Wrapped up my paddling week on the Merrimack River not long after turning around at the Tyngsborough Bridge. The current and a welcome light wind made the trip back to Southwell Park in North Chelmsford, well, a breeze. Spotted this eagle nest on an island along the way...
Appropriately, the nest is on the island's side facing the supposed grave of the Native American sachem Wannalancet who once lived there.
Started the week on Sunday with my first paddle on the Sudbury River since the slug of sewage (an estimated 675,000 gallons) entered the river in Framingham back on July 30th.
Water levels were still low as the Egg Rock inscription shows...
Found the Sudbury to be its usual sluggish self. This brightly-colored balloon ...
...attested to the skills needed to escape the dreaded hold of water chestnut plants.
Paddled the Concord River on a cloudy Tuesday between Bedford...
...and the Old Middlesex Turnpike.
Passed this riverside shrine (possibly the Hindu god Shiva) along the way...
Trash from the Sudbury River...
...included a baker's dozen of glass bottles (from a case of Corona) and bait tubs left by shore fishermen at Heath's Bridge.
Trash from the Concord River...
Trash from the Merrimack River...
...included 5 "nip" bottles and assorted plastic bags and containers.
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