Paddling at Brigantine

For the second half of our "weekend for the birds" we took our kayak to Brigantine NWR. We put in at Scots Landing and did an over 8-mile paddle through the marsh grasses. We were hoping to see snow geese and did see a few at a distance, but no great numbers. Either they were elsewhere, or we were too early in the season. But it was a beautiful day and a great paddle. We timed our arrival to coincide with high tide out at the ocean. The tide was still coming into the boat launch when we arrived back there about 2.5 hours later. So that worked out well. While we paddled against the tide a good part of the time, we were assured a good view over the grasses and didn't get stuck in any low spots. At low tide there are many fewer places to paddle and you are so low you cannot see much. Here is a typical view, with Atlantic City in the background.