Wednesday, February 1, 2012

February Welcomed on the Concord River

I don't know where Old Man Winter is hanging out these days, but neither he nor any of his associates were to be found on the Concord River today.  Having launched late morning at Lowell Road, my trip downriver included paddling through some light rain showers before the sun finally prevailed as I approached Davis Hill (photo at left).
Red-winged blackbirds were seen along with American coots, mallards, and Canada geese on the way downriver.
Before starting my return trip upriver, I looked at this springlike view towards Carlisle/Bedford...
A red-tailed hawk was soaring over this area...
Shortly after seeing the hawk, I was surprised to hear the voice of a fellow paddler as Lisa H. had paddled her QCC 600 up from the Rt. 225 boat launch.  We paddled together up to the Old North Bridge where Lisa would be turning around...

We both marvelled at how pleasant this winter has been.

Lack of ice along the sides of the river, combined with high water levels, allowed for a fair amount of trash to be recovered.  The gang of 76 posed in the sun...

There were 54 recyclable containers (15 redeemable) and 22 pieces of miscellaneous rubbish such as plastic bags, building insulation, styrofoam, nip bottles and 3 cigarette lighters.  YTD = 545


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