| Paddle Log — 2013 |
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| LAUNCH SITE |
DATE |
WHO |
DISTANCE |
COMMENTS |
| Coxsackie |
Mar 29 |
Both |
12 |
Gray & breezy, lunch at Bronck Island, turnaround at RR Village. One cargo ship, two tugs, an eagle nesting on Rattlesnake Island. |
| Coxsackie |
April 4 |
M |
9 |
Slow paddle around Stockport Flats. Five tugs. Breezy. |
| Henry Hudson |
April 5 |
Both |
8 |
Upstream at high tide to Van Wies Point & 215. Lunch at 214. Strong quartering wind after lunch. |
| Coxsackie |
April 8 |
M |
17 |
Upstream to Shady Harbor, stops at Bronck Island & RR Village. Windy at first, turning calm. |
| Stuyvesant Landing |
April 15 |
M |
14 |
Downstream to Four Mile Point, head to wind, paddle around Stockport Flats. A tanker & a tug. Five eagles. Lunch on SMG. Following wind on return. |
| Coxsackie |
April 17 |
Both |
13 |
Upstream to Rattlesnake Island against tide & wind, brisk trip down to HRISP with both. Probed Empire Brickyard Bay. Return easy tide ride. |
| Nolan Road |
April 21 |
Both & Falcon |
7 |
Upstream toward the dam, lunch nearby, swift current on return. Buffleheads & an osprey. |
| Henry Hudson |
April 23 |
Both |
4 |
Explored Papscanee Creek (several times) & Moordener Kill. Spring activity slow to start. |
| Athens |
April 26 |
Both |
12 |
Up west side MGF, mouth of Stockport Creek, Empire Brickyard Bay, rest at Gays Point. One beaver, many eagles & ospreys. Steady wind. |
| Stuyvesant Landing |
April 27 |
M |
13 |
Downstream against tide to cove near Priming Hook. Some wind on return to spoil an easy tide ride. |
| Freddie's Park |
April 28 |
Both |
11 |
Explored marshes both shores, a foray into Wagers Pond, two stops at Town Park. Much animal activity. |
| Coxsackie |
May 1 |
Both |
10 |
Downstream on dwindling ebb to Priming Hook, explored Four Mile Point, SMG, Empire Brickyard Bay & Little Nutten Hook. Many eagles & ospreys again. |
| Coxsackie |
May 4 |
M |
12 |
Warm day, mostly calm, lunch at RR Village. Green heron very congenial at Rattlesnake Island. One tanker, one tug. |
| Coxsackie |
May 5 |
Both |
9 |
Very pleasant, quiet day. Explored Rattlesnake Island, Coxsackie Creek & east shore marsh. Not much happening. |
| Stuyvesant Landing |
May 6 |
Both |
12 |
Met diners at Yanni's 2, lunch at Hannacroix Preserve. Return head to wind. Loon encountered both ways at New Baltimore. |
| Glasco Landing |
May 10 |
Both |
7 |
Examined barge on rocks at Magdalen Island, repeatedly tracked back for numerous tugs. Lunch below Cruger Island, eventually perused part of South Bay. |
| Athens |
May 14 |
M |
18 |
Easy paddle downstream, many ospreys & young eagles. Lunch on dredge island below Roe-Jan. Stiff breezes on the way back, head-to-wind. |
| Sojourner Truth Ulster Landing |
May 17 |
Both & Alan |
9 |
Explored South Bay on low water, lunch near Cruger, visited barge on Magdalen Island. Stiff NW wind entire paddle. |
| Stuyvesant Landing |
May 18 |
M |
9 |
Explored marshes below Poolsburg, turned with tide, unfortunate weather deterioration, doubled back around Rattlesnake Island. |
| Coxsackie |
May 21 |
M |
8 |
Early launch to beat afternoon heat & storms. Big photo-op day, bank swallows & tugs. |
