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I took a short Kayak trip last week. I don't get to do many of these since my wife's car is the one with a roof rack and she does not like to give her car up.
I put in at the mouth of the Saugus River (Massachusetts). This is an urban setting. The theme of this trip is American Industry. The photo below is of part of GE's aviation complex in Lynn, MA. Lynn was the 'birthplace of the Jet Engine.'
The navigable part of the river is all tidal estuary. I headed upriver on an incoming tide. It was a little tough at first with wind and waves (I have a river kayak, not an ocean kayak), but pretty quickly the estuary narrows up to look more like this...
I saw plenty of ducks and geese, great blue heron, and was serenaded by Red Winged Blackbirds most of the way. I caught a glimpse of a large brown animal exiting the water. It was much bigger than a muskrat, I think it was an otter. I was not fast enough to get any good wildlife photos.
My goal on this adventure was to reach the…
I put in at the mouth of the Saugus River (Massachusetts). This is an urban setting. The theme of this trip is American Industry. The photo below is of part of GE's aviation complex in Lynn, MA. Lynn was the 'birthplace of the Jet Engine.'
The navigable part of the river is all tidal estuary. I headed upriver on an incoming tide. It was a little tough at first with wind and waves (I have a river kayak, not an ocean kayak), but pretty quickly the estuary narrows up to look more like this...
I saw plenty of ducks and geese, great blue heron, and was serenaded by Red Winged Blackbirds most of the way. I caught a glimpse of a large brown animal exiting the water. It was much bigger than a muskrat, I think it was an otter. I was not fast enough to get any good wildlife photos.
My goal on this adventure was to reach the…
