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Happy Scream Day! 😱
Two day trip down Shenandoah
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Nice job taking advantage of the break in the weather. Looking at today's weather map on TV looks like that area is going to get some snow tomorrow.
I liked the eagle, always so nice to see and even better when they pose for you.
Thanks for sharing a "cool" trip.
I liked the eagle, always so nice to see and even better when they pose for you.
Thanks for sharing a "cool" trip.
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I'm envious, water has been "hard" up here for about three weeks. So is this the same river Bob Dylan wrote the song about?
When I looked down on the Shenandoah I thought it must've been the prettiest river in America. I have a lot of rivers still to cross, but it'll always be special to me.
I first heard the American folk song Oh Shenandoah (Across the Wide Missouri) in a PBS TV documentary The Irish in America - Long Journey Home. I bought the CD, and love the rendition by Van Morrison and The Chieftans. It seems there are different versions of both the song and it's origins.
That was a nice trip Norton. Thanks for sharing it.
ps I think I saw some youtube of people paddling and tubing down that river. Is it a popular river?
I first heard the American folk song Oh Shenandoah (Across the Wide Missouri) in a PBS TV documentary The Irish in America - Long Journey Home. I bought the CD, and love the rendition by Van Morrison and The Chieftans. It seems there are different versions of both the song and it's origins.
That was a nice trip Norton. Thanks for sharing it.
ps I think I saw some youtube of people paddling and tubing down that river. Is it a popular river?
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Norton,
Where did you launch and did you do a shuttle or did you paddle out and back? This is not local for me but relatively close.
regards,
Dave
Where did you launch and did you do a shuttle or did you paddle out and back? This is not local for me but relatively close.
regards,
Dave
Thanks for sharing.
I'm glad you got out and had some fun.
Thanks for posting the photos.
I'm glad you got out and had some fun.
Thanks for posting the photos.
That was a nice day for paddling, I'm glad you were able to take advantage of it and get out on the water. Did you see many people? The Shenandoah river is a great run that I did this past spring for the first time and is the VA version of the Saco river in NH/ME. VA likes to go back and forth between Winter and Fall every few weeks so the spring paddling starts up a lot sooner down here, too. I'm not too far from you near Fredericksburg and was hoping the Rappahanock River was up to 3 feet, but it was still too low to run.
Oh, and don't forget John Denver. The Shenandoah gets direct mention in "Country Roads."
Oh, and don't forget John Denver. The Shenandoah gets direct mention in "Country Roads."
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It is a great time to be out. The only people still going are serious about the outdoors. I am going fishing for a couple of days next week with my dog. The darkness is the most challenging part. I am taking a trailer so I can read at night and sleep warmer. The afternoons are pure joy right now with sunny cool days with little wind.
