St Jones Reserve, Dover, Delaware
The last entry from my kayak trip into the St Jones Reserve with Harvey Zendt. We got into the heart of the Reserve just as the tide was beginning to turn, so for at least a few minutes, at least where there was shelter from the wind, the water was smooth as glass. It was neat to see the boardwalk and other parts of the Reserve from the water after having walked them a few weeks ago. I “rescued” a female mallard decoy that had blown up under the boardwalk and towed her back out behind me, which would have probably made a funny photo if Harvey had been holding the camera instead of me.
Once we turned around, I put the camera away and zipped up my bag – we were going against the tide and the wind was blowing so strongly that taking my paddle out of the water for long enough to take a photo just resulted in me being blown up against the bank into the grass.
For more information about the Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve, please visit their website.
For more information about volunteer opportunities with the Reserve, click here.
For more of my photos from the two Reserve components: http://lifeontheedges.wordpress.com/tag/DNERR
