Chrysalis

On a more relaxing note… Mike and I joined 6 friends Saturday for a few hours paddling from the boat launch at Brown’s Bridge to the take out point at Scott’s Cove. We met at 8:30 a.m., unloaded the boats and gear and then shuttled the vehicles to Scott’s Cove. Mike drove all the drivers back to Brown’s Bridge. For those not familiar with the area, Brown’s Bridge is on the Howard and Montgomery County lines on the Patuxent River. Brown’s Bridge Road [Howard Co.] becomes Ednor Road in Montgomery County. When the water level is high – as it has been this year – folks can paddle upstream on the Patuxent into a really nice, quiet section of the WSSC watershed. On Saturday, we paddled downstream into the main part of the Rocky Gorge reservoir. Scott’s Cove is off Harding Road, near Laurel.

The weather was perfect. No thunderstorms or widespread rain was forecast. We had full sun, with some puffy clouds appearing as the day wore on. In the morning, we had some shade from the trees. There was a light breeze over some sections of open water. By the time we decided to stop for lunch – around noon – temperatures were into the low 80s. That’s cool for August in Maryland. The photo gallery “Rocky Gorge-August 2009″ – the first addition to a new blog page – gives only a glimpse of what we saw along the way. I was too busy enjoying the paddle to focus on taking pictures. Maybe next time, when we paddle Jug Bay or Morgan Creek. Stay tuned and enjoy the pics. [Photo Gallery]