Thursday, June 7, 2012

Assabet River - Crow Island and Fort Meadow Br.

After yesterday's constricted paddling around numerous fallen trees, it was nice to get out this morning on some unobstructed sections of the Assabet River in Pompositticut. I launched at Sudbury Road in Stow and paddled downriver to the northeast end of Crow Island (pictured at left).  In addition to the fisherman was a recently expanded mute swan family...
From here I reversed direction and headed upriver to Fort Meadow Brook, where I encountered this large snapper that appeared to be wrestling with himself...
On closer inspection a second turtle was involved in the tussle...
I left them to their primordial affairs and ascended Fort Meadow Brook up to the abandoned Central Mass Railroad trestle, that today acts as a dam...

Spending time in Fort Meadow Brook seems like being in a world apart...
Entering or exiting this realm requires squeezing through the secret portal...
With water levels being on the high side, it's possible to hang a right after passing through the portal and follow a more circuitous route back to the Assabet, making a loop in the process.

The weather today showed very little stability.  Sunny and warm one minute, cloudy, cool, and showery the next.

Trash was pretty much a no-show and that was nice, for a change...
There were 4 recyclable containers and 4 pieces of rubbish.  YTD = 3212

Though this section of the Assabet River is not designated "Wild and Scenic", it is one of my personal favorites...




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