5812821904208267251_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKgnaJ8W95N-Y7fvdF6mm6M45MKwnn88DpFRLVKxZcOCK4q2FTqjPaMlwSEOddJsRR3Jvn1EWei_i7a16n6XQZhGLOSuw226OAfl6ddE-WPwyLsQT06frGeNyHJCw1dt2r_fThltrFUnpY/s320/175354532_10222646115893188_5812821904208267251_n.jpg" /> </a></p><p style="text-align: center;">We paddled up the length of the pond. Finding peace along the way. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNnIGRHzsG-4KQa4xYfMLzTaxv0vUYAuQeEYhzCQCeUII5VeFLfQapIxzOBYofUupIu3L-zk3VRGbNIqnlkWIRWNqZ3UNzk_QoyoW8vBorQYDXfLP4J1Ia5Z-o4VUCafat1WP84WtBw_0k/s960/175327565_10222646156334199_4343652231373897057_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNnIGRHzsG-4KQa4xYfMLzTaxv0vUYAuQeEYhzCQCeUII5VeFLfQapIxzOBYofUupIu3L-zk3VRGbNIqnlkWIRWNqZ3UNzk_QoyoW8vBorQYDXfLP4J1Ia5Z-o4VUCafat1WP84WtBw_0k/s320/175327565_10222646156334199_4343652231373897057_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">It was fun to talk with the other women I was with and also really good to have a few moments to myself here and there. </p><p style="text-align: center;">As we got closer to the end of our paddle we heard the water rushing. I had told the other people we would see a small waterfall. I could feel the anticipation and I was excited to share this with my friends.</p><p style="text-align: center;"> The water at the base of the falls is moving, so you need to be mindful of that and stay safe. We all took time in front of the falls just enjoying the sound and watching the movement of the water. <br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPExRWGjo4rCgrrzVeB5GSqbGma2yY6lMqkjsPpNGP-XopJygeEppewGyBaiGmmrSWoxeWPfdZUCZJuQpxly8_u7a8DFrcrqZfst0YpYyAYREb-59cEFeklN_5jH2f0miEPS92tW3Mlw1L/s960/175096380_10222646152094093_2629936104715859784_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPExRWGjo4rCgrrzVeB5GSqbGma2yY6lMqkjsPpNGP-XopJygeEppewGyBaiGmmrSWoxeWPfdZUCZJuQpxly8_u7a8DFrcrqZfst0YpYyAYREb-59cEFeklN_5jH2f0miEPS92tW3Mlw1L/s320/175096380_10222646152094093_2629936104715859784_n.jpg" width="320" /></a> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpnReFZfGh2hpet_-nMUCnO7g5pGAObNYJhYq5HO0RQsmPI7P56L20lr42xQBuBlXyYjq6ztE0Enu66VO-dc5d3xSX01-eFxl07f8qV3eff2gCRsc7jKIUGnCwvi5qYTXd6rkfmmmsURkD/s960/175649484_10222646142333849_4378389187231010762_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpnReFZfGh2hpet_-nMUCnO7g5pGAObNYJhYq5HO0RQsmPI7P56L20lr42xQBuBlXyYjq6ztE0Enu66VO-dc5d3xSX01-eFxl07f8qV3eff2gCRsc7jKIUGnCwvi5qYTXd6rkfmmmsURkD/s320/175649484_10222646142333849_4378389187231010762_n.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8BzpvxtV_Ivq95GdWjd3yK0bILG_ZiG-kZK31VDGxmUEv9wGijr9wGRDrZ49haRGbniuI6aP4ZPxpgMXnF0lRokMvgkEQvzh91HfmUs4E6MdI6_XpOGNGq-Tde6NagPRiXliyZ_2bY5c4/s960/175596710_10222646140693808_1171014185961727706_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8BzpvxtV_Ivq95GdWjd3yK0bILG_ZiG-kZK31VDGxmUEv9wGijr9wGRDrZ49haRGbniuI6aP4ZPxpgMXnF0lRokMvgkEQvzh91HfmUs4E6MdI6_XpOGNGq-Tde6NagPRiXliyZ_2bY5c4/s320/175596710_10222646140693808_1171014185961727706_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj71Qeca7ZSpRpWL-8PbvGlA4I1id7tESMTVZoCCoWvLkFoJocJa8Sgf2WHHiELsqW1CcyAI1up7K2iraL8xp2CQdzNvra50ihiia0EqDO5ID4368prhQ5svaqfh156teXlSyQZ00VlLjxG/s960/175041202_10222646154494153_7669697367945030635_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj71Qeca7ZSpRpWL-8PbvGlA4I1id7tESMTVZoCCoWvLkFoJocJa8Sgf2WHHiELsqW1CcyAI1up7K2iraL8xp2CQdzNvra50ihiia0EqDO5ID4368prhQ5svaqfh156teXlSyQZ00VlLjxG/s320/175041202_10222646154494153_7669697367945030635_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjErLe4z8nNlVnGkse4f0OQ26ZIbIhUkcXk6FBbjPuNTH4frNctHz8h8e6E1mL0hUsNMPi57TcijCMcNmXNtWb3jN3PVQWXY8tlvJvz4BKeETsAYs87iYYcelCNRoyVAhQRSzhse2UnZYLU/s960/175011855_10222646160534304_8032965080766024286_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjErLe4z8nNlVnGkse4f0OQ26ZIbIhUkcXk6FBbjPuNTH4frNctHz8h8e6E1mL0hUsNMPi57TcijCMcNmXNtWb3jN3PVQWXY8tlvJvz4BKeETsAYs87iYYcelCNRoyVAhQRSzhse2UnZYLU/s320/175011855_10222646160534304_8032965080766024286_n.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">and then we got a group selfie! (Thank goodness for long arms!) </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXvLO5Pit2k1VLeFCOvJQAjk646g9StZhDtaO_KFBalEizHbLpvOgcoD0SFZmYptR62DydU1PFVfk1qabR0UAiEJNS1HLv4R0GDKsfo7ygt_pW2MGUF2pCuhngjyVU8nbgoaZXjEi5gqva/s960/174032384_10222646157214221_6139748745378591257_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXvLO5Pit2k1VLeFCOvJQAjk646g9StZhDtaO_KFBalEizHbLpvOgcoD0SFZmYptR62DydU1PFVfk1qabR0UAiEJNS1HLv4R0GDKsfo7ygt_pW2MGUF2pCuhngjyVU8nbgoaZXjEi5gqva/s320/174032384_10222646157214221_6139748745378591257_n.jpg" width="320" /> </a></p><p style="text-align: center;">After spending a lot of time at the falls we started paddling back, but not before visiting the old hydro dam. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIZb3MqjY2AdgkznXeoH2SYQlOEg8kJTzldXGySd_dVBkUjZHwN1-WSvXg3stiWUxaL_71wb0GLfDOWufap7lZUlGI5iZlfwwSWaOd5lFuTIk8WGfkjmINVbXiFCPHgiLbErwxw88-qNXY/s960/174406400_10222646145733934_7633268229612551769_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIZb3MqjY2AdgkznXeoH2SYQlOEg8kJTzldXGySd_dVBkUjZHwN1-WSvXg3stiWUxaL_71wb0GLfDOWufap7lZUlGI5iZlfwwSWaOd5lFuTIk8WGfkjmINVbXiFCPHgiLbErwxw88-qNXY/s320/174406400_10222646145733934_7633268229612551769_n.jpg" /></a></p><p><br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXQouL72s5GyXqMVovrrCiLFlSs5DRVLYNHPVeZH-rCTv01qgPqqEBa4-WRBsl3fU32iSoSUYYlnM7FomtIUZsYn9OHXpuapdPu2cjUTa24MacycoeSKJMT3oes9vWs1vqHeQho1ZHZDei/s2016/174786768_10224609315243011_8431436854704049816_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1504" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXQouL72s5GyXqMVovrrCiLFlSs5DRVLYNHPVeZH-rCTv01qgPqqEBa4-WRBsl3fU32iSoSUYYlnM7FomtIUZsYn9OHXpuapdPu2cjUTa24MacycoeSKJMT3oes9vWs1vqHeQho1ZHZDei/s320/174786768_10224609315243011_8431436854704049816_n.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkqwPY8aNedFIVLxcusyOLqfa8gTUPbJYhy6k-pMwWnLnK6W0oNWMb7EA9mpe1sqhygg_8PzGb1gLtu6PACgW0h5BSzIR6HWKIscIiLemw0-mQt4d-KCgGfK2EIxXuzaRZY4YKNcKOVIwv/s960/174703799_10222646155294173_782852264619153984_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkqwPY8aNedFIVLxcusyOLqfa8gTUPbJYhy6k-pMwWnLnK6W0oNWMb7EA9mpe1sqhygg_8PzGb1gLtu6PACgW0h5BSzIR6HWKIscIiLemw0-mQt4d-KCgGfK2EIxXuzaRZY4YKNcKOVIwv/s320/174703799_10222646155294173_782852264619153984_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGKF5BVkGa35hXx6ns9EMJFS0hmpIg8DbKlKT2mNxKdQVE3vvwwPgLgonhU1zK5r0wckGMS2gfZmfWreNB_Oq-OsQFG1o0PCsfO8_oW3I5IQZ9eOnSbvcee-QLoFCa2JetV_pUzLDkaCaj/s2016/174589406_10224609316883052_2637700147831536942_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1504" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGKF5BVkGa35hXx6ns9EMJFS0hmpIg8DbKlKT2mNxKdQVE3vvwwPgLgonhU1zK5r0wckGMS2gfZmfWreNB_Oq-OsQFG1o0PCsfO8_oW3I5IQZ9eOnSbvcee-QLoFCa2JetV_pUzLDkaCaj/s320/174589406_10224609316883052_2637700147831536942_n.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As I paddle places Mom never got to explore, I think a lot about her and wonder if she would like it. She would love this place. She would love the group dynamics and would get a kick out of our shenanigans as we paddle. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As I was paddling back I got a nice text from someone in my life acknowledging the significance of the day and it did make me a bit emotional... but I paddled off by myself for a bit and took some time to just be... Looking at things I know my mom would see things similarly... the details, the colors... the lighting... I am my mother's daughter! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So peaceful! <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkOfpQ1mdyeSDlqcxU0DANiDWbrwz4J0AcnR870J_l8ZZ7DTKg1lAynad50oS_Vu45M6mPO5vrX5700NIbdVPCl3z1ffOtV5WYeRnu-NRu1E95CMcWGspoT73kEckcqVqLj4CfHrJvSPev/s320/174824385_10222646153054117_7559312031584361288_n.jpg" width="320" /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One thing mom did with her kayaks was always provide opportunities for other people to try kayaking. I have kept that alive and have invited many people to join me on adventures. Many of those people have since bought their own kayaks and have shared many adventures! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The women I paddled with today have all had various experiences kayaking, and two of them just bought new kayaks! Now that they have their own kayaks they need to find ways to load them themselves. (No damsels in distress in this crew!) This group of women came to my house after we were on the water and worked together to learn and support each other. <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> What a crew! <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieqR6zRyukemhVUhJ7jXkaFVIM8n5hfqWIzwZi_fHJIlyir02_gvMI2cXrelrQbTs-wIBYSygs-ezY0g2D7YcTLQ9ySk9M8oAwtxscP26abrhVr3GM6r6Xi7DKsaX49cNrX8AuHEc4Gy_1/s960/174289700_10222646159734284_2710126426905381865_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieqR6zRyukemhVUhJ7jXkaFVIM8n5hfqWIzwZi_fHJIlyir02_gvMI2cXrelrQbTs-wIBYSygs-ezY0g2D7YcTLQ9ySk9M8oAwtxscP26abrhVr3GM6r6Xi7DKsaX49cNrX8AuHEc4Gy_1/s320/174289700_10222646159734284_2710126426905381865_n.jpg" width="320" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After we had one person practice loading and unloading her kayak using the seawings on someone's car, another woman had purchased the seawings and needed help installing them. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This crew was awesome - <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Working together to install the Malone Sea Wings! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was really cool to see everyone helping each other while also making each other do things independently... 'you gotta do it by yourself, but we are here just in case!' was something said multiple times. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My mom would be impressed that we all did this in a way to support each other. She would love that we are each capable of loading/unloading our boats on our own. (That doesn't mean we don't help each other... we do, of course, but we also want to make sure that we can each do it by ourselves so we can do it when needed. You never know when that may be.) <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz4yIUhqSzMNy5aVBzouT0e2B14jNpElKvr8jjvAfXb3RDCG-iPxC5BAiqDJ_wjQ08jQaUao3oOhb6AqXw926UcWKWhdBaBWgqc4K8WrLilNUaIN4-fKdGT3o3t0ol1K9reuia2Hp5BZfL/s960/175302367_10222646138613756_8072746728461970137_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">I<img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz4yIUhqSzMNy5aVBzouT0e2B14jNpElKvr8jjvAfXb3RDCG-iPxC5BAiqDJ_wjQ08jQaUao3oOhb6AqXw926UcWKWhdBaBWgqc4K8WrLilNUaIN4-fKdGT3o3t0ol1K9reuia2Hp5BZfL/s320/175302367_10222646138613756_8072746728461970137_n.jpg" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I expected to have a day where my focus was on my mom... and while she was in my mind today, I was focused on enjoying this journey with friends and I really enjoyed seeing women helping women, empowering each other to do new things independently. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Oh... and as I type this from a airport, I was sent a pic of my girl, Miss Gladys. She is in great hands this week, but man am I gonna miss her! Look at that face! She misses me too, I can tell!! <br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK-KmPyDWPVzNDjluxPeG4vJZAB4Scq33lPqyF4i38S3omyypysLE_sFxiUFWWVg6heu0AFy16XTZ8-MOkdmYo8DuRRnwi3xpkbBuKI0QSlR6T8KkQCTHuz_HuoSeuvuRttiRPK6UfgbRL/s1920/173769508_580093329625118_7077115735933775348_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK-KmPyDWPVzNDjluxPeG4vJZAB4Scq33lPqyF4i38S3omyypysLE_sFxiUFWWVg6heu0AFy16XTZ8-MOkdmYo8DuRRnwi3xpkbBuKI0QSlR6T8KkQCTHuz_HuoSeuvuRttiRPK6UfgbRL/s320/173769508_580093329625118_7077115735933775348_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>Maine KayakGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08635201868439734647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2616078566493718593.post-87128653217031768312020-10-13T20:29:00.001-04:002020-10-13T20:29:13.882-04:00Nezinscot River, Turner Maine<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<b>Body of Water: </b>Nezinscot River, Turner, ME [Maine Gazzetteer Map 11, C4]</div>
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<b>Directions: </b>From Portland, head north on 95 to Exit 75. Take a
left after the exit onto Rt. 4/202. Stay on Rt. 4 for about 16 miles
into Turner. Turn right onto Rt. 117 and the municipal building is on
the right, just after the municipal building there is a short 'road'
that goes down to the water. This is the boat launch. (See map below) </div>
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<b>Boat Launch: </b>Gravel Drive down to gravel slope into the water. </div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS7gTRAbolUZQbet1RXqR0MKkHZmgsUbForqJm_bPv-ug7TzyI3PaCrylslHDgd4AuyyggwGDx2gADJbY-PFzo4iApE1JS-3qlS9Fu3bSKCoirdKfW0ACQ9clnZUK-iz7RMPb1_x-zoUdi/s586/nezinscot.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="397" data-original-width="586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS7gTRAbolUZQbet1RXqR0MKkHZmgsUbForqJm_bPv-ug7TzyI3PaCrylslHDgd4AuyyggwGDx2gADJbY-PFzo4iApE1JS-3qlS9Fu3bSKCoirdKfW0ACQ9clnZUK-iz7RMPb1_x-zoUdi/s320/nezinscot.png" width="320" /></a></div><b> </b><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXlGd9NJJEOjJxaWawUeG06fWHWRsgQ6hbPKnnp2ZnI5jKt2wHFLsthq-cdmNqiRJc21Ojklr3jJTDG4ThitonW2Whj8qsLkLoBeri5urapTHNHEaD0QkiGWZhXGrfq0jj_4f9BDH3L7fa/s4032/20201004_073550.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXlGd9NJJEOjJxaWawUeG06fWHWRsgQ6hbPKnnp2ZnI5jKt2wHFLsthq-cdmNqiRJc21Ojklr3jJTDG4ThitonW2Whj8qsLkLoBeri5urapTHNHEaD0QkiGWZhXGrfq0jj_4f9BDH3L7fa/s320/20201004_073550.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p><b> Parking: </b>Parking area at the launch is small. I was able to pull
over to the side and it left room for another vehicle to get in if
