Old Man Winter has arrived 'round these parts and he's established more than just a toehold. He gave us a frigid Monday and Tuesday which saw my thermometer register zero degrees for the first time this season. Meteorologists are saying it's the coldest start to winter since 2007.
On Sunday morning, before the frigid blast, I enjoyed temps near 40 degrees F. and open water on the Concord River in Concord, MA. Photos from Sunday:
Egg Rock as seen from the point where the Sudbury and Assabet rivers meet to form the Concord...
Before heading down the Concord River I took a look at where the long-abandoned Reformatory Branch approached its crossing of the Sudbury River ...
The light snow-cover accentuates the old railroad grade some hundred years after it last saw a train.
The landing at the Calf Pasture...
The Old North Bridge...
The Landing at Great Meadows...
...which sports a new sign...
Brewster's Canoe House...
The view northward from where I turned about at Davis Hill...
On Wednesday, after Old Man Winter's two-day blast of frigid weather, forecasters predicted a very brief window where temps might rise into the 40's. Thus, in hopes of finding some relatively ice-free water, I headed south to the Charles River where it runs between Sherborn and Dover, MA. Photos from Wednesday below:
Launched at the bridge connecting the two towns...
Heading upstream didn't look too promising...
...as ice covered the river's full width. However, the downstream view offered hope...
Some mallards provided a bit of color...
Canada geese were holding a meeting of some sort...
Temperatures reached 45 degrees F.
Beyond the geese was more shore-to-shore ice leaving me hemmed-in by ice at both ends with only a half mile of open water in which to paddle. Left me wondering if this might be my last paddle of 2025...unless, of course, we get an early January thaw in late December.
Trash was scarce on both Sunday and Wednesday:
Sunday's...
Wednesday's...
Apparently, trash is no fan of winter either.
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