| Coxsackie |
May 27 |
Both |
15 |
Long day on elevated water from runoff. Down to Priming Hook, lunch at SMG, Empire Brick Bay on flood, Little Nutten Hook and up to Rattlesnake Island. Many eagles & three tugs. |
| Henry Hudson |
May 30 |
M |
9 |
Very high water from runoff, easily explored Pixtaway Island. Turnaround at Glenmont power plant, coasted on ebb along wall, many photo-ops. |
| Glasco Landing |
May 31 |
M |
4 |
Extraordinary photo op at Magdalen Island, grounded Timm getting smashed to pieces by Newark Bay while six tugs passed by, seven altogether on the day. |
| Stuyvesant Landing |
June 1 |
M |
9 |
Very quiet early, upstream to New Baltimore. Welcome breeze on return. Hot day. |
| Coxsackie |
June 3 |
M |
12 |
Upstream to Bronck Island, adverse wind prevented landing, down to Nutten Hook, calm wind, back up to 166, wind blew hard again, turnaround, tricky take out. |
| Dutchman's Landing |
June 5 |
Both |
15 |
Upriver past Hudson, carp activity, ospreys at 129, lunch at MGF. Via Hallenbeck Creek both ways. |
| Coxsackie |
June 9 |
Both |
11 |
Anfractuous paddle around Stockport Flats, wandering to & fro. Five tugs. |
| Stuyvesant Landing |
June 15 |
M |
14 |
Downstream with very strong current on high water from run-off, wandered around Stockport Flats. |
| Dunham Reservoir |
June 17 |
Both |
3 |
Lively natural setting, pleasant until sudden thunder storms cut things short. |
| Dutchman's Landing |
June 19 |
Both |
8 |
Ramshorn against tide with wind, Rogers Island against both tide & wind, return via Hallenbeck Creek. 17-year cicadas very noisy east shore. |
| Coxsackie |
June 20 |
M |
12 |
Upstream to Poolsburg. Stop at RR Village, quickly back on water for tug convergence. Many photo ops on the day, both big birds & boats. |
| Dunham Reservoir |
June 21 |
M |
3 |
An incredible five hours shooting odes! |
| Henry Hudson |
June 26 |
Both |
7 |
Very high water from runoff, explored Papscanee & Pixtaway Island. Two tugs. One red fox. |
| Lock 7 |
July 5 |
Both |
6 |
Major falcon photo op across the river from Llenroc. |
| Lock 7 |
July 7 |
Both & Jim |
6 |
Reprise of 7/5 paddle. |
| Athens |
July 9 |
Both & Jim |
11 |
Easy water, downstream to Dutchmans Landing for lunch. Ospreys & a tug. Water level at least two feet above normal. |
| Coxsackie |
July 12 |
Both |
11 |
Water level rather low in Stockport Flats. Many eagles including an SMG family, young fully grown. |
| Raquette Lake |
July 14 |
Both & seadogs |
14 |
Explored many islands & inlets under cloudy skies. |
| Stuyvesant Landing |
July 17 |
Both |
8 |
Short paddle, very hot day. Two cargo ships passed each other early, two tugs, a spring azure stuck on a mukluk. |
| Coxsackie |
July 21 |
M |
19 |
Lunch at Poolsburg, turnaround at Hannacroix Creek. Many pleasure boats & eagles, including belligerent juveniles. |
| Stuyvesant Landing |
July 27 |
M |
18 |
Two tugs passed each other at beginning, four altogether. Lunch at SMG, turnaround below Priming Hook. Following wind all the way back. |
| Stuyvesant Landing |
July 29 |
M |
12 |
Unexpected encounter with the Two Row Wampum Renewal Campaign canoe fleet. |