needed. I reached out to the folks at the Turner Municipal Building and they said on weekends they welcome folks to park in their lot and walk over to the launch. They were super friendly! I am not sure what they think about parking there during the week, but it is worth a call! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<b>Fees: </b>None</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div>
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<b>Bathroom: </b>None (There are a few gas stations/businesses along 202/Rt 4 you could take advantage of including a Hannaford very nearby!) </div>
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<b>Wildlife: </b>Turtles, Blue Heron, beaver, eagle, fox!!! and possibly deer. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Notes:</b> The Nezinscot! This is only my second time paddling here! <a href="https://kayakinginmaine.blogspot.com/2016/10/nezinscot-river-turner-maine.html">Last time</a> I was here I came alone and admit at times I was a bit nervous. This river goes on for a long time, with a few twists and turns and places where you can easily get sidetracked... this time I brought a friend. I felt more confident with two of us making sure we knew where we were going and how to get back. The Nezinscot is surprisingly uninhabited! I love that... but it can also mean that if you were to get lost or need something, it is hard to find that... so.. having someone else there was great. (Plus the laughter and fun!). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I remembered enjoying the Nezinscot but had forgotten how nice it really is. I have only paddled here in the fall and I am sure it is equally as beautiful earlier in the paddling season. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I want to start with what may have been my favorite part of the trip... even though it happened at the end. When I paddle I try to be a good steward of the waterbodies... so.. if there is trash, I try to remove it. (unless I have Gladys... because I do not want her licking things that she shouldn't be!) So.. not far from the launch I see something floating in the water... it was a kids 'floatie'... a kickboard of sorts used when swimming. It was in decent shape but since I did not want to keep it with me the entire trip I moved it from the water to a place on the shore under an uprooted tree. The tree had been blown over or had fallen years ago... the grass had grown on it, so I know it was not a newly fallen tree... and then we happily paddled on our way... on the way back I remembered where I had put it and came back for it. I paddled up close to the shore and used my paddle to try to reach for it. For some reason I looked up towards the top of the roots and noticed fur... some kind of animal fur... Oh no... I thought for sure that there was something dead up there... it reminded me of last winter when a friend and I were walking the dogs and we came upon a dead raccoon that had lost its battle with a porcupine... we names it a racupine or a porcucoon... I thought this was another incident of a dead animal... and I noticed a paw... so I said to Donna, "Aww.. I think there is a dead animal up there." Just then... the dead animal... which was not dead... sprang up and looked down at me from the top of the roots.. it was a stunning RED FOX! Oh my gosh, it was so pretty, so healthy looking! We stared at each other for a moment... me trying to comprehend what I was seeing and it... trying to process who had just woken it up from a nice snooze in the warm sun... and then it ran away... and I paddles a bit to the side and Donna and I both got to see it run across a log and into the woods. Unfortunately I did not have my camera ready, neither did she... but despite having no photo of the beautiful animal, it is truly one of the coolest experiences I have had paddling. I mean.. who gets to look up to a fox staring down at them? So beautiful. I am so grateful to get to see these animals in their natural habitat. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Ok... so before the fox... there was so much else to see and appreciate!! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We got on the water early... about 7:15 or so. I do like to get on the water early and wish I could get out even earlier, but... realistically I am exhausted these days. I work in a school and things are hard... and my energy is low... so getting up any earlier than 5 a.m. just is not happening at this point! (This is a good point to give a huge shout out to ALL educators and school workers out there... that includes teachers, ed techs, administrators, bus drivers, custodians, cafeteria workers, etc... we are working incredibly hard trying to do things that are really hard... the intensity right now, for educators, is something I have never seen. So even if you disagree with what schools are doing, please be kind to those working in schools.) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When getting on the water early things can appear a bit dreary... we got here and there was still some mist on the water, but not much compared to other morning paddles! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> This was taken from the launch... looking left you see a bridge and a dam... <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZYYuL2uP4MVWTDWyzYo0zzcNQejcaz0hjtfntYQ40SOz0XWsCVNuMJZ4ERKrR-97zBSmGvKVS1ejUdLQBEJPTw7UDWnC31FEeF5h3NdSTF2mqGatDMnD3JCCQZQfolRdAngRdlHaUIZNc/s4032/20201004_073558.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZYYuL2uP4MVWTDWyzYo0zzcNQejcaz0hjtfntYQ40SOz0XWsCVNuMJZ4ERKrR-97zBSmGvKVS1ejUdLQBEJPTw7UDWnC31FEeF5h3NdSTF2mqGatDMnD3JCCQZQfolRdAngRdlHaUIZNc/s320/20201004_073558.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Water was not moving over the dam so we could get close to look at it and look over its edge. <br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMh8k4zBV0X3P0tLubfJuYWrjr577YuGvEgDkpyjiocD8-d4KCTX4Hm0t0d5PclHEeYpCL5stCLssL7Hwsqnj-YTnJbxfDnmufDZ2ZFiSS4lvUejPWatLHVjyLi5qUQqOCv7WUBF_2f5nu/s4032/20201004_074630.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMh8k4zBV0X3P0tLubfJuYWrjr577YuGvEgDkpyjiocD8-d4KCTX4Hm0t0d5PclHEeYpCL5stCLssL7Hwsqnj-YTnJbxfDnmufDZ2ZFiSS4lvUejPWatLHVjyLi5qUQqOCv7WUBF_2f5nu/s320/20201004_074630.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Looking from the dam, back under North Main St... and the bridge further back is Rt. 4. <br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKi-ii6kRRbWncBvg_vnDf77WFN7VeeSOFPbHVd-clnlAxWzMAOYDb0DIDDnZn1MWnr_UBjD0Sbvt6M7BUnzivQ9icaxt9Z5VR-HQ4VMQgs2NPg0YCmOGotQbjzs5DHtwJkGyx-YmCo4Co/s4032/20201004_074950.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKi-ii6kRRbWncBvg_vnDf77WFN7VeeSOFPbHVd-clnlAxWzMAOYDb0DIDDnZn1MWnr_UBjD0Sbvt6M7BUnzivQ9icaxt9Z5VR-HQ4VMQgs2NPg0YCmOGotQbjzs5DHtwJkGyx-YmCo4Co/s320/20201004_074950.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There were many upturned trees along the river with exposed roots. It is amazing to see how a strong tree can fall like that, but it is beautiful to see that life continues and becomes habitat to more plants and critters! <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisPDElwQ6-F-Z3DtpKiMERJQf0y7qXmIdn8cB_38x-Tu29nUCkkvtz6jU1sI6kLWGVA_msmgVfSWPFbdmCOfMcZwRiO1nxiVjS1obXP7XmjoJtbcsuxgPv5_vHw2eTSaNPl2m8zKLeU9To/s4608/IMG_6731.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisPDElwQ6-F-Z3DtpKiMERJQf0y7qXmIdn8cB_38x-Tu29nUCkkvtz6jU1sI6kLWGVA_msmgVfSWPFbdmCOfMcZwRiO1nxiVjS1obXP7XmjoJtbcsuxgPv5_vHw2eTSaNPl2m8zKLeU9To/s320/IMG_6731.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p> </p><p style="text-align: center;">Not long after we were on the water we saw an eagle. We saw it go down behind a group of trees and we paddled quickly to see where it had gone. We were lucky enough to see it close to the ground, on a log. It was eating something. It was beautiful to watch. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6yoLV_o7O4Z5pnhgH7vomrTbb-Z8KwYHmWK99t-kclZIAJzvJ2FPmImdYlbzvkCZwzrlK4AnqDesQB8B09hKOtUG_5Xcy_FenkhsPUDchKrgge0qpGTmUjC9BuUueY0nNnUdkhlgPiJNY/s4608/IMG_6726.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6yoLV_o7O4Z5pnhgH7vomrTbb-Z8KwYHmWK99t-kclZIAJzvJ2FPmImdYlbzvkCZwzrlK4AnqDesQB8B09hKOtUG_5Xcy_FenkhsPUDchKrgge0qpGTmUjC9BuUueY0nNnUdkhlgPiJNY/s320/IMG_6726.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">The eagle flew away and landed in a tree nearby. <br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJNbwjKYM2yz3A1BwJv7hS8WW8khuFU2fMS-tmpTU7tM39BZCTfySYsbHMIGAkZ8Xjmix-VcGplJ7Y_wFUzCxGMqq-PBj2gaZnQs6mFTYwTnhNyA1hUMgff7G8Cb2QZjfXaTao7whtemHl/s4608/IMG_6730.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJNbwjKYM2yz3A1BwJv7hS8WW8khuFU2fMS-tmpTU7tM39BZCTfySYsbHMIGAkZ8Xjmix-VcGplJ7Y_wFUzCxGMqq-PBj2gaZnQs6mFTYwTnhNyA1hUMgff7G8Cb2QZjfXaTao7whtemHl/s320/IMG_6730.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">There were a lot of trees overhanging the river. I love paddling beneath them. And.. the reflections were incredible. <br /></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-3tde0bEgyur9psP30KX5S16JPjsmLD1A0t1zpct0cmY_T7YCnQP9y8TqmiRT7H2UG-3rB8pexyZajrXcmPei1onTpU0hSgVhwastnNS6U4fCW2gSJQQAcMsuzP_fxT_VB1JnzI0Maaot/s4608/IMG_6664.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-3tde0bEgyur9psP30KX5S16JPjsmLD1A0t1zpct0cmY_T7YCnQP9y8TqmiRT7H2UG-3rB8pexyZajrXcmPei1onTpU0hSgVhwastnNS6U4fCW2gSJQQAcMsuzP_fxT_VB1JnzI0Maaot/s320/IMG_6664.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">And there were amazing stumps and roots! <br /></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiidLWpj6l-L14YjZ8pQkqEI1DbLAHNI00cDHHTCAq-3GZVF_y9R6yvymYMtrUjXE-b3273GMygU39EXqEO1HOVMJJyXeiu20KsdUem2shs48sS4xZf5Uy5FtbCOzCFlo8Il5SX56-EdOlQ/s4608/IMG_6667.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiidLWpj6l-L14YjZ8pQkqEI1DbLAHNI00cDHHTCAq-3GZVF_y9R6yvymYMtrUjXE-b3273GMygU39EXqEO1HOVMJJyXeiu20KsdUem2shs48sS4xZf5Uy5FtbCOzCFlo8Il5SX56-EdOlQ/s320/IMG_6667.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">This is Donna doing what she does... taking photos! (Check out her pics at <a href="https://dknowlesphotography.com/">Donna Knowles Photography</a>!) <br /></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnvbV4Ea1UgdAURaXVFgwXfZUi7-rLCwsYDj0FluGfyvAsCIy50b5mrXok8Xbj3O51XKdVPmK7PM-SVcqSHU0Fr6GEelv2VTIkNMlu8JH8NaWF-1PKaecCWRdikAnseEpLQiX5aNGq_aMQ/s4608/IMG_6674.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnvbV4Ea1UgdAURaXVFgwXfZUi7-rLCwsYDj0FluGfyvAsCIy50b5mrXok8Xbj3O51XKdVPmK7PM-SVcqSHU0Fr6GEelv2VTIkNMlu8JH8NaWF-1PKaecCWRdikAnseEpLQiX5aNGq_aMQ/s320/IMG_6674.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU8hWOYc41MJyyA5PSXjsfFJGRslTsbZWd-EqgUVHn-z8k9cBF_bmJJxzIxegMtPdk4Mj9E60Ef8jeODYDBEGsbfvXwNNwRk7JhatHRGvs7CTsO3rD6cltl7bw2gM91FCvCfxX-Kj3BMos/s4032/20201004_080311.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU8hWOYc41MJyyA5PSXjsfFJGRslTsbZWd-EqgUVHn-z8k9cBF_bmJJxzIxegMtPdk4Mj9E60Ef8jeODYDBEGsbfvXwNNwRk7JhatHRGvs7CTsO3rD6cltl7bw2gM91FCvCfxX-Kj3BMos/s320/20201004_080311.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsCvmimPfretdDJJo3tUvO92bnc9FaA4Cy6R68Hh70EYnTed3yP0cxd5MS_VwJyCoCTuJzwpdXCbQJc8Ac1LnAZ7NxEOndvfnbDokDuCgHDb5-dlfBqm7zs63FflXFQK6FQTbsMrOnL90l/s4608/IMG_6732.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsCvmimPfretdDJJo3tUvO92bnc9FaA4Cy6R68Hh70EYnTed3yP0cxd5MS_VwJyCoCTuJzwpdXCbQJc8Ac1LnAZ7NxEOndvfnbDokDuCgHDb5-dlfBqm7zs63FflXFQK6FQTbsMrOnL90l/s320/IMG_6732.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOstw0frOhJEe8CvTiDDc86mVdPNEG5OEJTJ55qeU_v5tHfr2QI0nIPmUDoWwXCfqmdgI76MoXu3xbMwAhkE9ivjwFf-CW9D69UQRpq21ZCsl3RJ4hcYhzQT53vElNYTrP5-YMlXJCPdAY/s4608/IMG_6705.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOstw0frOhJEe8CvTiDDc86mVdPNEG5OEJTJ55qeU_v5tHfr2QI0nIPmUDoWwXCfqmdgI76MoXu3xbMwAhkE9ivjwFf-CW9D69UQRpq21ZCsl3RJ4hcYhzQT53vElNYTrP5-YMlXJCPdAY/s320/IMG_6705.JPG" /></a> <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">We also saw a heron. and got to watch it on a log for a while and saw it again, at least I think it was the same one, later in the trip. Love seeing them. The sun also started coming out so the lighting changed... it is so cool to see how things look so different as the sun comes out. <br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwB3VH4JlGIIaz7droOLZFrglbvnMqpCUo3O2JbEwQ9mO9NqflcRjUqEQOhTHPMU5zNZVA_TFzQFxWjKPd93nIipmzciKMJur9WNgE7JpDMt48grnA1VxXbGQjnbb9Ba0_DQMHTVy3Tbfl/s4608/IMG_6826.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwB3VH4JlGIIaz7droOLZFrglbvnMqpCUo3O2JbEwQ9mO9NqflcRjUqEQOhTHPMU5zNZVA_TFzQFxWjKPd93nIipmzciKMJur9WNgE7JpDMt48grnA1VxXbGQjnbb9Ba0_DQMHTVy3Tbfl/s320/IMG_6826.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWcGwq2n6Pua-rC7iIdYnhKi9dcF6LHxDXXLHzbynMBo4e_t2mFitEGvR0kyXXVoRzq9O3gu8lpCy98QskDqUDQFaYV5mcTFXYS8g7Ur5L77gNrp_TSMtGBoljqh0LSbDObzcLuWpY4Xz4/s4608/IMG_6962.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWcGwq2n6Pua-rC7iIdYnhKi9dcF6LHxDXXLHzbynMBo4e_t2mFitEGvR0kyXXVoRzq9O3gu8lpCy98QskDqUDQFaYV5mcTFXYS8g7Ur5L77gNrp_TSMtGBoljqh0LSbDObzcLuWpY4Xz4/s320/IMG_6962.JPG" width="320" /></a> <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">This was a cool area to explore. In the spring the water must be so higher. We scooted in here and explored, but it got pretty shallow. <br /></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB3hvNJykfT-tFqm3ZUTGSTRA6Q_XfbBjtoTVZd01K0l9PF6GcHrswVi3dayuH5yMvsXH-wXPXSkyuiAImHxu9hAGsGNG8iXvc55QnmQA4MnAJRcon9T9rpR2Nx0Bmb4rkd41_yuaZYx3H/s4608/IMG_6765.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB3hvNJykfT-tFqm3ZUTGSTRA6Q_XfbBjtoTVZd01K0l9PF6GcHrswVi3dayuH5yMvsXH-wXPXSkyuiAImHxu9hAGsGNG8iXvc55QnmQA4MnAJRcon9T9rpR2Nx0Bmb4rkd41_yuaZYx3H/s320/IMG_6765.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">When we paddled out of here I saw this bottle... I was so excited! Could this be a message in a bottle???<br /></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiALIq6RGmzj07dlMT-9jfuuCApfuVlsRgD3vMDuh5fJfKRb9iyhxaUqaWycRE1FjUraZaFKACncdTnsnERPDIEg2tTqDzt-RlMfixq4Bx1af7eXevLljf-8B1XYvAG2x8kxzOamvxf6Ebd/s4032/20201004_095223.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiALIq6RGmzj07dlMT-9jfuuCApfuVlsRgD3vMDuh5fJfKRb9iyhxaUqaWycRE1FjUraZaFKACncdTnsnERPDIEg2tTqDzt-RlMfixq4Bx1af7eXevLljf-8B1XYvAG2x8kxzOamvxf6Ebd/s320/20201004_095223.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">It was a message in a bottle. