With one eye on the sky for looming thunderstorms, I launched into the Sudbury River at River Road in Wayland late this morning. The river was high and so was the air temperature and there was a nice breeze out of the southwest. It really felt like summer! Decided to head upriver, not being sure how far I might make it, before having to turn back. Nearing Route 20, I encountered this cormorant. He took flight before I could ask if he'd seen an up-to-date radar. The Route 20 bridge project appears to be nearly complete and it looks good. At the Pelham Island Rd. bridge I encountered the day's mother lode of trash. High water levels had lifted quite a bit of trash out of the bushes and the same high water levels allowed me access to the flotsam. By the time I left this area, 75 pieces of trash were onboard. I paddled another mile or so up to the bend in the river at Greenways where I turned around and headed downstream.
Arriving back at River Road, I decided to paddle down the river's original course under the 4-arch stone bridge by the Wayland Country Club. There was just enough headroom for me to pass under...
I continued downstream to the point where the old channel connects with the new. Hearing an engine running I looked further downstream to see two men operating an invasive plant harvesting machine...
The machine was being used to remove water chestnut plants or perhaps watermilfoil...
After checking out the process, I turned around and headed upriver to my take out location at river road. My trash count for the day was 91. Of these 68 were recyclable (37 redeemable) and 23 were misc. rubbish such as styrofoam and plastic bags. Here they are assembled on terra firma...
My YTD total stands at 2969.
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