Kayakin'

This past Sunday we (Daryl, Tom and I) took it back to the waters, only this time it was arm power moving us along. There's a park on the Snohomish River about 15 minutes from our house so we launched the mighty kayaks there. We headed up river to a place called Spencer Island.

The way I understand the history is that a long time ago in this area, usually wetlands, someone shored up the sides of the river to dry it out and create the 'island'. In the early 1900's this land was used for farming. At some point, the dikes were breached allowing the water to once again come and go, creating the wetlands. It's called one of the best places to see birdlife in the area.

If you paddle around near high tide (the Snohomish River empties into the Sound, so it is affected by tides) the island is more accessible to paddlers. From Spencer Island we headed back out to the river and checked out some of the big boats on the slough before getting back to shore. Afterwards we headed to the Flying Pig for a fantastic lunch.

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