In early October, I got up before the sun and hustled down to the launch at Emily Murphy Park to catch the morning light.
I don't usually post about paddling the river since it is pretty much always the same paddle. I decided to put this one here because the sky was very pretty as I launched and worked my way upstream.
There was no wind and a nice bit of morning mist on the water.
I saw six different beavers out between Emily Murphy and the Mackenzie ravine.
At this point, I turned around. The car read 2C when I started and 4C when I got back and I was cool, despite two jackets.
This is probably the peak of the leaf colours.
The southward shift in the sun was really noticeable.
The water was summer low, but not as low as usual for the autumn (where the gravel bar the gull is standing on is usually revealed and dry.
I got back without seeing alone else out on the water. There were a few commuters on the paths.
This was my 60th paddle this year, which I think is a record. I expect we'll have a few more before freeze up although putting the garden to bed is occupying more of my time and the shorter days makes it hard to get out.
