New York Harbor during Opsail
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Man, so many really nice photos. Too many good ones to even pick out any favorites. Thanks all!
Andy , you are an artist. There are zillions of paddling photos, but few compare with yours.
fort bovisand,It was built as a result of the Royal Commission on the Defence of the United Kingdom, which reported in 1860.
Drake’s Island is a 6.5-acre island lying in Plymouth Sound, the stretch of water south of the city of Plymouth, Devon. The rocks which make up the island are volcanic tuff and lava, together with marine limestone of the Devonian period
end of draks island looking out to see
jennycliff At Jennycliff there is a small pebble beach with rock pools. Above the beach there is a pleasant grass area suitable for picnics and games and there are fine views to enjoy across Plymouth Sound
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Very nice. And it seems somehow kind of exotic from where I sit here in Wisconsin. The word “fresh” springs to mind unbidden.
Very cool! Meanwhile, I’m waiting for my new rack to arrive. New vehicle has these stupid flush rails, and my old Yakima towers won’t work.
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Here’s something a little different. Behind the wall in the photo is the discharge chamber for the water turbines at a paper mill on the Hudson River, just north of Schuylerville, NY. The mill was torn down and this is all that remains. A bank of 10 (I think) water turbines would discharge behind the wall and the water would then flow out through arched openings that are almost entirely under water. Some stones above one opening have collapsed. The big arch on the right is the bypass tunnel where they would route excess water that wasn’t needed for the turbines. The brave can paddle under the arch with the broken stones and find yourself in a creepy man-made cavern. The last photo shows the one turbine that remains viewed from the land-side.
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Creepy…but cool!
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Ah, caves and artifacts… they have a certain beauty also. Things paddlers are likely to encounter more than others.
Abandoned machinery on the Green River, Hey Joe Canyon uranium mine
Looking out from cave spring on the Current river MO
Cave Spring entrance
Remains of Welsh Spring TB sanitarium - TB patients were housed in the cave where they would receive cool moist air as treatment. Current R. MO
And something natural - Pot hole on the Jump R. in WI. For those who aren’t from glacially affected areas: These potholes are formed when a rock was caught in a small cavity and trapped there as glacial melt water swirled it in place until it drilled a hole in its base rock and ultimately wore itself down to nothing. This one was partway down Little Falls rapid next to a convenient eddy.
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A pretty picture of Inner Thrumcap Island viewed from Little Thumcap Island (public access, no campsite), near Christmas Cove, Maine.
And a great name for a lobster boat, “Crustacean Frustration”.
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