Thursday, June 25, 2015

Rendezvous at Whitehall

The weather couldn't have been better yesterday on Whitehall Reservoir in Hopkinton.  The scenic 592 acre former reservoir made a great spot for an on-the-water rendezvous with friends visiting from the Adirondacks.

The regulations at Whitehall State Park require that boat speeds stay below 12 mph with no water skiing or jet skis allowed.  There's ample parking and a concrete ramp...a great boat launch with only one thing missing in, this paddler's opinion...a porta-potty.



Capt'n and Mrs. Dangerous, down from the Adirondacks, joined me in paddling the reservoir's perimeter in a counter-clockwise direction...
 

The upper reaches are where a swamp was flooded...


The outlet structure, where Whitehall Brook exits on its way to the upper Sudbury River...

This great blue heron hardly flinched during our passing by...



The area was found to be, for the most part, pristine with only these few pieces of litter...

 
 


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