Yeehaw! We had the fastest one way trip ever down the LaChute River! We flew with the current and the hardest part was keeping the kayaks straight. In fact, at the bridge choke points we even got turned around in the swirling eddies. It was soooo much fun that we almost felt like doing it again.
Even at the mouth of the river the current was cranking...
When we got out to Lake Champlain it was flat calm and not a breath of wind, so it was a very pleasant paddle to the launch ramp.
To top off this adventure we had quite the eagle encounter along the lake's shoreline. We saw four juvenile bald eagles, all looking to be at different stages of plumage (It takes about 4 years or so for eagles to have their mature feather coloring). One was just starting to get its white head and tail. Most all were going from tree to tree, with one spreading its wings to dry in the sun. Another one was on a beach pulling apart a fish, while the others were screaming at it (that one actually growled at me as I tried to get too close to take a photo, so I immediately backed off).
Amazingly enough, we saw yet another eagle feeding on a dead fish the same evening, when we walked the Champlain Bridge and peered over the edge. It's wonderful to see them thriving. The whole day was fantastic and definitely one for the memory books!
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