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EAGLES! Two of 'em sitting in a tree, watching us launch. |
MORE eagles in a nest under 2 contrails. |
Click to zoom in. There are 2 of 'em. AND we watched them MATING! |
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We do
NOT launch at the Launch Ramp. Keep going to McCandless Spring.
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When you see the General Store, keep going. You're about
1/8 mile away from McCandless Spring. |
Turn right into McAndless Spring. THAT is where we launch. |
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Janet preps her boat. |
Bantha stands by to be unloaded. |
Doug heads out in his hand-built wooden boat. |
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Buck preps for his safety talk. |
Cass's kids on the beach. |
Vicki is ready. Let's Go! |
Pat pretends to pay attention as Buck mugs. |
Buck shows off "Gang hand sign". |
John Kern tugs his ear. Perhaps looking for fleas? |
A bemused Buck surveys the crowd for slackers who might need to be towed later. |
Kern checks Buck's left side. |
Steven says, "Pull my finger!" |
Vicki practices the "Hokey Pokey" by putting her right foot in.... |
Leafless trees, steep river bank, where's a guy gonna pee around here? |
True story: there's a coyote in the hills. You can't see it in this shot, but he's there. |
Janet mugs. |
Cass towing the kids. |
Cass checks to see that the sharks haven't eaten his kids. |
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One of Cass's 8 kayaks. |
PJ and Hansie, out for a Saturday stroll. |
Vicki, Brian, Cass. |
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Russ paddles up hill. |
Brian leans back. |
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PJ hydrates while Hansie fiddles with gear. |
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Purple boats galore! |
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What's that? Goslings following mama? |
Naw, it's only the Kalinski family playing follow the leader. |
Janet in her pretty yellow boat. |
What's Kern doing in the bullrushes? |
Kern is stil in the weeds. Hiding from the camera, maybe? |
Ah, I flushed him out. Notice the red teeth on his bow. |
The wind is picking up something fierce. I'm actually being blown backwards as I take this shot. |
The Eagle Barge passes. |
Cass is still towing the kids. |
The first of the "Lunch-niks" land. |
Russ saunters thru the weeds. |
PJ kicks it in gear. |
Hansie brings up the rear. |
EAGLES! 2 of 'em in the nest as 2 jets fly overhead. |
EAGLES! And, believe it or not we caught them in the act of making little baby eagles. |
Buck screams, "THEY'RE COPULATING!" |
Cass in his beautiful black-and-red jacket (the red is courtesy of Clorox ;-) |
Kern says, "They're COPULATING? REALLY!?!?" |
Hansie takes the group shot. |
The Motley Crew near the grassy knoll, just before lunch. |
Lunch. |
Oh oh, somebody poisoned the bean dip. |
Death, destruction, carnage. Well, actually, just naptime. |
Back onto the water. |
Charlotte and Al prep for launch. |
Winds are dying down a bit. |
Flocks of geese fly overhead. |
They have a long way to fly to get back to Canada. |
Various waterfowl sit and watch. |
Nothing much inhabits the far north end of the lake this time of year. |
Sure is a pretty place, though. |
Check out the lake. 25 or so miles from end to end. We're only paddling a fraction of that 25 miles. |
The lake is GORGEOUS. |
Seems like we're paddling uphill in both directions, huh Charlotte? |
Charlotte pulls away. |
Huge white pelicans skim the surface of the lake. |
Doug "Cowboy" checks out the cattle. |
Doug considers doin a little Russ-ling. |
Speakin of Russ-ling. Russ spots a coyote. |
Doug paddles onward. |
Another pelican. |
Frank practices a roll with a Greenland paddle as Vicki spots him. |
Vicki spots. |
Brian waits patiently on shore. |
Paddlers head out for one last rolling practice. |
Uno |
Dos |
Tres. He's UP! |
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This kitty jumped onto the hood of my van and was staring at me as I was in the back getting changed. |
Here, Kitty Kitty |
(click to zoom) Launch point at "McCandless Springs on Lake San Antonio is about 148 miles from San Jose. |
(click to zoom) We launched at McCandless Springs, about 1/8 mile beyond the official "Boat Ramp" and "General Store." Note: The "Way Station Restaurant" at the corner of New Playto and Jolon Rd is reasonably descent. Check it out. |
