Patuxent River's Jug Bay - Kayaking Tour
REI provided everything from three guides, the kayaks, to PFDs (life jackets), water refills, instructions on getting in & out and paddling, lunch, and transport back to our cars.
COST: $125 (REI members) and $145 (non REI members)
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For photographer friends:
I've done a lot of wildlife/waterfowl photography from a walking tour,
but nothing beats seeing them from a kayak.
Expect to see much more now that I've discovered this new love.
REI's Paul Smith getting us organized
Liability Process
Assignment of specific kayaks
Instructions on getting in and out gracefully
Floating down creek to Patuxent
Patuxent River under Route 4 (PA Ave.) Bridge
The adventure begins
Patuxent River shoreline
Practicing the skills Paul, David & Jeremy taught us
Three kayaks like this one were available - 15.5 feet long and 50 lbs.
MB's bow of same 15.5 foot kayak.
Huge population of Ospry throughout the day
Ospry parents nuturing their fledglings
Ospry parents nuturing their fledglings
Ospry parents nuturing their fledglings
Our first stop for lunch at an archeological site.
Our Sheppard guide - Jeremy
Putting in at Mount ?
MB's kayak and gear in foreground
Putting in at archeological site
Panera Bread lunch
View from archeological site back down to Patuxent