| Plum Point |
July 31 |
Both & seadogs |
15 |
Around Pollepel Island, lunch at Foundry Dock Park, continued to World's End on easy water, turnaround at Arden Point. Return just as easy, met a ten barge tug. |
| Athens |
August 2 |
Both |
10 |
Up west side MGF, visited eagle family on SMG, lunch at Gays Point. Easy paddle. |
| Stuyvesant Landing |
August 3 |
M |
10 |
RR Village, Poolsburg, turnaround at Shady Harbor. Many eagles & too many dead catfish. |
| Coxsackie |
August 5 |
M & Angelo |
8 |
Windy launch into active water. Explored Stockport Flats. Many eagles, again too many dead catfish & one osprey. |
| Coxsackie |
August 6 |
Both |
8 |
Army Corps snagging at Coxsackie Island, entire eagle family gathered at SMG, a nice day. |
| Coxsackie |
August 10 |
M |
19 |
Early quiet launch. Eagle photo op SMG, continued past MGF to beacon 129, one osprey. Wind picked up on return. |
| Stuyvesant Landing |
August 11 |
M |
12 |
Another photo op at SMG. Beautiful day. Many tugs. |
| Coxsackie |
August 12 |
M |
9 |
Another serene early launch to an eagle photo op SMG, also Four Mile Point & Stockport Creek. |
| Stuyvesant Landing |
August 23 |
Both |
6 |
Tuneup paddle for Lake George swim meet, turnaround above Mill Creek. Three tugs, many eagles. |
| Hague |
August 25 |
Both |
8 |
Escorted swimmers for Open Water 4 mile swim to Rogers Rock. |
| Coxsackie |
August 27 |
Both |
8 |
Pleasant evening paddle around SMG, as usual many eagles. |
| Henry Hudson |
August 28 |
Both |
7 |
Force3 HV test paddle. Successful. |
| North Germantown Landing |
August 30 |
Both |
12 |
Roe Jan, Dubois Creek, ice cream on Catskill Creek, rest at Dutchman's Landing. Nice day. |
| Round Lake |
Sept 1 |
Both |
4 |
Gray morning, calm lake. Explored Anthony Kill to Dwaas Kill. |
| Coxsackie |
Sept 3 |
M |
15 |
Great lobelias at Coxsackie Creek, many eagles, one tug, turnaround at Cornell Park. |
| Coxsackie |
Sept 4 |
Both |
13 |
Coxsackie Creek, many eagles aloft, few on branches, one tug, turnaround at RR Village. |
| Henry Hudson |
Sept 6 |
Both |
14 |
Very low water at Hannacroix Creek, lunch at Schodack Island SP, Papscanee Creek, swapped boats. |
| Stuyvesant Landing |
Sept 7 |
M |
15 |
Easy tide ride to HA & back. Eagles everywhere, three tugs. |
| Westport |
Sept 9 |
M & One Eye |
18 |
Lake Champlain active from beginning to end — beam, quartering, following winds in succession. Wonderful paddle to Essex. |
| Coxsackie |
Sept 13 |
Both |
12 |
Quiet water upstream, sudden strong following wind back. Turnaround at beach opposite RR Village. |
| Port Henry |
Sept 15 |
Both |
13 |
Light wind early, explored Crown & Chimney Points. Wind picked up in Bulwagga Bay after locating fossil gastropods. |
| Huletts Landing |
Sept 17 |
M & Bill, Alan |
13 |
Lunch at Black Mountain Point, continued to Paradise Bay. Return west side crossing obliquely on a gorgeous day. |
| Hague |
Sept 19 |
Both |
14 |
Wind 5-10 knots at launch, stayed that way the whole day. A little work heading south, cross over at Sabbath Day Point, lunch at Agnes Island, glided back before a gentle following wind. |
| Dutchman's Landing |
Sept 20 |
Both |
15 |
