Paddling on a Nice Sunday in the Fall

The weather has been stunning this week.  It has been sunny, 50s to 60s, and dry.  We don't get much weather like this in the fall, and we wanted to take advantage of it.  Christine and I took the kayak down to Lake Washington to see what we could find in terms of wildlife and fall colors.

We weren't disappointed in either case.  The area that we've been exploring is the arboretum and the marshy areas around the SR520 highway.  It is odd to have so much rich wildlife just feet from a major and loud high speed road.

I really enjoyed our time on the water.  It was a very relaxing way to spend a Sunday morning. 

A turtle suns himself in front of SR520

We watched this Heron for a long time

Published Monday, October 27, 2008 6:22 AM by AlexWetmore

Comments

# re: Paddling on a Nice Sunday in the Fall

Cool nature photos! Love 'em!

Monday, October 27, 2008 6:47 AM by Perry

# re: Paddling on a Nice Sunday in the Fall

Those are great photos Alex! Really nice composition. I remember renting some canoes from the U and watching eagles fish behind the stadium.  

Monday, October 27, 2008 10:32 PM by Tarik

# re: Paddling on a Nice Sunday in the Fall

Great photos, and it sounds like a fun trip. The second "turtle on a rock" photo is cracking me up. Good stuff.

Tuesday, October 28, 2008 7:11 AM by Apertome

# re: Paddling on a Nice Sunday in the Fall

That's pretty cool.  I'm into kayaking myself, and what's weirder is there is also a Lake Washington and State Road 520 within miles of here. (Melbourne FL)

Friday, November 14, 2008 5:08 AM by sprocketscientist