On Monday, July 3, I met Rick at the Brown's Bridge put-in for a leisurely paddle around Rocky Gorge Reservoir. Rick was working on different paddling strokes he needs to master for an upcoming BCU coach test in Vermont. I brought my surfski so I was only interested in paddling straight. While Rick was working on his BCU strokes I worked on my forward stroke. I did a few sprints but mostly I just paddled around. Rocky Gorge is a reservoir and thus has no real current and since power boats are not allowed, no wakes either.

We did take some time to explore a few of the inlets and coves. Saw some large turtles and lots of blue herons. And I took this shot of a mystery white ball which appears to be held closely by spider legs. I kept thinking that this would be a great place to practice paddling technique on the surfski, but it was just so ... quiet. Rocky Gorge is definitely for nature lovers. I didn't bring the IPOD because I wanted to be sociable, but if I came out alone on the surfski I would definitely bring some tunes.

-Susanita