The early spring weather was beautiful today with temps in the 70s so I donned neoprene and paddled about 8.5 miles on Little Seneca Lake - 10 minutes from home. This is the water I normally paddle first in early spring and the last place I paddle in late fall/early winter before the yak enters winter hibernation - as the lake is close to home and if something goes awry its a relatively benign setting.
In order, the snaps below are: 1) the Clarksburg Bridge; 2) one of many beaver lodges on the lake; 3) 10 Mile Creek section of the lake; 4) the dam; 5) another beaver lodge with a visitor, and 6) the visitor center. If you enlarge it and look closely, in the 5th photo you can see a great blue heron standing atop the beaver lodge near the water. All in all a fine first paddle.
