Sudbury River - High and Wide

Using Egg Rock as an unofficial river-level gauge, it was noted that none of the inscription, not even the first 2 lines  ( "On the Hill Nashawtuck, at the Meeting of the Rivers..."), could be seen late this morning.  The 2 plus inches of rain received last week had the rivers at springtime levels.   I hemmed and hawed as to ascend the Assabet or the Sudbury until a musquash bet me 10,000 tubers that the Lincoln Canoe Launch canal would be iced over.  I accepted before really thinking about how I could come up with 10,000 tubers, and began paddling upriver on the Sudbury.
At Fairhaven Bay, a quick lunch was taken at the Brooke Island Bistro...

Real estate in the terra firma state was at a premium everywhere along the river today.

Before checking the canal for ice, I paddled up past Lee's Bridge to scout for tuber forests and then headed back to the Lincoln Launch...

 The bridge's upriver inscription...

 Then entered the short canal leading to the launchsite...

Phew!  That was close!  The ice covered only a portion of the canal and I had clear sailing to its head.

The consensus among my passengers was that they never doubted me for a second...

There were 50 onboard: 23 recyclable containers (6 redeemable) and 27 pieces of miscellaneous rubbish including a mylar balloon and a good number of styrofoam items.  YTD = 7286