Me and Carolyn under an Atlantic White Cedar out on the Oswego, April 9, 2006. She was a good sport.4/9/06
Oswego River / 2.97' / 65 cfs / 37 degrees (air) / cloudy
Trip: Oswego Lake to Harrisville Pond (Chatsworth) / 6.3 mi.
Drop in: 11:45 a.m.
Takeout: 2:45 p.m.
BEFORE: The first and only time I fell in was at the Oswego with Carolyn (about 3 years ago), so today -- in combination with a chilly, cloudy day -- marked an ominous trip.
AFTER: No falls or close calls, phew. After crossing Oswego Lake for portage to the river, we met up with 3 canoers that were in doubt of their trip -- questioning the water level. I thought they'd be OK but I'm sure their trip was a drag -- literally. I wouldn't recommend this trip below today's depth of 2.97'. I didn't have to get out, but we dragged over tea-colored stones in a few places (moreso at the start, and at Martha). Otherwise, it was a great day with Carolyn. We stopped on a sphagnum-filled bank for lunch at about 45 min. in. We saw 2 pine warblers (awesome), requisite turtles plopping off of logs, and spooked up some sort of hawk. It wasn't a red-tail because the tail was fanned rather than squared, but it was brownish in color. At the same time we spooked up a great blue heron nearby. Just before Harrisville Pond, we saw a guy just past the sandy penninsula on left, doing what appeared to be some sort of sampling in a foldable kayak -- it looked like a good boat. At Harrisville Pond we saw some sort of sandpiper (3).
Some key times (rough) checkpoints:
* 1 hour to sandy beaches (good for early break)
* 2 hours to Martha Pond / Furnace
* 28 mi. / 40 min. from our house (Barnegat)
* Made wrong turn on Red Road on way home. Came out at Baptist Street, (Chatsworth) which if headed south is the left before 679 off of 563.
Oswego River / 2.97' / 65 cfs / 37 degrees (air) / cloudy
Trip: Oswego Lake to Harrisville Pond (Chatsworth) / 6.3 mi.
Drop in: 11:45 a.m.
Takeout: 2:45 p.m.
BEFORE: The first and only time I fell in was at the Oswego with Carolyn (about 3 years ago), so today -- in combination with a chilly, cloudy day -- marked an ominous trip.
AFTER: No falls or close calls, phew. After crossing Oswego Lake for portage to the river, we met up with 3 canoers that were in doubt of their trip -- questioning the water level. I thought they'd be OK but I'm sure their trip was a drag -- literally. I wouldn't recommend this trip below today's depth of 2.97'. I didn't have to get out, but we dragged over tea-colored stones in a few places (moreso at the start, and at Martha). Otherwise, it was a great day with Carolyn. We stopped on a sphagnum-filled bank for lunch at about 45 min. in. We saw 2 pine warblers (awesome), requisite turtles plopping off of logs, and spooked up some sort of hawk. It wasn't a red-tail because the tail was fanned rather than squared, but it was brownish in color. At the same time we spooked up a great blue heron nearby. Just before Harrisville Pond, we saw a guy just past the sandy penninsula on left, doing what appeared to be some sort of sampling in a foldable kayak -- it looked like a good boat. At Harrisville Pond we saw some sort of sandpiper (3).
Some key times (rough) checkpoints:
* 1 hour to sandy beaches (good for early break)
* 2 hours to Martha Pond / Furnace
* 28 mi. / 40 min. from our house (Barnegat)
* Made wrong turn on Red Road on way home. Came out at Baptist Street, (Chatsworth) which if headed south is the left before 679 off of 563.
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