Today's cooler and drier air provided a welcome change in weather conditions. Just about ideal for a little trash paddling!
After launching at Lowell Road in Concord, I paddled the short distance to Egg Rock and bearing to my right began ascending the Assabet River up to Nashoba Brook. Photo at left was taken after passing under Rt. 2.
Earlier in the trip and just a little upriver from Willow Island some movement caught my eye and I watched a coyote disappear into the woods along the river's west side. Because the wooded section is narrow I decided to paddle close to the shore and see if I could find Mr. Coyote. Sure enough, peering into a shaded area I came eye to eye with him as he peered back at me...
(Note: Click once and then a second time to enlarge the image. You have to look close in the center to see him)
From a point a little further upriver, the Canada geese could be heard sending out alarm calls to their recently born goslings. Mr. Coyote made several forays out from the woods into the sunlit clearing...
He seemed to be trying to find the right spot from which to approach them while remaining unseen. The geese and goslings were wisely staying on the water while such danger lurked...
After watching his antics for a while, I continued upriver finding the usual trash in the usual places. By the time I unloaded back at Lowell Road my trash count was at 53 pieces. Of these 27 were recyclable (11 redeemable) and 26 were miscellaneous rubbish such as an old tire, a basketball, an old doll, etc. Here they be...
YTD total stands at 2863.
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