Today's paddle will most likely be last time we take the canoe out this year. Fall paddling in northern Minnesota, with cold water and days that are often windy, is not really made for 4 or 5 year-olds. With calm winds forecast for today, we decided to head down to Ash River and explore Sullivan Bay.
We visited the visitor center and ate lunch before putting the canoe in the water at the very nice paddle access. Then we were off. We headed east on Kabetogama Lake before heading upstream on the Ash River. Soon enough we had paddled into Sullivan Bay and found the very nice overlook at the end of the Sullivan Bay Trail.
The view is much different from down on the water! We paddled around an island and explored a few coves on the bay.
In one cove there were a lot of lily pads,
and even some wild rice.
We explored a little bit further up the river and then turned around to take advantage of the wind at our backs.
Dragonflies flew around us.
It was a quick paddle through the narrows on the river
and back to the canoe access. We even saw a pair of otters playing in the water near the access point!
No comments:
Post a Comment