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I was hoping to find a note of love or a note talking about a kid doing a science experiment, trying to find where the bottle traveled... it was not. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Sadly, it was a note... a page from a journal maybe... from a distressed adolescent. The kid wrote about their depression, how hard this pandemic had been... and indicated thoughts of suicide. </div><div style="text-align: center;">It was also dated... April 2020... </div><div style="text-align: center;">I take notes like this seriously. </div><div style="text-align: center;">While I knew there was nothing immediate we could do... I knew it was a kid that needed help. So... I put the note back in the bottle... and before we went home we stopped at the Androscoggin County Sheriff's department and gave it to them. I hope this young person is getting support. </div><div style="text-align: center;">This note is also a reminder that we all need to make sure we are supporting each other, checking in on each other... and being kind to ourselves. Please take care of yourself. And... reach out when you need help. We all need help... given the state of the world... how could we not?<br /></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRneT_0mwve2fgxIYVqDpDrnzqiXmVbcrM5VUClmylcbu96IhxtLzcyPGPRO_6Qff1Umimv0EhEsL0DIQ8hZaUkJ1TB-RD-QEAp2BZxXAbpWQtpy1RRDgW5r98FVb2IJ6E2X1nT5zA6_E0/s4032/20201004_095330.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRneT_0mwve2fgxIYVqDpDrnzqiXmVbcrM5VUClmylcbu96IhxtLzcyPGPRO_6Qff1Umimv0EhEsL0DIQ8hZaUkJ1TB-RD-QEAp2BZxXAbpWQtpy1RRDgW5r98FVb2IJ6E2X1nT5zA6_E0/s320/20201004_095330.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">After finding the note we paddled on... knowing that we would take the note to the police after we paddled and knowing the note was from April... but.. I think that note made me appreciate the rest of our adventure a bit more... paddling is my therapy... I have shared here before that I have anxiety. It has not gone away. It is there, every day... as the election gets closer... it is getting worse... I am scared for our future. so.. for me, right now, paddling is a priority. I NEED to paddle... as much as I can for as long as I can. I am trying to put these images, this beauty in my 'reserve' tank to get me through the months where I can't paddle. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaaJlyWUQdPZgR5JFptA5QuYaojEHoW_IQTAkHxuExQ3zSHG4vN9fYxAd0GJcou1MMe8qk6-mcUVYFX1mHjwwf0swJ5pcaQCLutXf1ZRZFpqpcho1NuOEE_tF5dinE4SERk530PmrUMaAC/s4032/20201004_100709.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaaJlyWUQdPZgR5JFptA5QuYaojEHoW_IQTAkHxuExQ3zSHG4vN9fYxAd0GJcou1MMe8qk6-mcUVYFX1mHjwwf0swJ5pcaQCLutXf1ZRZFpqpcho1NuOEE_tF5dinE4SERk530PmrUMaAC/s320/20201004_100709.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDdwjN0gvr8lQtT02smI9E-sGjtgSedSbXIyF78zcu4mgiAvsaFMFwb4LhGelQ7feRNNabgoOHyyY7Ixuq2VRNVdhqtxX0otDibNHS3cnNrk5F8_UWPX7BtmddjEGZBLelOdQE8QVwscyZ/s4032/20201004_100326.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDdwjN0gvr8lQtT02smI9E-sGjtgSedSbXIyF78zcu4mgiAvsaFMFwb4LhGelQ7feRNNabgoOHyyY7Ixuq2VRNVdhqtxX0otDibNHS3cnNrk5F8_UWPX7BtmddjEGZBLelOdQE8QVwscyZ/s320/20201004_100326.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Because the water levels were a bit down... finding places to stop for a stretch break was challenging. Many places were very muddy, deep mud and then drop offs... but we found a place... a place with sand.. and we took advantage of it! <br /></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH60ZyOBerZZ5qa9IW-dD4Px5v7emoSqfgoAKAV_87J758h7co3F4eLzMoTfKCom31pDrswLLqnGydQkobzqZ4unbaCYUxrWNzNzuHE7kWwAf5pqYu9-tptrsZCKR_tuiXHz1_CIf_3uw9/s4032/20201004_102708.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH60ZyOBerZZ5qa9IW-dD4Px5v7emoSqfgoAKAV_87J758h7co3F4eLzMoTfKCom31pDrswLLqnGydQkobzqZ4unbaCYUxrWNzNzuHE7kWwAf5pqYu9-tptrsZCKR_tuiXHz1_CIf_3uw9/s320/20201004_102708.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCE6aTNW9L6UEf7tLjs6kHlxv5rRdww6MwGTIn8AJC8AgqfBLyKiXMf3f8Yl79tyn6gveorYRc-m-5R75UQuB4UWJasHYHrlGPixA1h6Nd6MDCBtLdpY7Kpk98o8NU6-HlTvJChzvQDHoW/s4032/20201004_102956.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCE6aTNW9L6UEf7tLjs6kHlxv5rRdww6MwGTIn8AJC8AgqfBLyKiXMf3f8Yl79tyn6gveorYRc-m-5R75UQuB4UWJasHYHrlGPixA1h6Nd6MDCBtLdpY7Kpk98o8NU6-HlTvJChzvQDHoW/s320/20201004_102956.jpg" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">We got to a place where we had to decide whether to go left or right... we chose right and ended up near a campground... we learned is <a href="https://martinstreamcampground.com/" target="_blank">Martin Stream Campground</a>. So.. when we made that right, we were choosing to explore Martin's stream. I will definitely check them out sometime! <br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqoy_-Qb2E7C5r5jsdtWdiVkt6uF5BWGUl8a9EY2jWpev72IWoKHRF93mW8EItION4uH53gEPCzgceBPqByhAMsrbPKwWbKLJTX8kdS07hxKRDMpUUdjTOsDRogAbPnHbzoAW4JaToEcJP/s4032/20201004_105152.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqoy_-Qb2E7C5r5jsdtWdiVkt6uF5BWGUl8a9EY2jWpev72IWoKHRF93mW8EItION4uH53gEPCzgceBPqByhAMsrbPKwWbKLJTX8kdS07hxKRDMpUUdjTOsDRogAbPnHbzoAW4JaToEcJP/s320/20201004_105152.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">We decided at that point we would turn around and head back. I had not brought Gladys with me because I could not remember if there were places to easily get out and give her a break. So I had to get home for her. I have no idea how far we paddled, but it was a good distance! <br /></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjedSKamuDvtHZ8-hD9m9V4dtVl_bKjwwmN81IDZLw0204IXIJ8PteJ8BkAN084dmEPF2eHZkQ2eqFixh_XxXzif_JVSLtaCIZvUYULIggo7kDPsV9eHmZ5wMFOCpTecK3dlNq3SQ86kId2/s4032/20201004_112916.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjedSKamuDvtHZ8-hD9m9V4dtVl_bKjwwmN81IDZLw0204IXIJ8PteJ8BkAN084dmEPF2eHZkQ2eqFixh_XxXzif_JVSLtaCIZvUYULIggo7kDPsV9eHmZ5wMFOCpTecK3dlNq3SQ86kId2/s320/20201004_112916.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYV8cipbtpC7i3NGLGybrjvKkvlFiR5eK8khz9FROJGLXJD181jBhbEbuNOtybdeeSoPUSnbuIJdzipl1QwjUU8-bKaDiGl58JkdzWVPW9hIzdgS8XZ2AxTCeQtI1gUE6qvKKXDz8vAdrr/s4608/IMG_6769.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYV8cipbtpC7i3NGLGybrjvKkvlFiR5eK8khz9FROJGLXJD181jBhbEbuNOtybdeeSoPUSnbuIJdzipl1QwjUU8-bKaDiGl58JkdzWVPW9hIzdgS8XZ2AxTCeQtI1gUE6qvKKXDz8vAdrr/s320/IMG_6769.JPG" width="320" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">One of my favorite parts of this trip was the high banks and canopy of the trees... it created such contrast in the lighting... light and dark... and the colors popped. I love Maine! <br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYstSJQAThyfdKCuVZIrhvkLUdEbxONWOGzNe6flNP8gzz95rZpiVXpEridA6AMGnltMwDvTclZV35Rm_H7Zbt4zYuA6aZrFa9nDy9aK7SwmGs1fo6HCwBPsDh_pzxzzHOwLwEfuMfcQUk/s4608/IMG_6777.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYstSJQAThyfdKCuVZIrhvkLUdEbxONWOGzNe6flNP8gzz95rZpiVXpEridA6AMGnltMwDvTclZV35Rm_H7Zbt4zYuA6aZrFa9nDy9aK7SwmGs1fo6HCwBPsDh_pzxzzHOwLwEfuMfcQUk/s320/IMG_6777.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Have you ever seen these mushrooms? From what I have learned it is called Chicken of the Woods. (Please do your own research though!!). Apparently it is edible and... tastes like.... yup you guessed it.. chicken! I cannot attest to this because I do not like mushrooms.. but... I do love the colors and texture! <br /></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiukt3lNdqMx344BmqDMR1ydeLXeXAemLIkTs9Tiqog4n-P3RhNWFYORksTSWsaR9oDMTZYT4vrqhbYdHY6GQu2pZXwRzf3t4bqph8efmGBKacZ6LCvSZIfygSwrcIivL5RllYqsVK-0jVu/s4608/IMG_6780.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiukt3lNdqMx344BmqDMR1ydeLXeXAemLIkTs9Tiqog4n-P3RhNWFYORksTSWsaR9oDMTZYT4vrqhbYdHY6GQu2pZXwRzf3t4bqph8efmGBKacZ6LCvSZIfygSwrcIivL5RllYqsVK-0jVu/s320/IMG_6780.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicrB3HByPjYeEbNQTjhBnBweAoBYVqfOZb_cs86Y3uTZhfF4sYkqnYG_m-5G95TFY6haxON9S5fuV9YWydCdqACmC17vXgOxkHoMk8bUnwRPsnRccEVx7ymA9q-KbKc3BqQk5NNjNPn143/s4608/IMG_6785.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicrB3HByPjYeEbNQTjhBnBweAoBYVqfOZb_cs86Y3uTZhfF4sYkqnYG_m-5G95TFY6haxON9S5fuV9YWydCdqACmC17vXgOxkHoMk8bUnwRPsnRccEVx7ymA9q-KbKc3BqQk5NNjNPn143/s320/IMG_6785.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmI2mMQ8NsbmW5EjSZPdFIQd-BJrroYBtarUvgbVAE83tGFi0ykPf5JaeXwzbEP5NG-01N-Eh82KZ-jbTgG1QUZqKbRTon_biYaRA_yq5DJsU-b3u_XyW0CJTUyShDAb7SnOBs57B30HIW/s4608/IMG_6787.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmI2mMQ8NsbmW5EjSZPdFIQd-BJrroYBtarUvgbVAE83tGFi0ykPf5JaeXwzbEP5NG-01N-Eh82KZ-jbTgG1QUZqKbRTon_biYaRA_yq5DJsU-b3u_XyW0CJTUyShDAb7SnOBs57B30HIW/s320/IMG_6787.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigvNhUInJfvHWgJ8oPAWIbiOMGCLv2C24Sz9Vl4TeWSj6t-mcJRjMDxkOG8u5ZxmDd2JErYbogDzUsPVzcAg2fC-E0DIt1dCpMixzxEOagz1fsUuSCt5Nb4HH1I6MdP1e8ha2hOIjQr_u8/s4608/IMG_6790.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigvNhUInJfvHWgJ8oPAWIbiOMGCLv2C24Sz9Vl4TeWSj6t-mcJRjMDxkOG8u5ZxmDd2JErYbogDzUsPVzcAg2fC-E0DIt1dCpMixzxEOagz1fsUuSCt5Nb4HH1I6MdP1e8ha2hOIjQr_u8/s320/IMG_6790.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">I loved seeing my fellow paddler along the shore with the tall trees and reflections... being reminded that we are, in the scheme of things, small... can be helpful. <br /></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Y6yK5jh9tzZtyNV1bTfBG9E8Esf1ffkvyS3NSYx9LQ49COrb9hvPvkKW49XBYwQ5bRrMLgF73dayELeSdpfbGgJgdOVTea6cUmGDSdBUzP-f_QY7J63j_AUVYNbC_AVccV5xhs7W_loS/s4608/IMG_6799.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Y6yK5jh9tzZtyNV1bTfBG9E8Esf1ffkvyS3NSYx9LQ49COrb9hvPvkKW49XBYwQ5bRrMLgF73dayELeSdpfbGgJgdOVTea6cUmGDSdBUzP-f_QY7J63j_AUVYNbC_AVccV5xhs7W_loS/s320/IMG_6799.JPG" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">On the way back we paused at one of the arches we had paddled under. We had noticed this inner tube stuck on a branch, but didn't want to carry it the whole way. I thought it would just pull off, but it had a lot of water in it and was pretty heavy. Donna had brought a knife with her and we were able to drain the water out... and it came back to the launch site with me... paddling with it on my kayak was TIRE-ing.... the fact we found it in the river, trash, was deflating... we had a lot of other play on words as we paddled... I may have even broken into a few verses of 'Rolling on the River...' doooo whahhhp doo doo doo doo doo...... <br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgilFZ7EouZ0hFgrsbr1YN00-yQiRY_HU54Z6Wy0_zkZJNHVQ5ZGIfrI5nhF69NomalPlC2Va-C4uIiBhw1OTWm69PY7RhySGwnCj78Aoz6k7o0Z6oNkpPAT4R4uqH6EenuNYyfV39BiLDa/s4032/20201004_113151.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgilFZ7EouZ0hFgrsbr1YN00-yQiRY_HU54Z6Wy0_zkZJNHVQ5ZGIfrI5nhF69NomalPlC2Va-C4uIiBhw1OTWm69PY7RhySGwnCj78Aoz6k7o0Z6oNkpPAT4R4uqH6EenuNYyfV39BiLDa/s320/20201004_113151.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrYvdgBfJ6kxMjKADE7zXLRP83WgYUbhgurcZvUqBCd1iMqwbbF-pEFIkTV1Kt08x0xkMtMR68YEGTFA1coYK7nvaPHUAEgXNEDqgelYpCc_2lwnbJdKSur9TbYDfSN-TgWPdfWyOVb0fF/s4032/20201004_115544.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrYvdgBfJ6kxMjKADE7zXLRP83WgYUbhgurcZvUqBCd1iMqwbbF-pEFIkTV1Kt08x0xkMtMR68YEGTFA1coYK7nvaPHUAEgXNEDqgelYpCc_2lwnbJdKSur9TbYDfSN-TgWPdfWyOVb0fF/s320/20201004_115544.jpg" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Donna going under one of the arches... <br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbi-4xwgaJHz1dAPAsvP6YSnfW-8NQERwDzMPR-Eo9z_64LkYazqcsI3UMoUlXLZaCaYTWsR7XlBGfS_-00UEW4yZ-75nMfvJDZAUgW7gLHOivcuK_JCN7HSgqACMOlRkgPstOF5676ioD/s4608/IMG_6751.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbi-4xwgaJHz1dAPAsvP6YSnfW-8NQERwDzMPR-Eo9z_64LkYazqcsI3UMoUlXLZaCaYTWsR7XlBGfS_-00UEW4yZ-75nMfvJDZAUgW7gLHOivcuK_JCN7HSgqACMOlRkgPstOF5676ioD/s320/IMG_6751.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On the way back we saw this
turtle... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She stood proudly in her position... she looked like she was
presiding over the water, if you will... so.. I named her RUTH! <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjOAgeGztlxdgydFZvRbWjSf9W0W3_qBuFRljd-0jzjqqEYUKGdZkkHKYkEyM-Q5VjOw-k8ZTwrROMf3GZyXdyggnAHqrwV6k6ZAJvM80G0E3hPAUv7YkA9wgAkErlk6LaAXVr4TIKomij/s320/fullsizeoutput_a1.jpeg" width="320" /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjZTb2SJV-_7B5zw7M6UNaaLNd6p93w2k_dRfNh9OPOyfS2sciok7gzjOxyBN3fDwyX7xNK7ZNQ9eCfqqGSB_3xOz-HJm60_kD5AsVF8Ox3HcdSkCTZAI0O-B8YJxNljEO5GWe_jV0PdSK/s4608/IMG_6994.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjZTb2SJV-_7B5zw7M6UNaaLNd6p93w2k_dRfNh9OPOyfS2sciok7gzjOxyBN3fDwyX7xNK7ZNQ9eCfqqGSB_3xOz-HJm60_kD5AsVF8Ox3HcdSkCTZAI0O-B8YJxNljEO5GWe_jV0PdSK/s320/IMG_6994.JPG" /></a></div> </div><div style="text-align: center;">I think her name is definitely Ruth! <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">(Couldn't resist!) <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvIiqKJPJxfPG69nm5m7B8CfQf7KnLAjU1-85yffKQAG1P9LGvmKxmXRa1v2zdybCB3qUqQwpkQwwObNNN_c2czq7fXIPhHD4bD9pAZtLkUBDXbOYoYZAyXp2QViJ0Ikq_MEdiz9_vvoMo/s391/Screen+Shot+2020-10-13+at+8.26.35+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="352" data-original-width="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvIiqKJPJxfPG69nm5m7B8CfQf7KnLAjU1-85yffKQAG1P9LGvmKxmXRa1v2zdybCB3qUqQwpkQwwObNNN_c2czq7fXIPhHD4bD9pAZtLkUBDXbOYoYZAyXp2QViJ0Ikq_MEdiz9_vvoMo/s320/Screen+Shot+2020-10-13+at+8.26.35+PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">After seeing Ruth this heron allowed us to watch it for a long time. </div><div style="text-align: center;">It was preening and was doing a great job!! It was fun to watch it. <br /></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEippn9XxQf9CpvimonT42uuZGQIdmLwdl6tk507noKJx9ULMlPr-XAMhQyQn7cDyG-83AWbD9YnnYBdJrDLg6JBKZnGqq1H42_KF1gHLdY5PZAQJ1FW_Vadcn_KqI0MZrLR3zMJimXVC072/s2048/fullsizeoutput_9f.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEippn9XxQf9CpvimonT42uuZGQIdmLwdl6tk507noKJx9ULMlPr-XAMhQyQn7cDyG-83AWbD9YnnYBdJrDLg6JBKZnGqq1H42_KF1gHLdY5PZAQJ1FW_Vadcn_KqI0MZrLR3zMJimXVC072/s320/fullsizeoutput_9f.