Me and Carolyn on the upper Oswego, March 3, 2006.3/3/06
Oswego / 3.9'/ 275 cfs (these levels are from the downstream gauge) / low 50s (air)
Trip: Oswego Lake (from early drop in) to upper Oswego river
Time: Roughly 1 1/2-hour trip
I somehow talked Carolyn into paddling with me today -- it's a beautiful day in early March, following a mild winter, but she's not feeling well. After a late start I decided we'd just do an upper-oswego trip, so we could turn around in need be. It was blustery on the Lake Oswego, with a little chop from gusting winds. For a moment I thought about heading back, because I didn't want to get into a situation where Carolyn was frost-bitten, be she gave the OK to press on. It was beautiful in the cedar forest, with a reddish glow from now-wild cranberry flanking the river. It looked as if the river had recently been groomed by a canoe club, with a few fresh cedar cuts to be found. Noticed about 3 beaver huts toward the front portion. Saw one in a small aluminum, john boat with one paddle awkwardly eeking along the front portion - maybe the little engine on the back of his boat wasn't working, or he was working toware a specific fishing hole. No bugs. No wildlife spottings on the river, but two black vultures eating a deer carcas and a deer off of red road on the way home. Truck got muddy.
I didn't check the levels until we got home, but it would have been one of those great days to go downstream.
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