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A cool day. Around 5- 7 degrees C ( with a steady wind of 15 mph (gusts up to 25-30 mph) .
Put in at the same launch site from yesterday at Two Bridges Rd. A pleasant paddle with a steady strong flow. Not much time to take photos. Any time I stopped, I was floating backwards within a handful of seconds. It was not too strong, and provided me with my favorite type of paddling work out. It is a good sized river at this location. I had not expected it to be so wide.
No mammals, apart form a cat and various squirrels.
I did manage to identify a cute small bird - a tufted titmouse. There was a small group ( 4-5) hopping around on the ground of the wood, and flying up into trees.
2.5 hours upstream and 1.6 hours to return.
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| Wanaque Pumping Station |
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| I was surprised to see this island with habitation ( from the west side) - There are 6 houses on the island and no bridge. |
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| Houses on the river |
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| You can see the flood water level on the screen windows at the front of the house. |
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| Boontown Turnpike |
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| Wood Duck |
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| Railway bridge - At the turn around |
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| One of the locals |
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| Flood debris under bridge |
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| Houses on island ( east side) |
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| The island with from the west side -On the return journey |
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| The punt with winches for getting to and from the island. |
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| Flooded and burned |
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