This summer has been busy! Last week I got my new creek boat in - a LiquidLogic Remix 79! For its maiden voyage, I took it down Portage Creek, about an hour South of Anchorage.The trip consisted of a drive along Turnagain Arm, a paddle down five miles of river, and a bike ride of about six miles.
Wildlife was abundant. As I paddled down the creek, I saw a moose with a calf that was very, very young along shore. I also got to watch a beaver work its magic on a tree for about fifteen minutes. Ducks acted as guides down the stream. Aside from a bit of rain, I couldn't have asked for anything better - taking my time, smelling the fresh green forest, hanging out with the woodland aminals.
I had parked up at the lake, and launched there at the mouth of the creek. I kayaked south to a point where I had chained my bike to tree around my expected take-out point. When I had arrived at the take-out, I chained the boat to the tree and biked back up the road (about six miles) to the car.
In the photo to the left, you can see that I had started to pile some sticks over the boat to try and break up its profile when I took this picture. The color just screams that it doesn't belong in the forest, and I have to confess a little bit of paranoia about theft being so close to the highway. Anyway, the photo links to the few photos I took along the trip.
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