The Urban Oarsman rows from Harrison Lake to Kilby Park

Rowing Harrison Lake to Kilby Park

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Gwragedd Annwn on her trailer at the Harrison Lake Boat launch.  I am rigging her.

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On go the forward-view mirrors.

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Taking Gwragedd Annwn down the dock, off of the trailer. Thanks to my dock help, Paul.

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 Getting ready to row away, up lake and then down the Harrison River.

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OOPs!  Forgot my hat.  My head is cold.  I ask Paul to toss it to me.

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 Self-portrait rowing down Harrison River.

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Looking back up towards Harrison Lake.  Whippoorwill Point to the East, Spooks Point to the West.

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A little further down stream.  Harrison Lake has disappeared behind the turn in the river.

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The river ahead.  Pirates Point is to the right.  Log booms are to Port.

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 The river widens.  I stay on the East side.

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Floating logging camp and log booms on the East side of the river.

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 The floating logging camp.

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 I leave the logging camp barge astern.

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Looks like snow in the mountains ahead.

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Helicopter logger flies overhead.  I only saw it once.

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The power lines cross the river.

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McDonalds Bay.

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This is the widest section of the river.

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Further down the river.

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The East shore where the river narrows again, across from where Morris Creek enters.

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Another shot up river.  The logging barge is barely visible.

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Bluff on the North-West shore.

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Spent salmon floating downstream.

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I leave the salmon astern.

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Further downstream.

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The view ahead. The Morris Creek delta/marsh area is to the right.

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The shore of the Morris Creek delta/marsh area.

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It does look like snow in the mountains ahead.

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Looking up river again.

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A fishing boat goes upstream.

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 Looking at the delta/marsh area between Morris Creek and the Chehalis River.

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This is the fastest part of the river.  I must not get too close to the dolphins on the West Side, as the current goes around and under the logs along them.

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 The Dolphins.  The current exceeds 12km/hr.

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Snow on the Mountains behind.

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The dolphins are a good place for the birds to sit.

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Eagles like them too.

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With the speed of the current, the dolphins fade into the distance.

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The Highway #7 bridge over The Harrison.  Harrison Mills is to the right.

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Kilby Park is on the East shore.

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 Kilby Park and the boat launch.

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Kilby Park campground.

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The railway bridge (3.9 meters clearance closed) and the boat launch.

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 Paul goes to get the truck and trailer to recover  Gwragedd Annwn.

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Packing Gwrageed Annwn away for the trip home.

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Putting on her travel cover.

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 The frames for her cover go in.

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Locking down the oars for the trip home.

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Cover on and strapped down.

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Ready to leave.  Another fine row.

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Relevant section from Chart #3061, Harrison Bay to Harrison Hot Springs.

The Urban Oarsman rows at dusk

Happy Rowing,

Mike.

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