Paddling the Raquette River

We put in at Axton Landing and paddled to Raquette Falls and back again for a total of 12 miles.  The weather was iffy, but we just got sprinkled on a few times.  That and the breeze managed to keep us cool on another hot and humid day.  Despite the forecasts, we have had very little rain and the river was the lowest we had ever seen it.  The wider places were quite shallow and winding through the rocks at the falls was a challenge.

This eagle watched us go by.


We also saw a great blue heron, a couple of families of young ducks, and some young mergansers.