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1LQOwyaRi32y53JdpxR0VMRrCKpZHk3t9JnSyCx04nzz6jD8ys2HMq1kdPdbxTJt5LtBvK-xi3DnyMcHzkYNaWBmBaLnfWH3UXnBZBi6ibCQhAqqSwK6CMPRzwcJC0AGvxIUSxaXZwdyz/s2048/fullsizeoutput_98.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1LQOwyaRi32y53JdpxR0VMRrCKpZHk3t9JnSyCx04nzz6jD8ys2HMq1kdPdbxTJt5LtBvK-xi3DnyMcHzkYNaWBmBaLnfWH3UXnBZBi6ibCQhAqqSwK6CMPRzwcJC0AGvxIUSxaXZwdyz/s320/fullsizeoutput_98.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG8tu4mJcUT7s98ntnIsbvWLb2HdVZQZsgZT7mr35sXGJNJBmZPTNTIqQggYTZFxA4IIdwHgFq4Nci2_WLelCPr7UUmpyzqQ1-4Nh7AgKvBO7-8FLxxYwJOPjA2F3LKc-uwFyLsToRE6vp/s4608/IMG_6943.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG8tu4mJcUT7s98ntnIsbvWLb2HdVZQZsgZT7mr35sXGJNJBmZPTNTIqQggYTZFxA4IIdwHgFq4Nci2_WLelCPr7UUmpyzqQ1-4Nh7AgKvBO7-8FLxxYwJOPjA2F3LKc-uwFyLsToRE6vp/s320/IMG_6943.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">As we were watching the heron Donna asked me how I felt about snakes... why was she asking? because this snake was coming up behind me! Truthfully I do not like snakes... I do not want one in my kayak with me... I do not want to get too close.. but... they are cool in their own way. This snake had beautiful coloring and it was one of the longer snakes I have seen here in Maine... it was easily two and a half feet long! <br /></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8A7Rrg3NrDteEQ1xM6NanoR7mGbRy200FAkC42sKcf25PzvhmQAJ4xWN5ei-FUt1fJVFhyOg89hGXe1vZuJ_Tw6MgH904dcMkMFfQ_u92phHVJRiwsRCmtfhOc3_jyqQB4BZtNtrl4PE_/s4608/IMG_6885.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8A7Rrg3NrDteEQ1xM6NanoR7mGbRy200FAkC42sKcf25PzvhmQAJ4xWN5ei-FUt1fJVFhyOg89hGXe1vZuJ_Tw6MgH904dcMkMFfQ_u92phHVJRiwsRCmtfhOc3_jyqQB4BZtNtrl4PE_/s320/IMG_6885.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTKwNGMWDh3w2MOoxYqw9Sc5wTgC9_LDqQDftgss7R9WWtdyR6jgGTplFy8Ht1unljVNdWo2YgGPu3JvICcdTGGvuxa0f8uV_TtEolrwroI4bHuFE-HSwFbnjIarCQ6WwaNT7FJYxG8_Vz/s4608/IMG_6893.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTKwNGMWDh3w2MOoxYqw9Sc5wTgC9_LDqQDftgss7R9WWtdyR6jgGTplFy8Ht1unljVNdWo2YgGPu3JvICcdTGGvuxa0f8uV_TtEolrwroI4bHuFE-HSwFbnjIarCQ6WwaNT7FJYxG8_Vz/s320/IMG_6893.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">After having lunch with the heron... sssstopping to vissssit with the sssssnake... we paddled back towards the launch... we saw a couple more turtles... </div><div style="text-align: center;">This turtle.. looks like it has lost a back foot... maybe a snapping turtle?! <br /></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp4myjGkP7apOsJrK9KrNMiLeMIVflWVuqjz23VmSL5NSqeJQ4ViTU64A9TwVmBXDc-J6K09u18bM7EaOV_2BH2yqYAYaL6ICVgBVkebqB9VV87gwwrSAPu0mrKLf41PSpkzfiiFxq_CVj/s4608/IMG_7011.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp4myjGkP7apOsJrK9KrNMiLeMIVflWVuqjz23VmSL5NSqeJQ4ViTU64A9TwVmBXDc-J6K09u18bM7EaOV_2BH2yqYAYaL6ICVgBVkebqB9VV87gwwrSAPu0mrKLf41PSpkzfiiFxq_CVj/s320/IMG_7011.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKFJm063ht3mIluejARjRWDWM5fFvu5pcpagGCtCkVPhHaER_b6AlgSKYNlF1sihnYltuAzSQy61Sr7TjS3R2rnWaMlp7p7GPFIYg6SG42f4lcVSNdlEAmYHkjH6Tdtuj3nw80IB8ZONRA/s4608/IMG_7016.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKFJm063ht3mIluejARjRWDWM5fFvu5pcpagGCtCkVPhHaER_b6AlgSKYNlF1sihnYltuAzSQy61Sr7TjS3R2rnWaMlp7p7GPFIYg6SG42f4lcVSNdlEAmYHkjH6Tdtuj3nw80IB8ZONRA/s320/IMG_7016.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Again, on the way back we had the encounter with the fox... so incredibly fortunate to have the wildlife sightings on this river. <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">We were worried about the water levels of the Nezinscot being low, because so many places are low right now... but the level was plenty high. We did have a backup plan... we were going to head to the Androscoggin River, Riverlands... we know plan Bs are important.. but.. the Nezinscot welcomed us with open arms! It was another great day on the water! <br /></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI19NvauBeu687eBVcT5hav6QqIJ1br4boiYs_r9wIFNTE2dZ0R4r-tBEzTZuYebCRkO7WpKbWpeKoYJHTzLnvujYUnZox168PEst6-EfTUw60hL0zE-ve2rR0GAbS085rpUnAlZRKYxVq/s2592/20201004_112912.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1458" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI19NvauBeu687eBVcT5hav6QqIJ1br4boiYs_r9wIFNTE2dZ0R4r-tBEzTZuYebCRkO7WpKbWpeKoYJHTzLnvujYUnZox168PEst6-EfTUw60hL0zE-ve2rR0GAbS085rpUnAlZRKYxVq/s320/20201004_112912.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>Maine KayakGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08635201868439734647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2616078566493718593.post-43830657487017071402020-10-13T13:48:00.004-04:002020-10-13T13:48:54.295-04:00Horseshoe Pond, Lovell Maine<p> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTD0JnZysD3Ox6d-Fvv0QD_WYMrV0dY87sUU296jH4R992-3EFgCIlfJNYVgGXnRZoaG-zru9sUnwy6MD0knFWXLyUMDI2344mIb2q2pMu9hU2MRiot-_lEtdsA7Sxl2Wq7sWGIu_3bful/s1884/mehorseshoe.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1503" data-original-width="1884" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTD0JnZysD3Ox6d-Fvv0QD_WYMrV0dY87sUU296jH4R992-3EFgCIlfJNYVgGXnRZoaG-zru9sUnwy6MD0knFWXLyUMDI2344mIb2q2pMu9hU2MRiot-_lEtdsA7Sxl2Wq7sWGIu_3bful/s320/mehorseshoe.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">(Photo by <a href="https://dknowlesphotography.com/">Donna Knowles</a>). <br /></p><p> </p><p><b>Body of Water:</b> Horseshoe Pond [Map 10, D1]<br /></p><p><b>Directions:</b> From Portland, head into Fryeburg. Head North on Rt. 5. (towards the fairgrounds!) From the intersection of Rt 302 and Rt 5 drive 11.5 miles on Rt 5 and turn LEFT onto West Lovell Rd. Stay on this road for about 2.7 miles (Crossing over the Kezar Lake Narrows) then go straight onto Foxboro Rd. (do not bear right to stay on West Lovell Rd.) Stay on Foxboro for about 2 miles, then turn right onto Horseshoe Pond Road. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVOkten_mCK_xlSIEJLbyBDQ2sdVAPqE7pJZrIqyx1T2N4x4EtH7Nt5CckadVw6xoC9nnSgwHD9e_G_ucN__0cXS_RFbydx-nPnay_rZrlZdm4cZk24Eu-xNBDqSop4QLcJ2pkBQQ5T2FZ/s4032/20201010_074204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVOkten_mCK_xlSIEJLbyBDQ2sdVAPqE7pJZrIqyx1T2N4x4EtH7Nt5CckadVw6xoC9nnSgwHD9e_G_ucN__0cXS_RFbydx-nPnay_rZrlZdm4cZk24Eu-xNBDqSop4QLcJ2pkBQQ5T2FZ/w200-h150/20201010_074204.jpg" width="200" /></a> <br /></p><p>In about a mile you will easily see the pond, the launch, and parking. <br /></p><p><b>Parking:</b> Parking is across the road from the launch site. There is a fairly large dirt area for parking. I can see that on a busy day this lot could fill up quickly. But... when you get there early... in the fall.. it was pretty empty! <br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit9n57qlVWRfXEkydp1vlUmgy8K3RvWkkpqyWfYQQMobav2ZGgNpAIVOXrUOPAat86oFUxxPZP_571DiKJxO4oXA3C9S9QvPu1aUAv3Uuw804nldQ0yPBGDBXVC6q3cNggQHNY26Ru8lbL/s596/Screen+Shot+2020-10-13+at+12.43.21+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="596" data-original-width="490" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit9n57qlVWRfXEkydp1vlUmgy8K3RvWkkpqyWfYQQMobav2ZGgNpAIVOXrUOPAat86oFUxxPZP_571DiKJxO4oXA3C9S9QvPu1aUAv3Uuw804nldQ0yPBGDBXVC6q3cNggQHNY26Ru8lbL/w164-h200/Screen+Shot+2020-10-13+at+12.43.21+PM.png" width="164" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlRQw9Og7goOguSQLeayTXhREhXEQ5UxVG7Gq0rddwzWgjSr4I7kTHhAwomGVGuwcCrsuV2YMAYfN4lQOH8otOCqWy5yT0rwWpT3odHSx1Datg_ltVH4Ul548bpq3yaAVs6wJj2mGgksCt/s529/Screen+Shot+2020-10-13+at+12.43.39+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img border="0" data-original-height="435" data-original-width="529" height="164" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlRQw9Og7goOguSQLeayTXhREhXEQ5UxVG7Gq0rddwzWgjSr4I7kTHhAwomGVGuwcCrsuV2YMAYfN4lQOH8otOCqWy5yT0rwWpT3odHSx1Datg_ltVH4Ul548bpq3yaAVs6wJj2mGgksCt/w200-h164/Screen+Shot+2020-10-13+at+12.43.39+PM.png" width="200" /></a><br /></div> <p></p><p><b>Launch: </b>The launch is great! A gradual, sandy put in! (My favorite kind!) It is big enough for small trailered boats. <br /></p><p><b>Fees:</b> None!</p><p><b>Bathroom:</b> None!</p><p><b>Wildlife:</b> We saw a pair of loons, one adult, one juvenile. I would anticipate other wildlife here at other times. <br /></p><p><b>Notes: </b> This place is stunning! A friend of mine lives in Colorado and has told me when he visits me in Maine I show him places that don't have mountains... I tell him in Maine we can head north to Katahdin to see THE mountain... or go to NH to see the mountains... but this little pond... made me feel like I was in the mountains! Of course, being in western Maine this area is close to the White Mountains. I LOVE looking at the Whites from the trip to <a href="http://kayakinginmaine.blogspot.com/2020/07/the-old-saco-river-to-kezar-pond.html">Kezar Pond</a>. and while Horseshoe Pond is surrounded by hills and not mountains... it is stunning!! </p><p>Here is a topographical map (from google) of the area: </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn-MK2fISnilIsWDOQxnQT_qc4stOfyVeuYi1fo78cHpmHZ2TPaeV0OcgJP7w8y5Ni8LiZtuZrvF2oJOrWpm7yfen71M1BI_n6ESQstLwFdkMop9A_fCyqowJDgXcPVNxM4BSd6EY1LKpo/s542/Screen+Shot+2020-10-13+at+1.07.56+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="542" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn-MK2fISnilIsWDOQxnQT_qc4stOfyVeuYi1fo78cHpmHZ2TPaeV0OcgJP7w8y5Ni8LiZtuZrvF2oJOrWpm7yfen71M1BI_n6ESQstLwFdkMop9A_fCyqowJDgXcPVNxM4BSd6EY1LKpo/s320/Screen+Shot+2020-10-13+at+1.07.56+PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">In this pond you are nestled between the hills... and it is a very cool feeling. This place is very small compared to other places I have paddled. You could easily do this pond in a very short amount of time... but on my adventure here... we lingered... enjoying the incredible views! <br /></p><p> </p><p style="text-align: center;"> From the launch you can see this lobster buoy. It is marking a pretty large rock that is under the surface of the water. I am sure the boaters greatly appreciate it! I think... it's pretty cool to have a buoy in a pond like this! <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-cG95EL57v2B_psPeOarDs2G-nCwbyJywXJiY_wBaiwWsVQGKtAgHhsTRv4ztxZ5TYKVEtH5tei98CXl7uGAm5fph_CE6_CgCsv2DhL0NMMuI-Fm5x6V1SSnVEpcdq3MsaGDOgzbn-jjQ/s2048/fullsizeoutput_a3.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-cG95EL57v2B_psPeOarDs2G-nCwbyJywXJiY_wBaiwWsVQGKtAgHhsTRv4ztxZ5TYKVEtH5tei98CXl7uGAm5fph_CE6_CgCsv2DhL0NMMuI-Fm5x6V1SSnVEpcdq3MsaGDOgzbn-jjQ/s320/fullsizeoutput_a3.jpeg" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">When we arrived it was a bit overcast.. but that did not take away the beauty in any way! This place really took my breath away. </p><p style="text-align: center;">Here is a photo of Donna amidst the reflection. It is great to paddle with someone who also enjoys these places in the same way I do. We both love the serenity and taking photos of this stillness and appreciate the wildlife! <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCLULDgciLZ96_Lu5VoKNaVLjnFrxQomBR0EnH-7UhxDun4zhd3e-lHK7jmR2Bt46uYbZEYK8gZYNoPm9uaRedgQOCXE5GyDBUO8BMovHeLv1ZRO06mUATsMbh4xtdtl-TAKrl5ofP_k1N/s2048/fullsizeoutput_a4.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCLULDgciLZ96_Lu5VoKNaVLjnFrxQomBR0EnH-7UhxDun4zhd3e-lHK7jmR2Bt46uYbZEYK8gZYNoPm9uaRedgQOCXE5GyDBUO8BMovHeLv1ZRO06mUATsMbh4xtdtl-TAKrl5ofP_k1N/s320/fullsizeoutput_a4.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">The foliage has been interesting this year. People have said that we are beyond peak... and I can see that in some ways, but there are also still a lot of green leaves on the trees. This trip displayed the best colors I have seen this season. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCMdgjahd_C5FZJ9oqvPKy7158ljgWBxyPVbXRHr1BGDS-hMgoXbXR1LiHThfSwL_eMgQ-iGNoJjxwYPLl8PYeyZzL96PQ3A17CuQa_y6fM3LlSc_XCRINgFb0WeqLwYnSGkDbYyA99lbe/s2048/fullsizeoutput_ab.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCMdgjahd_C5FZJ9oqvPKy7158ljgWBxyPVbXRHr1BGDS-hMgoXbXR1LiHThfSwL_eMgQ-iGNoJjxwYPLl8PYeyZzL96PQ3A17CuQa_y6fM3LlSc_XCRINgFb0WeqLwYnSGkDbYyA99lbe/s320/fullsizeoutput_ab.jpeg" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;">I was so in love with this place! <br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOlhM-6vjNqv5r4p2vjBLP9k2UjlgHIoJJntHd7o8a_O7txxPSJhsvINy2Ix30103801EU97jJaY2YyAE2ubbfB5plQb-vlnd7GynUFYH6kLGTRk-w7ii_XFbIhq6rpbUW8yESpfNoIvWe/s2592/20201010_091256.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1458" data-original-width="2592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOlhM-6vjNqv5r4p2vjBLP9k2UjlgHIoJJntHd7o8a_O7txxPSJhsvINy2Ix30103801EU97jJaY2YyAE2ubbfB5plQb-vlnd7GynUFYH6kLGTRk-w7ii_XFbIhq6rpbUW8yESpfNoIvWe/s320/20201010_091256.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA0i0BiwFHddUxId8CbJqljfV-oBS4Dua9alVGWs8hdnIg52GmXsBFJWPIjg7qExo6b7xiSaOKnKlcnr07FBYMmAKOWqrtqiwp6EAfGds9oCfZ3C4zg2bu586i4oD3Z6xAB7eyC1KaKr_U/s4032/20201010_091201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA0i0BiwFHddUxId8CbJqljfV-oBS4Dua9alVGWs8hdnIg52GmXsBFJWPIjg7qExo6b7xiSaOKnKlcnr07FBYMmAKOWqrtqiwp6EAfGds9oCfZ3C4zg2bu586i4oD3Z6xAB7eyC1KaKr_U/s320/20201010_091201.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLPmBkPzzjpHOLri07bfDUjpWvUmn5DQtXwpcFuIQq5_v2PufrL6Egz0JY6N5je4BBAsB1QHZ_AIb0j_jORQ2ww1jeqny1Y31ZwT6OF8H-LXAjBd4BpOUEjY-Ja7uid1I-lvTd0m_u3B-c/s4032/20201010_090852.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLPmBkPzzjpHOLri07bfDUjpWvUmn5DQtXwpcFuIQq5_v2PufrL6Egz0JY6N5je4BBAsB1QHZ_AIb0j_jORQ2ww1jeqny1Y31ZwT6OF8H-LXAjBd4BpOUEjY-Ja7uid1I-lvTd0m_u3B-c/s320/20201010_090852.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhltA3Eb0QV1fBTjCbDTCQX1yh-3-3lYDG9KJ3F9fttWO1onJvfxh8tmJms3Km0WoIT_RE9JziIWhW6rwHKa_iuBW4aDzTSD4e5sNQ1AydQinvHnIjTqjc4G5C7bpTMZCd2KDo3Q-ZnC1CK/s4032/20201010_090815.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhltA3Eb0QV1fBTjCbDTCQX1yh-3-3lYDG9KJ3F9fttWO1onJvfxh8tmJms3Km0WoIT_RE9JziIWhW6rwHKa_iuBW4aDzTSD4e5sNQ1AydQinvHnIjTqjc4G5C7bpTMZCd2KDo3Q-ZnC1CK/s320/20201010_090815.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">The rocks here offered a nice contrast in my view. <br /></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEVfgtQnlJRqB7PF-2hUFuhugOamRA3n2Nv3uZGnuRnTVc3sSBduBR7Na6n7CMQ7KW-f7RmkiZYw4vs8jyGclmIygtkiVpghvIdGAV3-z-fu32o5_Ik6cmxv-ZHVtR6PrpSKWS9MMInu1K/s4608/IMG_7025.