Nashua River Rail Trail to Pepperell

Mrs. Trashpaddler and I weren't sure of what conditions we would find on the Nashua River Rail Trail today.  Fortunately, someone (DCR personnel) had already removed the trees and branches that had blocked the trail following T.S. Irene.
Upon reaching East Pepperell, we took a look at the Nashua River as it spilled over the dam (photo at left).
Leaving the rail trail we pedalled over to the Nissitissit River and the dam just upstream of Rt. 111...

Looking upriver from the dam, the Nissitissit looked fairly tranquil in comparison to rivers further to the west and north...

Trash recovered on the trail between Ayer and E. Pepperell assembled back in Ayer...

Out of 34 pieces of trash, 18 were recyclable (2 redeemable) and 14 were miscellaneous rubbish.  YTD total stands at 4516.