Bull Island

Today we kayaked to Bull Island. It is part of a refuge and the only way to get to it is by boat.

It was quite a trek getting there and here we are having lunch after our arrival. We have all agreed that this has been the most demanding kayak trip we have done.

This is a horseshoe crab. They were all over the beach including mating pairs.

We have a great guide who is very knowledgable and has really taught us a great deal. We took a long hike after lunch and this was one of the fresh water sources on the island that had alligators in it. There are 293 different birds that inhabite this island during the year.

Kayak Charleston SC

Our kayak group has arrived in Charleston SC for a 4 day trip. We started at Shem Creek and passed many pelicans. The ones with white fronts are this years new birds. We got to watch the young ones learn to fly and land under the watchful eye of an adult.

We kayaked from Shem Creek to Charleston Harbor. When we were crossing the main channel we were stopped by the Coast Guard that was surrounding a submarine in the harbor.

We had lunch at Fort Sumter and got to tour the area after. It was a great day of kayaking and can not wait for tomorrows kayak to Bull Island.

Work at Montlure

On Sunday, Sept. 11th 6 of us drove up to Greer to work on the Presbyterian Church Camp. We were unable to stay at the camp this time due to the fire and flooding so we camped at Hoyer, just a few miles from the camp.

On Monday we toured the devastation at the camp. Three of the buildings were burned but the biggest damage is from the flooding this summer. They need to keep clearing out this wash to control the floods.

The guys worked mainly on sanding the cabins so they can be refinished.

We were able to get through our meals without any rain.

On the last day of work we got the BBQ shed sanded so they could us it for their test are for paint or stain.

Home again....

This was the sunset on our last night at Jacob Lake. All good things must come to an end and we have had a wonderful three weeks. Time to get home and gear up for out next adventure.

Park City, Utah

We stopped at Park City to visit friends. We got to see Skip and Connie's summer condo and went to lunch with Chris and Donalee. The rain clouds came up in the afternoon but by the time we got to our campsite it cleared up. The wild flowers were beautiful.

Galena Pass, Idaho

At the top of Galena Pass (on the road to Sun Valley) we hike to this beaver pond. Very interesting.

Sawtooth Mountains

We are up in the Sawtooth Mountains of Idaho near Stanley. The last time we were here was when we rafted the Middle Fork of the Salmon River, six or seven years ago. At that time we thought it would be great to use our kayak on the main Salmon. We were able to get a car shuttle and end our trip right at our campground at Mormon Bend.

This is 30 feet from our campground, where we pulled out of the river. This was Reilly's first river kayak (we usually do the lakes) and she was not sure at first if she liked the Class II rapids but adjusted soon.