It was a quiet Labor Day evening on the Potomac River. I expected more people; all I saw was one kayaker a great distance off and one outboard motorboat with two fishermen, who told me they’d had quite a haul. The egrets were definitely having a time of it. Watching them fish is a study… Continue reading Twilight on the Potomac
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A paddle on the Potomac
I needed a break yesterday, and so instead of my customary bicycle ride took my canoe to the Potomac River. My launching point was the mouth of the Monocacy River, which flows into the Potomac. I canoed out under the old Monocacy Aqueduct, which once carried the C&O canal over the Monocacy River. I turned… Continue reading A paddle on the Potomac