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEVfgtQnlJRqB7PF-2hUFuhugOamRA3n2Nv3uZGnuRnTVc3sSBduBR7Na6n7CMQ7KW-f7RmkiZYw4vs8jyGclmIygtkiVpghvIdGAV3-z-fu32o5_Ik6cmxv-ZHVtR6PrpSKWS9MMInu1K/s320/IMG_7025.JPG" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">I took so many pictures here! (Both camera and phone!). <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEign_UZulnEeGYk6-JzE2ZJc0OPLR3tzwMlkKGtcMSnurYqiryRjkV_tSYAg-t8d3jjNlUF048GSAeiSEEo9zoRszBO8RjKovviFhzleuaMNnIi_MZCGJyFB2tk6gPbPIhgs17-wiwXGF8l/s4608/IMG_7028.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEign_UZulnEeGYk6-JzE2ZJc0OPLR3tzwMlkKGtcMSnurYqiryRjkV_tSYAg-t8d3jjNlUF048GSAeiSEEo9zoRszBO8RjKovviFhzleuaMNnIi_MZCGJyFB2tk6gPbPIhgs17-wiwXGF8l/s320/IMG_7028.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Before long we were greeted by two loons, an adult and a juvenile. </div><div style="text-align: center;">They treated us to many calls. I will try to get a video posted here, but they do not upload as easily as photos! </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">This is the adult... changing into its winter garb. <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH9mN_nBhOuc5VgapqV33PFfSt4O0NWeSkrZdlcRyDcsRfQInbH7B63GatwbS3I2IWUxbf3cgoUjESSVLfy495TvjlxCMZ78d9WNJ6LGbkqO3uRLb5z62HnXmQ1A-7PIp6q9dDQ7YjRhCq/s4608/IMG_7139.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH9mN_nBhOuc5VgapqV33PFfSt4O0NWeSkrZdlcRyDcsRfQInbH7B63GatwbS3I2IWUxbf3cgoUjESSVLfy495TvjlxCMZ78d9WNJ6LGbkqO3uRLb5z62HnXmQ1A-7PIp6q9dDQ7YjRhCq/s320/IMG_7139.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwM1X6TbYdW0o7R4s202CtzPus5lIrsD0pmhi1Ua_0kK71zd_BOX9kYHNbuBjsOs38WE2vsTMmgqqrVIl_MOet-OuUCU2Xif9XOLz5YbQfowDTBPNNFv54S_gdww_I4pHUPtVx7IjgBvvd/s4608/IMG_7136.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwM1X6TbYdW0o7R4s202CtzPus5lIrsD0pmhi1Ua_0kK71zd_BOX9kYHNbuBjsOs38WE2vsTMmgqqrVIl_MOet-OuUCU2Xif9XOLz5YbQfowDTBPNNFv54S_gdww_I4pHUPtVx7IjgBvvd/s320/IMG_7136.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Here is the adult and the younger loon. <br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyamwhX9XaTLacEh5acTDojL5T-SuaQa1qOuPjL-G9M41nxYaonzORTOjZMfkFc_sGxl6mOWyARoJ-E_Vt0yKZEqphxDPrHZ7uzxOtCpNvVfke3CszyAyAxAntdPdXYSMEnVexv8v-RKFR/s4608/IMG_7132.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyamwhX9XaTLacEh5acTDojL5T-SuaQa1qOuPjL-G9M41nxYaonzORTOjZMfkFc_sGxl6mOWyARoJ-E_Vt0yKZEqphxDPrHZ7uzxOtCpNvVfke3CszyAyAxAntdPdXYSMEnVexv8v-RKFR/s320/IMG_7132.JPG" /></a></div> </div><div style="text-align: center;">The adult was very vocal! 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<br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Y3If4ntJG3_dkIwhB6k3GmdhXYaEpQBRbeI-6OHDkFQj0IFMiCVBGlFVGkQjLFkZg6csz0wybnHa18_y9sSZETi8GiPTxUt_j1XCar99c6I8gg2j_QDL5QGXl1kp04TiIIbIOjGUyE0A/s4608/IMG_7167.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Y3If4ntJG3_dkIwhB6k3GmdhXYaEpQBRbeI-6OHDkFQj0IFMiCVBGlFVGkQjLFkZg6csz0wybnHa18_y9sSZETi8GiPTxUt_j1XCar99c6I8gg2j_QDL5QGXl1kp04TiIIbIOjGUyE0A/s320/IMG_7167.JPG" /></a></div> </div><div style="text-align: center;">We heard the geese before we saw them... To be honest, this photo is a total accident. I heard them, pointed and clicked... and this came up in between plain blue shots... lucky shot! <br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMX9RavSDAOocBPMgtQ6ipSbeY2489uFA7XW_Os5Am3WDDSbKTZYuJ-PIsoW_LsnksgsRSixmk4X7L8eyVSNhiJ1E1EiydsVPjSD0oY8X9g3A9BnMOUp6IU_bZFLKivSWcA-41d251Ibpd/s4608/IMG_7175.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMX9RavSDAOocBPMgtQ6ipSbeY2489uFA7XW_Os5Am3WDDSbKTZYuJ-PIsoW_LsnksgsRSixmk4X7L8eyVSNhiJ1E1EiydsVPjSD0oY8X9g3A9BnMOUp6IU_bZFLKivSWcA-41d251Ibpd/s320/IMG_7175.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">There were a few rocks that stood above the water here, adding to the beauty! <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3nlA1DcMawCoesXR0SlvxfwwtmBWQJegVXtkanoeIHsDOndq15y2UUX3hNU6T5PkD1zzCgpe1I8FTCHy0FFo_-pqcTqU0tDq60IFj2WsNyZbd8r_HHH4IjrAUv6sx_J8RCu5eY50mUjwK/s2048/fullsizeoutput_ae.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3nlA1DcMawCoesXR0SlvxfwwtmBWQJegVXtkanoeIHsDOndq15y2UUX3hNU6T5PkD1zzCgpe1I8FTCHy0FFo_-pqcTqU0tDq60IFj2WsNyZbd8r_HHH4IjrAUv6sx_J8RCu5eY50mUjwK/s320/fullsizeoutput_ae.jpeg" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">At one part of the pond there was a nice dock system. As I paddled by I noticed a sign, but could not read it from where I was.. so paddled closer. I saw this sign... Gun Traps Set... So.. I guess this property doesn't want people on it! <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlmlpyE5FMybGgZAPwGoV61qJEE90gDkwGmgBQlXMKWmbNxqiu20Ta1CSZkoSfcT-BhXeu7WD9ZnR28W8F7ZaPk0e5NXxw3emOCeDBzAeZ0UvKFA3zLvdX8yLsJUP4HrDePzlSJSgXleLF/s4608/IMG_7345.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlmlpyE5FMybGgZAPwGoV61qJEE90gDkwGmgBQlXMKWmbNxqiu20Ta1CSZkoSfcT-BhXeu7WD9ZnR28W8F7ZaPk0e5NXxw3emOCeDBzAeZ0UvKFA3zLvdX8yLsJUP4HrDePzlSJSgXleLF/s320/IMG_7345.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> </div><div style="text-align: center;">But on the other side of the pond.. at the top of the U, there was a very nice place to take a break. We stopped there twice for breaks for Gladys... and to have a snack. <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Ci2v_uuCBqX1v3WoJs8puiLNIp6nj40t8MKpyo8eELMa6sWUFxFe-1FzWFIENKYKhYrnvw8jeJev2XruriO5Ido3UA2rBuo5DBdFlFbdLVGT6T6UyTWTPBsoDk7eRzZbOYPlef3NiXb9/s4032/20201010_100413.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Ci2v_uuCBqX1v3WoJs8puiLNIp6nj40t8MKpyo8eELMa6sWUFxFe-1FzWFIENKYKhYrnvw8jeJev2XruriO5Ido3UA2rBuo5DBdFlFbdLVGT6T6UyTWTPBsoDk7eRzZbOYPlef3NiXb9/s320/20201010_100413.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Gladys wanted our food.. and without being asked to do so, sat pretty!! Ha! <br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihDpRyhyphenhyphenvrAEGu3veR9i_bvDDF40omUclsTbYhozS62kRGm_c4CeWbhC8H1DzuqEFe8jqGafFkNQYs6EAojJp_cU5S-h-dTFKx1kKhoZZ6VPx5tIP281x6IPrITrJ68NmzZEbKdU1ztT85/s4032/20201010_095716%25280%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihDpRyhyphenhyphenvrAEGu3veR9i_bvDDF40omUclsTbYhozS62kRGm_c4CeWbhC8H1DzuqEFe8jqGafFkNQYs6EAojJp_cU5S-h-dTFKx1kKhoZZ6VPx5tIP281x6IPrITrJ68NmzZEbKdU1ztT85/s320/20201010_095716%25280%2529.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">And.. she perfected the over the shoulder begging! <br /></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL1Dkz6eFGF2VYrA11BgiXT-ri0-4cCmNb8kpGYz6OpKcxY3njC_NmaB8hYdja9Ph2aWZpiIvGLsqK4tqjDdb_GRVkKvaQCyiGraMQ77_Mfeh9S22PtN5pDikz4Sa27G0ozLmAwGLvmt4y/s4032/20201010_095622.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL1Dkz6eFGF2VYrA11BgiXT-ri0-4cCmNb8kpGYz6OpKcxY3njC_NmaB8hYdja9Ph2aWZpiIvGLsqK4tqjDdb_GRVkKvaQCyiGraMQ77_Mfeh9S22PtN5pDikz4Sa27G0ozLmAwGLvmt4y/s320/20201010_095622.jpg" /></a></div> </div><div style="text-align: center;">And.. I found a salamander! <br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD-Kb4U_QB2eNw60FnuSVHiNDXtID-MMM02swj7QXIzZFGIdxdjKW9YOvqpOe3_Tk5A_K6eQQ4NIW_LdmyPhTzN9QWlN1gc_Tjuxp8Ohod63-yBvFYD-KkkmyvBN8ojRB9bCTqL8qZn4hG/s4032/20201010_094545.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD-Kb4U_QB2eNw60FnuSVHiNDXtID-MMM02swj7QXIzZFGIdxdjKW9YOvqpOe3_Tk5A_K6eQQ4NIW_LdmyPhTzN9QWlN1gc_Tjuxp8Ohod63-yBvFYD-KkkmyvBN8ojRB9bCTqL8qZn4hG/s320/20201010_094545.jpg" /></a></div> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Look at those eyes! <br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpBGS67e2udDQUBfKswhLx8CJKQhLrsBKuf4xjEB28T9w5Xr5BtTE-OLUXYZLpnka-p_jPFdVtBo5JWql2piaCgVGUL9LpMrIVgzl7ebW_zemxxegZxxiKZ7jTNbYFlWq42jga3It88o43/s4032/20201010_094458.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Sorry about that! </p><p style="text-align: center;">BUT... I have been paddling and it has been beautiful! </p><p style="text-align: center;">I will be doing new posts soon on recent places including Brownfield Bog (again and again!), A return to the Nezinscot River, a new to me destination, Horseshoe Pond (AMAZING!) and more! </p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;">A couple of important reminders... </p><p style="text-align: center;">1 - It is hunting season. Please wear orange. At a recent trip to the Brownfield Bog gunshots were heard off in the distance and... at one point as ducks were flying overhead, one was shot... hunters are out there, please wear orange to be safe. (I am not opposed to hunting... but do not want to see an animal get shot and want to make sure kayakers can safely coexist with hunters!) </p><p style="text-align: center;">2 - It is getting COLD! As summer ended there was a lot of mist on the water because the water temps were a lot warmer than the air... that is shifting a bit... water temps are dropping and air temps are really dropping... remember to wear appropriate gear for this! <br /></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Now... Here are a few photos of these places mentioned above... I will post about them soon! </p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;">Miss Gladys... of course wearing her orange! <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEFW0aExl_HB2g2xxCyKx2fSO_nYSehMMVFRT-GrLYJMsRAQqMflTs_2PqDVcL2BPZWMUP8EiWeefZ7iSLRXL3x8NUiE9frvvN25SZ-msD3Wo_toLJMPj-cGkzFWTUR4uSCUCvQYHT4ix0/s4608/IMG_7286.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEFW0aExl_HB2g2xxCyKx2fSO_nYSehMMVFRT-GrLYJMsRAQqMflTs_2PqDVcL2BPZWMUP8EiWeefZ7iSLRXL3x8NUiE9frvvN25SZ-msD3Wo_toLJMPj-cGkzFWTUR4uSCUCvQYHT4ix0/s320/IMG_7286.JPG" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Brownfield Bog 10/11/20<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJXSrk-1GgNvJ1tSWyeTA6ASGKWGC9eBlcDCWmErP1FJHKO4e0lwGM8SaAjvTtYAKSGrnnGquAjo4VXKq-l49ql0yadgtIpHaYaXSzZa68Ck8CiW11CQGM7qLdxwJTgVOhhg-jTqNcsOdI/s4608/IMG_7527.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Paddling! <br /></p></div>Maine KayakGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08635201868439734647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2616078566493718593.post-29553938726288860202020-09-21T19:35:00.005-04:002020-09-21T19:35:55.891-04:00Paddling in the Mist<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> This time of year early morning adventures mean paddling in the mist. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The water temperature is warmer than the air temperature and the mist or fog on the water makes for such an incredible experience. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />Of course this means that the temperatures are dropping and we all need to make sure we are taking extra safety precautions. Wear layers (not cotton) and make sure to stay dry. Also wear orange.. hunting seasons have started.... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But... this post is more about the experience of paddling in the magical mist... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These first three pics of me and Gladys were taken by Donna, check her out <a href="https://dknowlesphotography.com/" target="_blank">here</a>! Donna loves paddling and also loves taking photos. I LOVE these photos of me and Gladys. They are the kind of photos that I have seen and thought how cool would it be to be the person in THAT photo... well... there it is... that is me in that photo!! And.. Gladys too!! Thanks Donna! <br /></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1501" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyOjK5p57_C5A8Cv3A7G-rPYNQjLIlypyu079VVVbNoz29x3sxrTd2yQt1i2v4I1JFcZNGsQjtL8yl4dx8IXnuNvzYsa6VKxj-5tQsc0t0iYOkGuk_UhZUjUzp-5boUaqyKe0mFYc1PEUD/s320/meinthemist2.jpg" width="320" /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS2pKQg650BWIp2OXlCvRAXW3Fk2kDatkeuvLoZa3vN5dzaH3NszswqVW27bPfF-vdOQluLxrWK02IHzRxPEPkdFRs9TNmJRP6d-CwufXHxSiRk9-T5ZMmt5Id0x6rwHsG5cI6G2_oKcjU/s1523/meinthemist3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1523" data-original-width="1215" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS2pKQg650BWIp2OXlCvRAXW3Fk2kDatkeuvLoZa3vN5dzaH3NszswqVW27bPfF-vdOQluLxrWK02IHzRxPEPkdFRs9TNmJRP6d-CwufXHxSiRk9-T5ZMmt5Id0x6rwHsG5cI6G2_oKcjU/s320/meinthemist3.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBkwgRRLWZqGBxcGDtRooITn3cS-GONrmjahWIrqcvR7buaUOXWSc9v_Lttgx8hBZOnejXtI2VtpITZWGbrtpZedIGnAPtFjDK6N677kf12F7U_P6yX6krwjyl6qy9TDj2xW5z8X4hcWlO/s1575/meinthemist.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1263" data-original-width="1575" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBkwgRRLWZqGBxcGDtRooITn3cS-GONrmjahWIrqcvR7buaUOXWSc9v_Lttgx8hBZOnejXtI2VtpITZWGbrtpZedIGnAPtFjDK6N677kf12F7U_P6yX6krwjyl6qy9TDj2xW5z8X4hcWlO/s320/meinthemist.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <p></p><p style="text-align: center;">The appearance of things constantly changes as the sun rises up further in the sky. The colors shift... and you get to see the water and all of your surroundings in such a different way. <br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjskr1CJT1Mo6u_ZzIgB9CwwYiLV01O6dR5R97HvtKRV3Czf6fkqkiKc5bVNN-pSyhRJqjUwwr1pS4zW5Wd3Yi7Iio5x5A4f_y1XkbFXqG4MwMlBW-74DprKa-Yw9Ma6C5vPGrvzN7Lllda/s2048/fullsizeoutput_77.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjskr1CJT1Mo6u_ZzIgB9CwwYiLV01O6dR5R97HvtKRV3Czf6fkqkiKc5bVNN-pSyhRJqjUwwr1pS4zW5Wd3Yi7Iio5x5A4f_y1XkbFXqG4MwMlBW-74DprKa-Yw9Ma6C5vPGrvzN7Lllda/s320/fullsizeoutput_77.jpeg" /></a></div> <p></p><p>The picture below is one I really like. You can really see the way the sun is shining through the trees.</p><p> <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDn1-NJ-l8ODnEte-M52y3qwWqRbJEcGwfJgtOuwQfUq1D0Jb2XGcXSVIWTbNWzLjciXJB-NLtJ-EiCqv2FV9sW3bTvLIyD2K9kMU7YbwWMA0UyW5YHSt7CZVEDjHl0mgLBhYDaXKo3EX-/s4608/IMG_6243.