Kayak Virginia Beach - No Excuses - Ashville Bridge Creek

Well it has been a long time since I have made it out on the water, and there are a lot of reasons, and a lot of lame excuses, and a lot of excuses for the excuses.

I was committed to getting the kayak on the water today, in any weather up to a full blown Northeaster.

I did get the kayak out on Ashville Bridge Creek, for a couple miles today, and my long hiatus was very apparent, as was the extra 20 pounds I put on since I quit smoking...

The trip it self was very uneventful, to get back in the swing....

Date	Launch Site	Distance	Photos
01/01/2008	Lotus Garden Park, Virginia Beach	3.00	25

Ashville Bridge Creek (Kayak Virginia Beach Images © Paul Perusse)

Good water level on Ashville Bridge Creek

Water level at bridge (Kayak Virginia Beach Images © Paul Perusse)

Water level gage at Ashville Bridge Creek

Launch facility at Ashville Bridge Creek (Kayak Virginia Beach Images © Paul Perusse)

Kayak Launch at Ashville Bridge Creek

Cypress Tree Knees (Kayak Virginia Beach Images © Paul Perusse)

A lot of cypress knees on the creek

trees in creek (Kayak Virginia Beach Images © Paul Perusse)

A tree growing out of the cypress knees

Leaning Cypress (Kayak Virginia Beach Images © Paul Perusse)

The leaning tree on Ashville Bridge Creek

Scenic view (Kayak Virginia Beach Images © Paul Perusse)

Scenic view of Ashville Bridge Creek

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Just trying to be artsy

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More reflective art

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Bright sun and no filter, I knew I forgot something

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Cypress Tree (Kayak Virginia Beach Images © Paul Perusse)

I just liked the look of this cypress tree

Reeds backlite by the sun (Kayak Virginia Beach Images © Paul Perusse)

The sun shining through the reeds

Brown reeds and grasses (Kayak Virginia Beach Images © Paul Perusse)

All the reeds and grasses are brown along Ashville Bridge Creek

Lichen covered tree (Kayak Virginia Beach Images © Paul Perusse)

This little cypress is almost entirely covered with this moss/lichen

Lichen covered tree (Kayak Virginia Beach Images © Paul Perusse)

Another of the lichen covered tree

Lichen covered branch (Kayak Virginia Beach Images © Paul Perusse)

Close up of lichen covered branch

Branch covered with lichen with blue sky (Kayak Virginia Beach Images © Paul Perusse)

Branches covered in lichen-moss

close up of branch (Kayak Virginia Beach Images © Paul Perusse)

Good close up of a branch covered in lichen-moss

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Branch and trunk covered

seed pods (Kayak Virginia Beach Images © Paul Perusse)

seed pods

seed heads on creek (Kayak Virginia Beach Images © Paul Perusse)

4 spent seed heads along Ashville Bridge Creek

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11/23/2008 11:19:44 AM

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