Kayaking season got started a bit later this year. Winter hung on and then the Sturgeon was low and had a sewage release warning so I waiting until the lakes melted out. Yesterday, I got out to Muir Lake for a shakedown cruise in my new (to me) boat.
The gate to the boat launch was still locked (fishing season does not open until May 1) but it was only 200 feet to carry down to the beach. It looks like they have replaced the interpretative signage on the pathway.
The water was clean and it was very sunny. Some wind picked up later in the paddle.
An osprey dove and caught a fish right in front of me. I managed to snag a couple of shots of it flying away to eat its lunch.
Lots of evidence of beaver activity but no sign of them out and about.
And then there were lots of loons, mergansers, mallards, geese, and a couple of other I couldn't see well enough to identify. No eagles today but there were snow geese flying over.
A lovely paddle and hats off to the dad in the inflatable dingy paddling his kid back to shore in one of the stiffest breezes I've ever paddled in. That guy did an amazing job of grinding up wind!