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDn1-NJ-l8ODnEte-M52y3qwWqRbJEcGwfJgtOuwQfUq1D0Jb2XGcXSVIWTbNWzLjciXJB-NLtJ-EiCqv2FV9sW3bTvLIyD2K9kMU7YbwWMA0UyW5YHSt7CZVEDjHl0mgLBhYDaXKo3EX-/s320/IMG_6243.JPG" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;">If you haven't had the opportunity to paddle in conditions like this I encourage you to do so... of course it means getting up early to be on the water early... I have had people pass o my invitations to paddle because I like to get on the water so early... but for me, early means magic... amazing light...often a lot of wildlife... and... this time of year... this mist... For me it is totally worth it! Fortunately I have a few people, including Donna, who will adventure with me even if it means getting up super early! <br /></div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisLkpyrULHeKLssoJRGozPjqwcjvkKU1Iv_7aHTvp1gMSebRbGcqme08q2lpTgMlIcWooPrUBcQfR7TPU0-GiwHs_aE_KeQhF_UrBs54l6aqsheBa8mxDRpDZlipZ8sY66aWpq7pulzCD5/s4608/IMG_6238.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisLkpyrULHeKLssoJRGozPjqwcjvkKU1Iv_7aHTvp1gMSebRbGcqme08q2lpTgMlIcWooPrUBcQfR7TPU0-GiwHs_aE_KeQhF_UrBs54l6aqsheBa8mxDRpDZlipZ8sY66aWpq7pulzCD5/s320/IMG_6238.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmnt5rc4qTgsZ400OJJBH6gwdDkmmIriZeUIVzsNZR37Py0rZ3RNotQU7rfQBI6lnjjmkjenlCraJWMT54XlTPmRE6lYw_ukolu0kjqa2lh26j08skVXUTNWvL4pCBbobI0pNGbOgsTTTx/s4032/20200912_061654.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmnt5rc4qTgsZ400OJJBH6gwdDkmmIriZeUIVzsNZR37Py0rZ3RNotQU7rfQBI6lnjjmkjenlCraJWMT54XlTPmRE6lYw_ukolu0kjqa2lh26j08skVXUTNWvL4pCBbobI0pNGbOgsTTTx/s320/20200912_061654.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The peace... or the level of peace is so different with the mist... some people say it is eerie... and it can be... but I find it beautiful. <br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Z0X0K7yzj_EdscDXaKkIVgs4k-aAzn5ekuZxy5mh-WNvLnbJIXPPwzXkI8yjfvvO4oPop_Su4SLzAf33sp9hsyE0bhy0M6Aw9E4A_muhBBgRfph1gPVXPmkcm0avTm_-v65L18xYPE9X/s4032/20200912_063303.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Z0X0K7yzj_EdscDXaKkIVgs4k-aAzn5ekuZxy5mh-WNvLnbJIXPPwzXkI8yjfvvO4oPop_Su4SLzAf33sp9hsyE0bhy0M6Aw9E4A_muhBBgRfph1gPVXPmkcm0avTm_-v65L18xYPE9X/s320/20200912_063303.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRuA7P7543T5PtOm3RX_uvXUHjgIrFTgMtzJOLo4OXsLUm-dD5uQLd_UKCk-Kbxi8GbAMkbwYLUx_hlHAzIBMpBB_UJa6fNbfkLmY7dNPKmNrcNJWTuXJi_Zh0_JbYe8vGEPFAmfFDqqIN/s4032/20200912_063914.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRuA7P7543T5PtOm3RX_uvXUHjgIrFTgMtzJOLo4OXsLUm-dD5uQLd_UKCk-Kbxi8GbAMkbwYLUx_hlHAzIBMpBB_UJa6fNbfkLmY7dNPKmNrcNJWTuXJi_Zh0_JbYe8vGEPFAmfFDqqIN/s320/20200912_063914.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">The mist burns off pretty quickly... and it is so cool to see how the landscape changes as the sun burns off the mist. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxCQ83-mz8zN_IDLXrveh2a6RXPqAfJnqyRmlz0C7cEjaiu3I89DGoLTN5FTEuQVHi1Cws8Z403vRHgMOA6zV2Zx8Fn513dE0cls4btJ-0kegPL6YHw78HgJYiFz86o17lh7TJYxzRitMf/s4032/20200919_072515.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxCQ83-mz8zN_IDLXrveh2a6RXPqAfJnqyRmlz0C7cEjaiu3I89DGoLTN5FTEuQVHi1Cws8Z403vRHgMOA6zV2Zx8Fn513dE0cls4btJ-0kegPL6YHw78HgJYiFz86o17lh7TJYxzRitMf/s320/20200919_072515.jpg" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR03E3Hlm3rjL48QWzv9UwXRyWD5oWzoZX_KWKBJ3TyNyfG5OQ-8d8rAlL5keX8Lv2i4RHv0fROfSdyhTT8Y9j67Ef-2TrPu27PTGh6wYEnu0k8TpXhEd6uLjugzW_UyvfvHbrxpej_r5G/s4032/20200919_070324.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR03E3Hlm3rjL48QWzv9UwXRyWD5oWzoZX_KWKBJ3TyNyfG5OQ-8d8rAlL5keX8Lv2i4RHv0fROfSdyhTT8Y9j67Ef-2TrPu27PTGh6wYEnu0k8TpXhEd6uLjugzW_UyvfvHbrxpej_r5G/s320/20200919_070324.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Gladys seems to enjoy paddling any time of day! <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLDGjvsRhbDYzD1o8xHGwgE_OGHpC-gW8FKVZPwcQVuRYUdRD4EUjs-Qmptu65o3npHJzAUQSzdb0zA2VNZebnORfcCdaVRuEvi_ZM4JxkG1yTN1SV7sJlkN9Reb-yaRiPmiFUo0VbWx_0/s4032/20200919_073027.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLDGjvsRhbDYzD1o8xHGwgE_OGHpC-gW8FKVZPwcQVuRYUdRD4EUjs-Qmptu65o3npHJzAUQSzdb0zA2VNZebnORfcCdaVRuEvi_ZM4JxkG1yTN1SV7sJlkN9Reb-yaRiPmiFUo0VbWx_0/s320/20200919_073027.jpg" width="320" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This post is more about the photos of the mist than the destinations... I would love to see your misty pics! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope you are still out paddling, but remember do so safely! <br /></div><br />Maine KayakGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08635201868439734647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2616078566493718593.post-25718384651970364672020-09-06T21:28:00.003-04:002020-09-08T19:10:52.368-04:00Baugneg Beg Pond, North Berwick, Maine<p style="text-align: left;"><b>Body of Water:</b> Baugneg Beg Pond</p><p style="text-align: left;"><b>Directions: </b>From Portland head south on 95. I got off Exit 19, the Wells exit. Turn right off the exit onto Rt. 9. After about a half mile turn left to stay on Rt 9. Stay on Rt 9 for 6.7 miles. Not far after Dunkin Donuts Turn right onto Rt. 4. Stay on Rt 4 for 2.7 miles. Turn left onto Morrills Mills Road and after about a mile you will go over a bridge, not far after the bridge the park is on the right. It would be easy to miss! I entered 254 Morrils Mills Road North Berwick into my GPS and it got me to Bruce Abbot Memorial Park. It would be easy to drive by this park. <br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"> <br />There are a couple of signs at the park. <br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZW3ew39VG81sqI7vx93wjojjqTxqcgamht07ta5OQ6BTffj1p9Pk_E6iA1xlVmZXIxGjps4SJRmvlvGroVBZ0tpaeRr44b5-_f0JaANCvA5NvUixnmxPHiXUFtfgv6_Vr9yGNhLiD2DIi/s4032/20200906_110931.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZW3ew39VG81sqI7vx93wjojjqTxqcgamht07ta5OQ6BTffj1p9Pk_E6iA1xlVmZXIxGjps4SJRmvlvGroVBZ0tpaeRr44b5-_f0JaANCvA5NvUixnmxPHiXUFtfgv6_Vr9yGNhLiD2DIi/s320/20200906_110931.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">As you can see, the rules of the park indicate needing a sticker to use the park. We did not have stickers. We talked with a couple of fishermen who were also launching. They said they do not have a sticker either and that they park here often and have never had a problem... that being said... you are taking a risk if you park here without a sticker! <br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVhtYqFLj1q-GMqueUxFKxkEfNOzp9thFOZY0gZMXjRIPxtsMa2Raeihg9PsQ72uvJTdH_ZVn_F7QaEN5sKiGklke63qiL55hCrHe85dE5S0G0O94h-qhri7mTemp0J94GRFlRTMNLoXNq/s320/20200906_111045.jpg" width="320" /> <br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"> UPDATE: I reached out to the North Berwick Town office and asked about accessing this launch site. Here is what they told me: <br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"> 'If you are a North Berwick resident you must have a current NB
Transfer Station/Dump sticker displayed in the front window of your
vehicle. If you are not a North Berwick
resident you will need a park pass. You will need to go to the NB Town
Hall with your drivers license and the vehicle registration of the
vehicle you will be using to access the park. You can buy a one day pass
for $10 or a season pass for $35. The park
is monitored by the NB Police and tickets are issued for violators who
don’t have a pass. No motorized boats are allowed. Please read the
listed rules board at the park. " </p><p style="text-align: center;">I followed up again and asked what to do if you cannot get to the town office during the week. I was told to figure out a way to get there...take a longer lunch, go to work late or leave early... (apparently they do not understand the hours educators work!) or suggested having someone else get the sticker and have them transport my kayak for me. I suggested doing some kind of kiosk with a lock box for a daily fee... </p><p style="text-align: center;"> We did park there with no sticker and was fine... but... it is clear they have expectations/rules about this. <br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">So again.... park at your own risk. <br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b>Parking:</b> There is not a lot of parking. I would say 4-5 vehicles tops. Parking is off the road. <br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjitHHUlp2xn-IBwHWCBiWHtBV5OaxmLZRrY5o4ryUOBhauCF8uWzLmKeC58yCkLDoXYwDyB6KlkQJKsfykASm_JX37krCofzrVzEgWPe-6hc5FviQmvMdSyx6QiKHFxgu42z06C0KKpKSM/s4032/20200906_110945.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjitHHUlp2xn-IBwHWCBiWHtBV5OaxmLZRrY5o4ryUOBhauCF8uWzLmKeC58yCkLDoXYwDyB6KlkQJKsfykASm_JX37krCofzrVzEgWPe-6hc5FviQmvMdSyx6QiKHFxgu42z06C0KKpKSM/s320/20200906_110945.jpg" /></a> <br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b>Launch: </b> The launch was very nice. Gradual sandy bottom put in next to this dock. There were a lot of houses with pontoon boats at them... and it seems that this is the only launch.. it makes me wonder if the dock is removed in the fall to remove boats and if folks have to get their boats in before they put the dock in! Although in the spring, perhaps with higher water levels the dock would not be in the way. <br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMvSVqR1sSfDw9VBchlPzW1khyH-4AjoqvKGOezBhOWVRvvAasRQFWm83dctQL5vjfYeyGpo2gRo6G51nf4v4bA0RAsW9QDra8Qq6aMaLdX14De971z5V4zAAWQYKZHKlFNiUISYvHPoLg/s4032/20200906_111008.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMvSVqR1sSfDw9VBchlPzW1khyH-4AjoqvKGOezBhOWVRvvAasRQFWm83dctQL5vjfYeyGpo2gRo6G51nf4v4bA0RAsW9QDra8Qq6aMaLdX14De971z5V4zAAWQYKZHKlFNiUISYvHPoLg/s320/20200906_111008.jpg" /></a> <br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b>Fees:</b> None<br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b>Bathroom: </b>There is a porta potty... it was not in great shape... needed to be emptied... <br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b>Wildlife:</b> This is a place where we saw a loon, ducks, herons, a hawk... and signs of beavers. I would suspect there are other animals here especially away from the main part of the Pond. <br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b>Notes:</b> </p><p style="text-align: left;">I cannot remember where I first heard about this pond. I looked it up and saw that it was an interesting shape and looked like there would likely be some cool areas to explore at the northern end. You all know that I love the places that are marsh like and wildlife sightings are likely! <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWcHysyF9XTpM_FJLEcWTPw6j3iv03D0c8wRduafP_sOpTNS3tte60iBjSu2Tz1eJ0tJO2Hg1E8oFvuBvcl5ahv05jRQTIpCRydInkMHHpSR6IrzNYT4vfgnFFuBatD_wH2jJsUl_InqRX/s702/Screen+Shot+2020-09-06+at+9.03.36+PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="702" data-original-width="402" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWcHysyF9XTpM_FJLEcWTPw6j3iv03D0c8wRduafP_sOpTNS3tte60iBjSu2Tz1eJ0tJO2Hg1E8oFvuBvcl5ahv05jRQTIpCRydInkMHHpSR6IrzNYT4vfgnFFuBatD_wH2jJsUl_InqRX/s320/Screen+Shot+2020-09-06+at+9.03.36+PM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">*Map from Google<br /></div><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">The launch site was nice and we got out onto the main part of the lake. </p><p style="text-align: center;">The sun had come up and it was a bit cloudy... this photo is a bit darker than it actually was, but I like it! <br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZSnFreROxkiWW1qYCygxuRkUahhFU6NtcJ8aEX-EYlNCMsXfUBudQcrO8etIARalLGfyWy6syY2iLuGLJl7_nDkj15c8qtBHkJh76CTM79akGPzHO2RgRJe50zs7TkXKe30cYdZmqZnrU/s4608/IMG_6051.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZSnFreROxkiWW1qYCygxuRkUahhFU6NtcJ8aEX-EYlNCMsXfUBudQcrO8etIARalLGfyWy6syY2iLuGLJl7_nDkj15c8qtBHkJh76CTM79akGPzHO2RgRJe50zs7TkXKe30cYdZmqZnrU/s320/IMG_6051.JPG" /></a> </p><p style="text-align: center;">There were a lot of houses/camps on the main part of the lake. It was nice. We paddles up the western shore and explored all the areas we could. </p><p style="text-align: center;">As we got up to the northwestern part of the lake it started to feel a bit more remote. <br /> </p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgguoptmu-aCBg7gWEF4CgYwNtDn5UW6C1XbZw6WOd3U-ng0Wfnobd9k7mYz6ZXrKGB1Oc6NjTtWiGYc9f1gPsoEv8REg4UPTTb5QKM1bCHDXj8gO4MzBnHw-QEPbmdwj5v_-V-S_GZgIz8/s4608/IMG_6057.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgguoptmu-aCBg7gWEF4CgYwNtDn5UW6C1XbZw6WOd3U-ng0Wfnobd9k7mYz6ZXrKGB1Oc6NjTtWiGYc9f1gPsoEv8REg4UPTTb5QKM1bCHDXj8gO4MzBnHw-QEPbmdwj5v_-V-S_GZgIz8/s320/IMG_6057.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This heron greeted us at one point. It stayed quite still but eventually flew away. I am not sure if it is the same heron I saw later or not. <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaJ3qoSsUU6DMd6Cvz90IIxKi4pTGs-9aDjnfdNGn_RK8fwC2xmZblvFTumZQ2BayiP1t0w6AgHVEfAlVu4WjlNgh2oyfJn15l4H2y2DDlLbI8WK0cQ1CfMLmygLlg2PSx6MShZkcgX_5d/s320/IMG_6071.JPG" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">After leaving the camps/cabins behind we rounded a corner and that's where I got excited. The area looked very remote with lots of nooks and crannies to explore! <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyUuX3vvXOomnzLBoP2ViYFvKnktWnbJB1WY4HSytYgn7DgrE97ciQnIYy245IpW7XSAiABJreezY2fsabdAp3zWf83ESe46HFMSLGFC-qjkTXNAmT1MRazZIVZn4V1WIH-3lJD7FzUPhF/s320/20200906_074124.jpg" width="320" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKDS5f7CLqGc8k0ReZN97JMUJ1Q28buFWmUuYXOAO0cK6x5OYthi6t8NpLUofWnI9es6qtCvZcxqRJTNc_NQ8q5EnOHALFdpzTQQj0EKNcR592fW0nKv0_LYoSY0bNYCoNrDdcKG1ZR9g9/s4608/IMG_6098.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKDS5f7CLqGc8k0ReZN97JMUJ1Q28buFWmUuYXOAO0cK6x5OYthi6t8NpLUofWnI9es6qtCvZcxqRJTNc_NQ8q5EnOHALFdpzTQQj0EKNcR592fW0nKv0_LYoSY0bNYCoNrDdcKG1ZR9g9/s320/IMG_6098.JPG" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxuopa0dY_gn8tr9wAihVdhNPHJdAIAUZh3MR5TRjpj6BXJIpG1WMe-kcLu4XY0hJo8fB0SJIunckX4lprfzxT6njkldsdGrfobc8YZHCEIHwhXFUyHtcI5Tm8BVz7dgHX4XhFVjGinAB2/s4032/20200906_080326.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxuopa0dY_gn8tr9wAihVdhNPHJdAIAUZh3MR5TRjpj6BXJIpG1WMe-kcLu4XY0hJo8fB0SJIunckX4lprfzxT6njkldsdGrfobc8YZHCEIHwhXFUyHtcI5Tm8BVz7dgHX4XhFVjGinAB2/s320/20200906_080326.