Brackish to Fresh

Did a 10 AM paddle from Ossining to Croton. Ivan joined me. He's one of my new paddle friends and sports an extremely fast Laird Pearson Arrow 14 board. I was on my Exocet Marlin 14, now officially named “Spoonbill”. Why “Spoonbill”? One of my online personas is Ichabod Spoonbill (StandupZone) and I think the name is really funny. Plus, Ichabod fits well for someone who paddles in the Hudson Valley. (Figure it out.)

Ivan on his board.

The view north. You can see the peninsula of Croton Point sticking out into the river. It's the low line of trees in the center of the photo. It attaches to the east side of the bank (my side) a little to the left of the photo.

View to the south. We launched from that little beach. Beyond is Sing-Sing prison.

Ivan uses a soft rack for his VW Passat.

We paddled north past the industrial remains of Ossining against the tide and wind. I pointed out a couple of sites, like the factory where my grandfather worked for thirty-five years and. Then we reached the trestle to enter the Croton River. The Croton River flows out of the Croton Reservoir and this little waterway supplies much of the water to New York City. You can paddle up the river about 3/4 a mile. It's a beautiful trip. You get to a point finally where you can't paddle any more, and that's an ad hoc swimming hole.

What a gorgeous spot!

We paddled back with the elements in our favor. Ivan and I had some great conversations and I feel like I just made a new friend.

Here's the MotionX data.

Name:		Brackish to Fresh
Date:		Jul 21, 2013 10:14 am
Map: (valid until Jan 17, 2014)		View on Map
Distance:		7.64 miles
Elapsed Time:		2:07:48
Avg Speed:		3.6 mph
Max Speed:		9.0 mph
Avg Pace:		16' 43" per mile
Min Altitude:		0 ft
Max Altitude:		0 ft
Start Time:		2013-07-21T14:14:49Z
Start Location:
	Latitude:	41º 09' 16" N
	Longitude:	73º 52' 11" W
End Location:
	Latitude:	41º 09' 19" N
	Longitude:	73º 52' 11" W