Shenandoah Paddle
With spring blooming in Virginia, I decided to take a paddle trip out in the Shenandoahs. The Shenandoah River running by Front Royal doesn't run supremely fast, but makes for a nice float trip.
The section I paddled was about 14 miles long, with one class II rapid and otherwise mostly tepid water. The water was high this early in the season, which was nice. I didn't have to spend any time hopping out of the kayak to drag it over rocks.
I took a short lunch break on a nice section of the river. Much of the section I did was in state or national park, with sweet little possible camp sites on both sides of the river.
The flowers were blooming.
Obligatory attempt at a self-portrait. It was cool in the morning when I started, but I was quickly down to shorts and a t-shirt, and had blue skies the whole day.
The turtles were also digging the sunshine and warm temps. By the time I'd managed to get my camera out for this photo, about half of the turtles had already been scared off. Those guys were all over.
A pretty good day spent on the water.
The section I paddled was about 14 miles long, with one class II rapid and otherwise mostly tepid water. The water was high this early in the season, which was nice. I didn't have to spend any time hopping out of the kayak to drag it over rocks.
I took a short lunch break on a nice section of the river. Much of the section I did was in state or national park, with sweet little possible camp sites on both sides of the river.
The flowers were blooming.
Obligatory attempt at a self-portrait. It was cool in the morning when I started, but I was quickly down to shorts and a t-shirt, and had blue skies the whole day.
The turtles were also digging the sunshine and warm temps. By the time I'd managed to get my camera out for this photo, about half of the turtles had already been scared off. Those guys were all over.
A pretty good day spent on the water.
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