tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-303616362929302466.post8570039821333561654..comments2024-03-28T19:42:22.044-04:00Comments on Trashpaddler: Mt. Wachusett, Swift and Conn. RiversAlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10069551145364947240noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-303616362929302466.post-74485640347856533942013-10-23T10:31:57.967-04:002013-10-23T10:31:57.967-04:00Spectacular photo of a Bald Eagle! I've spotte...Spectacular photo of a Bald Eagle! I've spotted a few of these magnificent birds during my paddling adventures, but always from a long distance away.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14957689266739581501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-303616362929302466.post-57834100618572076912013-10-23T10:08:34.143-04:002013-10-23T10:08:34.143-04:00Anonymous, Thanks for sharing your knowledge of t...Anonymous, Thanks for sharing your knowledge of the Swift River and the present dam controversy. I guess it would be fair to say there is considerable liability in owning and maintaining a dam. <br />Now I know why a 1893 map showed the upper dam area as "Duckville".<br />In the future I hope to explore the Swift between the lower dam and where it joins with the Ware River.<br />Also your suggestion of water being pumped to Northfield Mtn. does make sense. I'd walked down to the takeout at S. Hadley Canal Park early that morning and the water was only a foot or two from the river bank. Nine hours later it looked like low tide. Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10069551145364947240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-303616362929302466.post-52005999558546619902013-10-23T07:36:18.605-04:002013-10-23T07:36:18.605-04:00Great to see you getting out to some new areas. I ...Great to see you getting out to some new areas. I worked as an engineer at Quabbin for a couple years. I have been waiting for you to check out the Swift. That water is beautiful, nearly 100% discharge from the Quabbin. It has a pretty aqua tinge to it. I always like seeing places I’ve been a million times but from the viewpoint of your camera.<br /> That controversial dam on the Swift is the Bondsville Dam. It’s a beautiful granite block mill dam (Boston Duck Company). There is a matching dam about a half mile downstream as well. Care and maintenance of a dam is not cheap. No one wants to own that dam, yet everyone enjoys the upstream water body. It has been the location of at least one fatal accident and is a nightmare when Quabbin is spilling water. <br /> As far as the Connecticut River water receding. That could be due to that power plant upstream pumping water up to the reservoir on the hill top (Northfield Mountain. That's just my guess, the timing seems off though as they pump at night during off peak hours. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-303616362929302466.post-65178374933552873062013-10-22T07:12:21.740-04:002013-10-22T07:12:21.740-04:00PenobscotPaddles, Thanks for your earlier mention...PenobscotPaddles, Thanks for your earlier mentioning of this other rock (Redemption) named for Rowlandson. The site is nicely maintained by the Trustees of Reservations and easily accessed from Rt. 140.Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10069551145364947240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-303616362929302466.post-65531159338081058382013-10-21T20:41:41.453-04:002013-10-21T20:41:41.453-04:00Yea, I guess it was called Redemption Rock. Glad...Yea, I guess it was called Redemption Rock. Glad you got to the top of Wachusetts on a clear day, it has some amazing views. There used to be goldfish in the pond at the top. <br />PenobscotPaddleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16592313025258461946noreply@blogger.com