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We kayaked on Lowell Lake last week. It's in Londonderry VT and the loon chicks were out and about.
More photos from our kayak adventure: https://photosbynanci.smugmug.com/Kayaking-Adventures/Lowell-Lake/
If you are a fan of Loons, I have a collection page of photos: https://photosbynanci.smugmug.com/Kayaking-Adventures/Loons/ (I think they might be my spirit animal)

Last week, my Kayak Klub also paddled on Crystal Lake in Enfield NH. It was a lovely sunset paddle and we got to see this busy beaver. More photos: https://photosbynanci.smugmug.com/Kayaking-Adventures/Crystal-Lake-2020/
Watch Out for Wild Parsnip!
It will BURN you. Wild parsnips produce a sap, or plant juice, that can cause burns to the skin in the presence of sunlight. In some cases, the burns are like second-degree sunburns that can cause painful rashes and raised blisters.More information: https://www.healthvermont.gov/health-environment/environmental-chemicals-pollutants/wild-poison-parsnip

Here come the College Stude…

Great paddle from North Hartland Lake to the Quechee Gorge on Thursday. Saw two young bald eagles on the nest and one adult watching over them.
And my friends and I saw more turtles on this paddle than we've seen all season so far.


We saw a Great Blue Heron way up in a tree, maybe cooling off or drying it's wings?

We cooled off too in the Quechee Gorge swimming holes. Most people were trying to stay physically distanced.
More photos: https://photosbynanci.smugmug.com/Kayaking-Adventures/North-Hartland-Lake-to-Quechee-Gorge-July-2/ And speaking of  Swimming
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Waterlily and Dragonfly at North Hartland Lake, Hartland VT

I've been out kayaking a lot these last few weeks; photos from my adventures are posted on my website: https://photosbynanci.smugmug.com/Kayaking-Adventures
This past week my paddling club ventured to Grafton Pondin Grafton/Enfield NH.
It was a wonderful sunset paddle. Not many people were out on the pond with us so that was nice. More photos of this paddle: https://photosbynanci.smugmug.com/Kayaking-Adventures/Grafton-Pond/

On Friday, my friend Sharon and I took to the waters of North Hartland Lake and paddled up to the Quechee Gorge.  This paddle has been on our list for over a year and we finally checked it off (I'm sure we'll go back again many times) 
We had the water pretty much all to ourselves (one other couple at 9 a.m. and a few paddlers around 1 p.m.-that's it)




We saw eagles, turtles, deer and lots of birds. There was plenty of water for us to paddle (mostly 3-10 feet deep) on Friday but we've heard it…