Upriver via Hallenbeck Creek past Hudson, lunch at MGF. Return along west side of Rogers Island. |
| Coxsackie |
Sept 23 |
Both |
5 |
Windy with very low tide, lunch with a Hobie pilot at SMG. |
| Coxsackie |
Sept 25 |
M |
4 |
SMG photo op — success! |
| Stuyvesant Landing |
Sept 26 |
Both |
12 |
Windy tide ride to Stockport Flats, not much activity. |
| Port Douglas |
Sept 27 |
Both |
11 |
Calm water turned rough at Trembleau Point, changed course, lunch on Schuyler Island. Explored Brown Point & Corlaer Bay. |
| South Bay State Boat Launch |
Sept 29 |
Both & seadogs |
12 |
Large group paddled calm water to marshy head of Lake Champlain on a beautiful day, turned back by a beaver dam. |
| Athens |
Sept 30 |
Both |
10 |
Dead calm water, SMG photo op, lunch in Brickyard Bay. |
| Coxsackie |
Oct 1 |
M |
14 |
Again dead calm, stops near Poolsburg & at Blackbeard's Cove, turnaround at Shady Harbor. |
| Forts Ferry Road |
Oct 3 |
Both |
5 |
Short paddle, warm & quiet, egrets. |
| Coxsackie |
Oct 5 |
M |
10 |
Uneventful paddle around Stockport Flats, rising wind, wedding in the gazebo. |
| Coxsackie |
Oct 8 |
M |
14 |
Easy paddle to Hudson to inspect launch facilities. Sudden strong wind as tide turned. Head-to-wind all the way back. |
| Freddie's Park |
Oct 9 |
Both |
9 |
A preternatural stillness at launch, later encountered a solar-powered boat, many herons & egrets, thinning chestnut mats. |
| Bolton Landing |
Oct 10 |
Both |
13 |
Shelving Rock, Black Mountain Point, Dollar Islands & out. Majestic & serene. |
| 123rd Street |
Oct 12 |
M |
8 |
Rendezvous with Ra at Waterford & Ceres at C-1, masts down. |
| Coxsackie |
Oct 13 |
Both & Vlad, Johna, Alex, Jean, David. |
20 |
Explored Stockport Flats & MGF with visitors from NYC. Purchased garlic from Ceres after nocturnal return. |
| North Germantown Landing |
Oct 15 |
Both |
14 |
Inbocht Bay, Dutchmans Landing, Rogers Island, Roe Jan, rendezvous with Ceres just before take-out. Superb photo-op. |
| Dutchman's Landing |
Oct 17 |
M |
21 |
Another warm, calm day. Lunch at MGF, turnaround at Four Mile Point, stop at Rogers Island. Four tugs & a rusty dredge. |
| Freddie's Park |
Oct 19 |
M |
10 |
Wager's Pond, lunch at Vischers Ferry, turnaround above Forts Ferry, pleasant following wind back. |
| Annsville |
Oct 21 |
M |
16 |
Bouncy (not rough) water most of the day. Impromptu lunch stop near causeway, later stop at Popolopen Creek, a few tugs, no Ceres. |
| Stuyvesant Landing |
Oct 29 |
M |
13 |
Dredge operations & boat rendezvous at Houghtaling Island, lunch at Hannacroix Preserve. Cool, bright day. |
| Coxsackie |
Nov 2 |
M |
10 |
Water level high in Stockport Flats, very quiet, late rain. Adult eagles in Brickyard Bay. |
| Henry Hudson |
Nov 4 |
Both |
8 |
Ceres encounter at Castleton, lunch at Schodack Island SP, eagle hiding behind tree on Campbell Island. |
| Coxsackie |
Nov 15 |
Both |
14 |
Calm tide ride to New Baltimore. Many commercial ships converged near Mill Creek area including a very slow crane barge. |
| Coxsackie |
Nov 16 |
M |
17 |
SMG & Brickyard Bay, very quiet. Two eagles on Coxsackie Island. Turnaround above Mill Creek. |
| Coxsackie |
Nov 21 |
Both |
6 |
Cut short by unexpected heavy weather. |