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Many areas were really narrow! It was fun to see what was around the next corner! <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSjS_p2zyrP-extDAZLpdPAg1Xw9QATciDZcirB3mWkkZeTmYG3hXIgGVEc5Jl9399_HivPcEj9ucu5YWOgD4Trt_-eupVVdAaWCPTBTWVH3qlhtVXjKC5Pg3I5-PFuMFT6pzPhDOlnxZU/s320/20200906_081141.jpg" /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqO_1K0OoEwANVXZuVoHtiwfzkfwfL5nP6YMeVLTw7Co0P896NLOJ-Xi3c-qwEA5XJJ9TNouZyfOx2nj6yQ4U8puXoMS8CDElcU9joO88Z0b0VQeaz-ler4N2gCZL3VDPIUSSVSb5JPt6t/s4032/20200906_081117.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqO_1K0OoEwANVXZuVoHtiwfzkfwfL5nP6YMeVLTw7Co0P896NLOJ-Xi3c-qwEA5XJJ9TNouZyfOx2nj6yQ4U8puXoMS8CDElcU9joO88Z0b0VQeaz-ler4N2gCZL3VDPIUSSVSb5JPt6t/s320/20200906_081117.jpg" /></a></div></div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Here is the heron who had caught a decent size fish! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEjID6TvFcFW6KY7xqTq2KdQJ07qw_YXNcPHFzSt2LMk2p_-8MCFz_N5qvcwI0Rm17eDtq8kKSHHZreODWB09sf_BlFjiU2zN3D13Vftmc2EHJs1-Nl0FUwnFE-cpoQGCYe1Koy4o4Ma3P/s320/fullsizeoutput_72.jpeg" width="320" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKb29PNd0-naL38299mDjmvDu9vvXpKoUhnQIa5pfDEhGiDMPyssBIBicORzep3uLhMDDlRVTDNJZUV0N6rARj30mYDrP7u3WFMPB8xzMPH6hoCwxdUihtF2myzs4as3kRNVMA7ZKm1BMH/s2048/fullsizeoutput_73.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I was not sure whether or not the heron would be able to swallow this fish... <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKb29PNd0-naL38299mDjmvDu9vvXpKoUhnQIa5pfDEhGiDMPyssBIBicORzep3uLhMDDlRVTDNJZUV0N6rARj30mYDrP7u3WFMPB8xzMPH6hoCwxdUihtF2myzs4as3kRNVMA7ZKm1BMH/s320/fullsizeoutput_73.jpeg" /></div> <p></p><p style="text-align: center;">It was a feat of maneuverability! <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUfcemrQoYaLfNhH_uj6Fo33jqL8CSoQj0dpT5GB4j6qhc67Qzn6XfFJ29HgG72nBhSk8oaYRjbTZ5gdJ0zJKmxsH2_shet8Z9Udoufj2hj1D9wgLltY3kTdvUlCsqdwc4OBdCu5AEEWzd/s2048/fullsizeoutput_74.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUfcemrQoYaLfNhH_uj6Fo33jqL8CSoQj0dpT5GB4j6qhc67Qzn6XfFJ29HgG72nBhSk8oaYRjbTZ5gdJ0zJKmxsH2_shet8Z9Udoufj2hj1D9wgLltY3kTdvUlCsqdwc4OBdCu5AEEWzd/s320/fullsizeoutput_74.jpeg" /></a></div><br />And... down the hatch! <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzk7Jy-CuJYXJK5ShiiPbR3mysNmzLzoOliTgGNch80pvMwuVT5UjebzXuzLuHLg8y3BPLz8KU8tDM39IUHKedXQelUzBHWtPQgUd5oqyVONH2jCABZrSWIdg2n0vZZu5DudrU6PVeNrlZ/s4608/IMG_6128.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzk7Jy-CuJYXJK5ShiiPbR3mysNmzLzoOliTgGNch80pvMwuVT5UjebzXuzLuHLg8y3BPLz8KU8tDM39IUHKedXQelUzBHWtPQgUd5oqyVONH2jCABZrSWIdg2n0vZZu5DudrU6PVeNrlZ/s320/IMG_6128.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">If you look closely, you can see the tail of the fish... Crazy that it got the fish down its throat! <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSEehmOZOMRXSoQSDMSsy3zfNiTxZgq0Bsqy5eOUxyAGjJACUHqJ7qwYW85RvunnkMvYJFtANoDDTXjVhO_Bak88pbi2ewiku2AXzyVs43YJvMEicM5-NJMvE_PYizyFitgIw3tAfZtE7s/s4608/IMG_6130.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSEehmOZOMRXSoQSDMSsy3zfNiTxZgq0Bsqy5eOUxyAGjJACUHqJ7qwYW85RvunnkMvYJFtANoDDTXjVhO_Bak88pbi2ewiku2AXzyVs43YJvMEicM5-NJMvE_PYizyFitgIw3tAfZtE7s/s320/IMG_6130.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">And maybe crazier that it kept it down! <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZLGiwHjTig1ryvP04Gnxb1H7dGKHSYnxy0ADqKFIcfn2WLHvyunkhThrkPA2SNxRfw8zQT2IIilTFCJnl2qMO5FBaLEGMI7NySxndtkIgziGiukZnhy0ER-O7AT-ZcANHRe6OxEhxDIYm/s4608/IMG_6132.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZLGiwHjTig1ryvP04Gnxb1H7dGKHSYnxy0ADqKFIcfn2WLHvyunkhThrkPA2SNxRfw8zQT2IIilTFCJnl2qMO5FBaLEGMI7NySxndtkIgziGiukZnhy0ER-O7AT-ZcANHRe6OxEhxDIYm/s320/IMG_6132.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> <p></p><p style="text-align: center;">And just like that... the neck was back to normal! <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-wm_jMnher-irS0L-8cWuPLVtN7lt1z7zfee9iEfqjSyebhU1UPdaSxzzz2LfJOQ9yzth71z4YQfwNgok1lpINT4JHxiAfqHVDqYoHlr86rfrrsoEr1Xph3LKG4fI9MsCiBx_GN060KJz/s4608/IMG_6142.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-wm_jMnher-irS0L-8cWuPLVtN7lt1z7zfee9iEfqjSyebhU1UPdaSxzzz2LfJOQ9yzth71z4YQfwNgok1lpINT4JHxiAfqHVDqYoHlr86rfrrsoEr1Xph3LKG4fI9MsCiBx_GN060KJz/s320/IMG_6142.JPG" /></a></div> <p></p><p style="text-align: center;">This is not a great photo, but these orange flowers were cute! Not sure what kind. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEh0AcSLal14pAp1eei5zC0KZ-6gbpQOpN-dHID4_xUBsN80_HTbMN3rvnEC15vpodDxto1IHqBCK8vvjQfESXDsXXyYKWjZFxmTK9fWsu0t0hjOWoQPMoEKoWJ0hyphenhyphenHJFDynrWyo2Cvj4q/s4608/IMG_6148.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEh0AcSLal14pAp1eei5zC0KZ-6gbpQOpN-dHID4_xUBsN80_HTbMN3rvnEC15vpodDxto1IHqBCK8vvjQfESXDsXXyYKWjZFxmTK9fWsu0t0hjOWoQPMoEKoWJ0hyphenhyphenHJFDynrWyo2Cvj4q/s320/IMG_6148.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;">There were a lot of lily pads. There were some flowers too! Mostly white, but a few pink ones here and there. <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsuljRqzlg3V-3e4CQtF6YDwSTvCAEn4pT-uipZAgYw6IdLptVQMFsuatCtNbUVJ0QGg6lELgxK-E1fghDQJRVBTX6iyskLFXBpBloSlu-YVRnGf42z835-MNy6XuNmlm52DvgrlTpQhWB/s4032/20200906_085420.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsuljRqzlg3V-3e4CQtF6YDwSTvCAEn4pT-uipZAgYw6IdLptVQMFsuatCtNbUVJ0QGg6lELgxK-E1fghDQJRVBTX6iyskLFXBpBloSlu-YVRnGf42z835-MNy6XuNmlm52DvgrlTpQhWB/s320/20200906_085420.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">This is Donna coming through one of the narrow channels... she had the right idea.. took her paddle apart and used one end! Ha! Worked well! <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUcbZJguLoje6D8q7dm6xCVyO3hYFfUMoC5rrIbnMAePJgxEmNceMKooJzOzkxwa_HaGcGYHBOkokAUASpzhjnPBloFH1UFMpvZSZMf6g8HN9fNPFHmuGnXG09RfMD4DCHdYRKdnWeWHKu/s4032/20200906_081437.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUcbZJguLoje6D8q7dm6xCVyO3hYFfUMoC5rrIbnMAePJgxEmNceMKooJzOzkxwa_HaGcGYHBOkokAUASpzhjnPBloFH1UFMpvZSZMf6g8HN9fNPFHmuGnXG09RfMD4DCHdYRKdnWeWHKu/s320/20200906_081437.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd0bLMVGC_IlOc-76GFgy5Yr9G9uZySLaKhlHNItI-9VxIL-446st8Bsjqy4TZ8xwXGJRm7v5HOBVPBZ6AmppWiptix_XDVeoIp1KoF5_43GKBrBbMW_fudPdaM7Qjy0drMCnnz9MlInpj/s4032/20200906_082128.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd0bLMVGC_IlOc-76GFgy5Yr9G9uZySLaKhlHNItI-9VxIL-446st8Bsjqy4TZ8xwXGJRm7v5HOBVPBZ6AmppWiptix_XDVeoIp1KoF5_43GKBrBbMW_fudPdaM7Qjy0drMCnnz9MlInpj/s320/20200906_082128.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The lighting kept changing making everything keep changing. It was cool. <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlebuhps-PjOQWFmra85bhWD6ZJ9oKBE9PfKmnqN6BomZiSS1NLJ7PZCOTno_zkXcC8vrz6Ho03qhrECUxk__KxN9vQu1xtKPYM98mMQiUEujbV88o5-1AYhcXUy6Jto9P2xqLtnJRou95/s320/20200906_082918.jpg" width="320" /></div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkazmDB4Q-ygk8TKriq_4PPhnrTDpIzYr_7WnAJGi47Itfgf1yQWCQJB6_wZPWh1AC80H58NVT1_NZsHv_pQctUzuI6iGtNMPHfiMrZyONYjjwaAxNc5Cpv5X1rdaG9aqaUlerHVeMeD2F/s4608/IMG_6150.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">There were a lot of ducks on this pond. 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say there were a lot of houses, but not too many... the pond still felt
like a relaxing pond, not too... busy! That being said... there were a
lot of boats at the houses/camps. On a busy summer day I bet this pond
can get pretty busy. </p><p style="text-align: center;"> We were on the water for a few hours. It was just what I needed! </p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Ohhhh... before I forget... <br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">You know what fall means... in the snack world?? Caramel hummus!! It is so good! Love it most with granny with apples, but this honey crisp did the trick!! </p><p style="text-align: center;">We enjoyed this snack on the tailgate after we loaded up. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKkHEzjt1x2-4PpRuqm70AMvIkzw0gUsKNC5HXncNe5nnDx33zYxz8H-Tdd1-KUjPnRmaDssOoxmu5QJ6jGFo320HxhWigqNEOzPM_yKqDzcVKb5tAryKRsq1UwyArg_3hSNiMDN_oxaYb/s4032/20200906_111233.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKkHEzjt1x2-4PpRuqm70AMvIkzw0gUsKNC5HXncNe5nnDx33zYxz8H-Tdd1-KUjPnRmaDssOoxmu5QJ6jGFo320HxhWigqNEOzPM_yKqDzcVKb5tAryKRsq1UwyArg_3hSNiMDN_oxaYb/s320/20200906_111233.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYhyphenhyphenwJJXWfN8EExc-ijqTOUQyzWGxjoqWa5am0fkXs_rMkhHBOP2yLvn6nDuvMYhRAvIlMv0NURvcdYVlTvd7pNyQ3m7dGOMd0s07Kti7b0xhfWXmkhfAsFtkJwmijHU2so2xGWbdcujur/s4032/20200906_111300.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYhyphenhyphenwJJXWfN8EExc-ijqTOUQyzWGxjoqWa5am0fkXs_rMkhHBOP2yLvn6nDuvMYhRAvIlMv0NURvcdYVlTvd7pNyQ3m7dGOMd0s07Kti7b0xhfWXmkhfAsFtkJwmijHU2so2xGWbdcujur/s320/20200906_111300.jpg" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Happy Paddling! <br /></div>Maine KayakGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08635201868439734647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2616078566493718593.post-11533171002413768242020-08-02T14:57:00.000-04:002020-08-02T14:57:55.302-04:00Tacoma Lakes<div style="text-align: center;">
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I am happy to share that the destinations of places included on the blog is growing!! In August, 2018 I shared a destinations<a href="https://kayakinginmaine.blogspot.com/2018/08/destinations-updated.html"> post,</a> you can find that <a href="https://kayakinginmaine.blogspot.com/2018/08/destinations-updated.html">here</a>. That list was done in alphabetical order by body of water. </div>
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I have updated the list... this time in alphabetical order by TOWN!!</div>
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Remember, places are also searchable using the search bar in the blog! </div>
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Blog only destinations are indicated with double asterisks** </div>
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If you have a place you think I should paddle, please let me know! </div>
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I would love to add it to the list! </div>
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(And would love to join you for a paddling adventure!). </div>
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<b>Appleton:</b></div>
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<a href="https://kayakinginmaine.blogspot.com/2020/07/sennebec-lakest-george-river-appleton.html"> Sennebec Lake/St. George River**</a></div>
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<b> Auburn:</b></div>
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<a href="http://kayakinginmaine.blogspot.com/2016/08/androscoggin-river-auburn.html">Androscoggin River**</a></div>
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<b>Biddeford: </b></div>
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<a href="http://kayakinginmaine.blogspot.com/2014/02/" target="_blank">Saco River </a></div>
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<b>Boothbay:</b></div>
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<a href="http://kayakinginmaine.blogspot.com/2015/08/boothbay-knickerkane-islandhodgdon.html" target="_blank">Back River - </a> And <a href="http://kayakinginmaine.blogspot.com/2016/06/back-to-back-back-river-and-new.html" target="_blank">Again</a>, And <a href="https://kayakinginmaine.blogspot.com/2020/07/back-river-boothbay.html">Again</a>...</div>
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<a href="http://kayakinginmaine.blogspot.com/2011/08/bridgton-maine-moose-pond-shawnee.html" target="_blank">Moose Pond -Bridgton</a> Or <a href="http://kayakinginmaine.blogspot.com/2014/02/moose-pond-bridgton-me.html" target="_blank"> Here </a></div>
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<a href="http://kayakinginmaine.blogspot.com/2012/05/brownfield-bog.html" target="_blank">Brownfield Bog </a> Or <a href="http://kayakinginmaine.blogspot.com/2017/05/brownfield-bog.html" target="_blank">Here,</a> </div>
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<b>Brunswick:</b></div>
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<a href="http://kayakinginmaine.blogspot.com/2017/09/mere-point-brunsiwck.html" target="_blank">Mere Point </a> </div>
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<b>Burlington:</b></div>
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<a href="http://kayakinginmaine.blogspot.com/2018/07/saponac-pond-burlington-maine-maine.html" target="_blank">Saponac Pond ** </a></div>
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<a href="http://kayakinginmaine.blogspot.com/2013/08/great-pond-cape-elizabeth.html" target="_blank">Great Pond- </a> </div>
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<a href="http://kayakinginmaine.blogspot.com/2011/07/casco-maine-coffee-pond.html" target="_blank">Coffee Pond - </a></div>
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<a href="http://kayakinginmaine.blogspot.com/2014/09/crooked-river-casco-maine.html" target="_blank">Crooked River -</a> And <a href="http://kayakinginmaine.blogspot.com/2014/10/crooked-river-pictures-only.html" target="_blank">Here </a></div>
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<a href="http://kayakinginmaine.blogspot.com/2014/09/davis-streamdamirascotta-lake-maine.html" target="_blank">Davis Stream**</a></div>
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<b>Dresden:</b></div>
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<a href="http://kayakinginmaine.blogspot.com/2013/06/the-eastern-river-dresden-maine.html" target="_blank">Eastern River **</a> </div>
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<b>Durham:</b></div>
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<a href="http://kayakinginmaine.blogspot.com/2017/04/runaround-pond-early-spring.html" target="_blank">Runaround Pond </a> Or <a href="https://kayakinginmaine.blogspot.com/2017/07/runaround-pond-durham.html" target="_blank">Here </a></div>
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<b>Enfield (Burlington & Lowell) :</b> </div>
