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Me and Chris Sunday, Nov. 9 at a newly discovered bridge to the Upper Oswego. We took the canal it crossed over (to the left) to the Upstream. |
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Chris unloads my boat Sunday, Nov. 9, while I lazily squat and take photos. |
Trip: Secret Landing (sssh...) upward through Upstream Oswego
Conditions: In the 60s; sunny, no wind, beautiful
Gauge reading (downstream): 2.89 at 50 cfs
Time: About a few hours (hiccup!)
Man, talk about a fresh approach to a tired trip.
We've been tripping this baby for years; an old standby. But today was different. We found new routes; chutes parallel to the Upper -- maybe for cranberry harvesting -- that made for good, deep paddling. Grasses were high, perhaps from a relatively dry season, so paths were tight and narrow but passable.
Flora: A few ripe cranberries and some green, water-filled pitchers on the sod banks.
The Old Cranberry Bog was washed over by about 6 inches in the middle. (We've walked across it at times.) We headed left after the Old Bog and headed upstream for about 15-20 mins. until we hit a dead end. Water was clear, with deep, clear spots throughout. Some fresh saw trimmings on dead cedar indicated, perhaps, canoe club folks had somewhat recently groomed the stream.
