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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