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<a href="http://kayakinginmaine.blogspot.com/2016/06/coald-stream-pond-enfield-maine.html" target="_blank">Cold Stream Pond** </a></div>
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<b>Falmouth: </b></div>
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<b>Freeport:</b></div>
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<a href="http://kayakinginmaine.blogspot.com/2013/07/harraseeket-river-south-freeport-maine.html" target="_blank"> Harraseeket River </a></div>
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<b>Fryeburg:</b></div>
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<a href="https://kayakinginmaine.blogspot.com/2019/07/old-saco-river-fryeburg-maine.html">Old Saco River to Kezar Pond**</a> and <a href="http://kayakinginmaine.blogspot.com/2020/07/the-old-saco-river-to-kezar-pond.html">again </a></div>
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<b>Gorham:</b></div>
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<a href="http://kayakinginmaine.blogspot.com/2016/05/north-gorhamnorth-windham-north-gorham.html" target="_blank">North Gorham Pond </a></div>
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<a href="http://kayakinginmaine.blogspot.com/2011/07/gorhamsouth-windham-maine-shaw-park.html" target="_blank">Presumpscot River - Gorham or </a><a href="http://kayakinginmaine.blogspot.com/2011/07/gorhamsouth-windham-maine-shaw-park.html" target="_blank">Shaw Park - Presumpscot River - Gorham</a></div>
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<a href="http://kayakinginmaine.blogspot.com/2017/08/a-new-stretch-of-presumpscot-river.html" target="_blank">Presumpscot River - Gorham/Windham(Hawkes Preserve area)** </a></div>
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<b>Gray:</b></div>
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<a href="http://kayakinginmaine.blogspot.com/2013/08/crystal-lake-gray-maine.html" target="_blank">Crystal Lake **</a> </div>
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<b>Hollis:</b></div>
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<a href="http://kayakinginmaine.blogspot.com/2015/08/saco-river-from-pleasant-point-park.html" target="_blank">Saco River </a> </div>
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<b>Kennebunk:</b></div>
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<a href="http://kayakinginmaine.blogspot.com/2016/08/moussam-river-kennebunk.html" target="_blank">Moussam River **</a> </div>
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<b>Liberty:</b></div>
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<a href="http://kayakinginmaine.blogspot.com/2018/07/kingdom-bog-liberty.html" target="_blank">Kingdom Bog **</a></div>
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<a href="http://kayakinginmaine.blogspot.com/2018/08/stevens-pond-liberty-maine.html">Stevens Pond**</a></div>
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<a href="http://kayakinginmaine.blogspot.com/2018/07/trues-pond-liberty-maine-map-14-b1.html" target="_blank">Trues Pond **</a> </div>
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<b>Limerick:</b></div>
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<a href="http://kayakinginmaine.blogspot.com/2016/07/sokokis-lake-limerick-me.html" target="_blank"> Sokokis Pond - Limerick**</a></div>
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<b>Limington:</b></div>
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<a href="http://kayakinginmaine.blogspot.com/2016/06/horne-pond-limington.html" target="_blank">Horne Pond** </a> </div>
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<b>Lincoln:</b></div>
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<b>Lincolnville: </b></div>
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<a href="https://kayakinginmaine.blogspot.com/2020/07/nortn-pond-to-lake-megunticook.html">Norton Pond/Megunticook Lake**</a> </div>
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<b>Litchfield: </b><br />
<a href="https://kayakinginmaine.blogspot.com/2020/08/tacoma-lakes.html">Tacoma Lakes</a><b><a href="https://kayakinginmaine.blogspot.com/2020/08/tacoma-lakes.html"> </a></b><br />
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<b>Lovell: </b></div>
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<a href="http://kayakinginmaine.blogspot.com/2016/09/kezar-lake-lower-basin-lovell-me.html" target="_blank">Kezar Lake** </a></div>
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<b>Millinocket: </b></div>
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<a href="http://kayakinginmaine.blogspot.com/2011/08/kayaking-north-of-millinocket-west.html" target="_blank">Penobscot River (West Branch) -Millinocket**</a> Or <a href="http://kayakinginmaine.blogspot.com/2013/06/northern-maine.html" target="_blank">Here </a> Or <a href="http://kayakinginmaine.blogspot.com/2014/06/mt-katahdin-2014.html" target="_blank">Here </a></div>
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<b>Naples: </b></div>
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<a href="http://kayakinginmaine.blogspot.com/2011/10/body-of-water-songo-riversebago.html" target="_blank">Songo River/Brandy Pond <span style="color: black;">(Also listed in Casco)</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://kayakinginmaine.blogspot.com/2015/08/trickey-pond-naples.html" target="_blank">Tricky Pond </a></div>
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<a href="https://kayakinginmaine.blogspot.com/2020/07/knights-pond-northport-maine.html">Knights Pond***</a></div>
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<a href="https://kayakinginmaine.blogspot.com/2020/08/upper-cupsuptic-lake-rangeley.html">Cupsuptic</a></div>
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<a href="https://kayakinginmaine.blogspot.com/2020/08/rangely-lake-rangely-maine.html">Rangely Lake</a> </div>
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<a href="https://kayakinginmaine.blogspot.com/2020/07/sandy-river-ponds.html">Sandy River Ponds </a></div>
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<b>Raymond:</b></div>
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<a href="http://kayakinginmaine.blogspot.com/2011/07/raymondcasco-maine-tenny-stream.html" target="_blank">Crescent Lake </a></div>
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<a href="http://kayakinginmaine.blogspot.com/2011/07/raymondcasco-maine-tenny-stream.html" target="_blank">Panther Pond</a></div>
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<a href="http://kayakinginmaine.blogspot.com/2017/05/panther-runjordan-bay.html" target="_blank">Panther Run** </a></div>
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<a href="http://kayakinginmaine.blogspot.com/2014/08/supermoom-sebago-lake-raymond-me.html" target="_blank">Sebago Lake - Raymond Beach**</a></div>
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<a href="http://kayakinginmaine.blogspot.com/2011/07/raymondcasco-maine-tenny-stream.html" target="_blank">Tenny River </a> Or <a href="http://kayakinginmaine.blogspot.com/2014/02/tenny-streamin-july.html" target="_blank">Here </a>, Or<a href="http://kayakinginmaine.blogspot.com/2017/04/tenny-river.html" target="_blank"> Here, </a></div>
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<a href="http://kayakinginmaine.blogspot.com/2015/06/upper-pleasant-pond-richmond-maine.html" target="_blank">Upper Pleasant Pond </a></div>
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<a href="http://kayakinginmaine.blogspot.com/2015/08/peabody-pond-sebagobridgton-maine.html" target="_blank">Peabody Pond </a> Or <a href="http://kayakinginmaine.blogspot.com/2020/07/peabody-pond-july-16-2020.html">HERE</a></div>
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<a href="http://kayakinginmaine.blogspot.com/2018/07/bartlett-stream-reservoir-searsmont-me.html" target="_blank">Bartlett Stream Reservoir ** </a></div>
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<a href="http://kayakinginmaine.blogspot.com/2015/10/salmon-falls-river-south-berwick.html" target="_blank">Salmon River</a></div>
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<a href="https://kayakinginmaine.blogspot.com/2020/07/saco-river-standish.html">Saco River** </a> </div>
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<a href="http://kayakinginmaine.blogspot.com/2014/08/lake-arrowhead-limerickwaterboro-me.html" target="_blank">Lake Arrowhead </a> </div>
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<a href="https://kayakinginmaine.blogspot.com/2020/08/webb-lake-weld-maine.html">Webb Lake </a></div>
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<a href="http://kayakinginmaine.blogspot.com/2015/05/" target="_blank">Hancock Pond - </a></div>
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:<a href="http://kayakinginmaine.blogspot.com/2011/09/westbrook-me-presumpscot-river.html" target="_blank"> Presumpscot River - Westbrook </a> or <a href="http://kayakinginmaine.blogspot.com/2013/10/presumpscot-river-westbrook-fall.html" target="_blank">Here, </a> <a href="http://kayakinginmaine.blogspot.com/2014/08/the-presumpscot-westbrook-again.html" target="_blank"> Or Here,</a> and <a href="http://kayakinginmaine.blogspot.com/2014/10/fall-on-presumpscot-pictures.html" target="_blank">Here </a>, And <a href="http://kayakinginmaine.blogspot.com/2015/05/the-2015-season-has-begun.html" target="_blank">here</a>, And <a href="http://kayakinginmaine.blogspot.com/2015/11/november-on-presumpscot.html" target="_blank">Here</a>, <a href="http://kayakinginmaine.blogspot.com/2017/04/presumpscot-river-westbrook-trip-20-in.html" target="_blank">And Here</a> </div>
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Boston, MA: the <a href="https://kayakinginmaine.blogspot.com/2019/07/urban-kayaking-beantown.html">Charles River**</a><br />
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Frisco, CO: <a href="https://kayakinginmaine.blogspot.com/2020/07/colorado-2018.html">Dillon Reservoir**</a><br />
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Portland, OR the <a href="http://kayakinginmaine.blogspot.com/2014/07/the-other-portland.html" target="_blank">Wilammette River **</a><br />
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Maine KayakGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08635201868439734647noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2616078566493718593.post-17443025243667150982020-08-02T13:37:00.001-04:002020-08-02T13:37:07.745-04:00Webb Lake, Weld Maine<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<b>Body of Water:</b> Webb Lake, weld Maine [Map 19 C2] <br />
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<b>Directions:</b> I launched from Mount Blue State Park/Campground, <span class="w8qArf"></span><span class="LrzXr">187 Webb Beach Rd, Weld, ME 04285. It was a great launch. </span></div>
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<b>Parking:</b> The parking area is pretty big. This area is used for people camping here but also accessible to the public. </div>
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<b>Launch:</b> Cement ramp</div>
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<b>Fees:</b> There are fees for using the launch if you are not camping at the campground. Click<a href="https://www.maine.gov/dacf/parks/park_passes_fees_rules/park_day_use_fees.shtml"> here</a> for updated fees from the state parks. </div>
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<b>Bathroom:</b> outhouse/porta potty</div>
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<b>Wildlife:</b> Loons, Eagles, kingfishers, heron & likely many more birds & deer</div>
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<b>Notes:</b> This is a BEAUTIFUL place to paddle!<br />
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I was camping here and am so happy I took the time to get out on the water here! </div>
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As I like to do.. I was on the water EARLY! There is something magical about being on the water as the lake wakes up.. as the fog clears... </div>
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It was REALLY foggy... almost to the point where I debated if I should wait to paddle until it burned off a bit, but.. decided that I would follow the shore and it was the right decision! </div>
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The ducks were already on the water. Gladys enjoyed watching them. </div>
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The kingfisher is such a fun bird to watch when paddling. It is so quick that it is hard to photograph them. This one sat briefly and I was able to get a couple of shots! </div>
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Along the shore there were many newly hatched dragonflies. I have been fortunate enough to see these hatch a few times. I am always fascinated. </div>
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I got down to the southern part of the lake... where it was quieter, less inhabitants of the human kind. I got to this area and wonder if it is more accessible earlier in the season with higher water levels. I don't portage when I kayak... or never have... and with Gladys it would be a lot of work.. so we just enjoyed it for a bit and then headed back towards the main part of the lake. </div>
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Later in the morning I saw the boat again, this time much easier to see! </div>
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The hills around Webb Lake are beautiful! </div>
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It was BEAUTIFUL here! </div>
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This is a big rock near the boat launch. Much easier to see when there is no fog! </div>
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Webb Lake is BEAUTIFUL! </div>
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I really enjoyed this paddle. I will definitely return here sometime! </div>
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Camping here was great too! I liked the campground a lot! </div>
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