A few moments from the bottom of the South Natick Falls (Charles River) on January 21st. Followed briefly by a fighter jet getting back from the Patriots AFC championship game against the Chargers.
Monday, January 21, 2008
Sunday, January 13, 2008
(Mile 39.0 to 42.0) January 13, 2008 - Dover/Needham to Elm Bank
The recent warm weather and rains have opened up the river - not long ago the ice was thick enough to walk on...all that remains is a skirt of ice on the edges and in some slower moving chanels. Parked at Riverside Drive, Dover, and kayaked upstream in the direction of Elm Bank and the South Natick falls.
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Prior to crossing the Dover Road bridge, it is hard to ignore the pair of large homes perched on the north side of the river.
The Dover Road bridge (between Dover and Needham) is not a viable put-in due to the busy road and marshy riverbanks.
I had intended on reaching the Elm Bank put-in, or even the South Natick falls, but was surprised to find an aqueduct from 1876, which carries water from Quabbin Reservoir to Boston. There are some easy places to reach land on the west side of the aqueduct - it is just a hundred yards uphill to the top of the aqueduct.
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=1550410
Prior to crossing the Dover Road bridge, it is hard to ignore the pair of large homes perched on the north side of the river.
The Dover Road bridge (between Dover and Needham) is not a viable put-in due to the busy road and marshy riverbanks.
I had intended on reaching the Elm Bank put-in, or even the South Natick falls, but was surprised to find an aqueduct from 1876, which carries water from Quabbin Reservoir to Boston. There are some easy places to reach land on the west side of the aqueduct - it is just a hundred yards uphill to the top of the aqueduct.
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