Yesterday's rain and wind storm left some unusually warm temperatures in its wake. This was fortuitous for me as I would be transitioning from daytime work to a 'graveyard shift' tonight. Therefore, the morning and early afternoon could be spent out on the river. While it was plenty warm enough, the dark clouds still lingered resulting in less than ideal light for taking photographs. This can be seen in the opening photo taken at the 'Old North Bridge' and following photo of the boathouse at the 'Old Manse'...
The other thing the storm left in its wake was lots of flotsam (aka trash). In the 2.5 miles of river I paddled today there were 153 pieces of trash recovered. Most of this resulted from a rapid rise in water level and this, in turn, floated much of the litter that had been stuck in the brambles. The 153 covered a wide variety such as: 90 recyclable containers (48 redeemable) and 63 pieces of miscellaneous rubbish including numerous styrofoam coffee cups, bait tubs, and food trays. A few odd items were a single large 'eyeball', a single 'Croc' shoe, and possibly the largest fishing bobber I've ever seen. The motley bunch, having brought my YTD total to 6387, gathered boatside...
Also out on the river today was Jeff in his Czech built Zastera racing kayak. At least, I believe it was him I saw heading into the Assabet River near Egg Rock. And at Great Meadows Landing, I encountered a terrestrial patrol in the form of an electric powered vehicle. The vehicles pilot, Alan of Bedford, stopped briefly to chat, before resuming his patrol down the trail. Great Meadows Landing was also my turnaround point for today's patrol.
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Its nice that you got out - I was in all weekend. Maybe I'll get in some snowshoeing this weekend.
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