Monday, May 14, 2007

Kayaking the Mattabesset

Jen bought herself a shiny new red kayak this weekend so it only made sense to take it out on the water the next day. We planned a trip along the Mattabesset river which is about 30 minutes north of New Haven. It's a quiet, slow, meandering river. Along the way we saw turtles, herons, a beaver and lots of felled trees that had been chewed by beavers. We paddled for about 2 hours and finished up on the Connecticut river.
More info on the river can be found here: http://www.mrwa-ct.org/canoe.htm
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Jenny's new boat
Rodney's slightly older boatBeavers like to chew treesSunning turtles
The home straightArrigoni Bridge

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