Sun’s Out, Wind’s Down Must Be a Good Day For a Yak

Friday September 22, 2017 Jenner CA.

Headed down to Jenner

Looks like the wind is going to be down enough to get a yak in today. So I was off to Jenner. The sun was out and the wind was down as I arrived at the boat ramp.

River’s mouth is closed

The estuary water level measured 7 feet at the visitor’s center which meant the river’s mouth was closed.

I put my boat in the water and parked my car.

I paddled across the river to Penny Island.

Outa my spot bird

That’s my spot just up ahead, but there’s a great blue heron in it.

I pulled in along side the heron and eventually it got nervous and flew off with a squawk.

Paddling onto the island

Since the water was high I decided to paddle down to the lower end of Penny island and see if I could paddle onto the island there.

So I paddled down along the side of the island headed down river.

It looked like the water level might be just high enough for me to paddle onto the island here.

I paddled over by this big skull and sat for a bit.

I sat and looked back out of the island towards the ocean.

Jenner

As I paddled onto the island it opened up for this view of Jenner looking across the island.

I could see these two ducks resting on that log just in front of me.

Upper end of the island

Eventually I left that area and paddled up the island’s back channel up to this spot on the upper end of the island. I pulled in for a rest.

I could see some birds on the opposite shore and on the other side so I paddled up the river a little ways and crossed over so I could paddle down and check them out.