2024 has been a frustrating season. Certainly one of the wettest seasons we've seen around here in a while. I had all kinds of plans to get out and do some canoe camping and make an end to end adventure on Barren River Lake (BRL). But...mother nature had other plans.
Eventually, the lake level was lowered to less than a foot above its normal level, but by this time the summer heat had kicked off in earnest with scorching highs and sweltering humidity thrown in. Plus we've had a lot more wind this year than normal too. Between these events, scattered thunderstorms seemed to roll in about every other day, again circumventing my being able to get out.
So...what's a guy to do. I have managed a couple of day trips, one a seven mile trip on BRL with a buddy of mine. That was one of the few days when the wind was not so bad. I also made an afternoon trip with my neighbor when we took his yet untried new kayak over to Shanty Hollow lake. I have also been getting out with my camera some and I've also been working on a few projects. One project was to repair/upgrade my canoe seat back. It sort of cracked on me last time out and I had to reconstruct part of the frame and cannibalized parts from the original to rebuild it.
Along the edge of my backyard a stretch of blackberries are beginning to ripen so I've spent some time picking through them, a hand full at a time. In that same area a few spiders found a place to spin a web.
As of the last few days we've again received several inches of rain which has raised the BRL level another foot or so. I still plan on making that planned end to end trip on BRL, but it just might have to wait a bit longer, maybe until early fall. Anyway, I'll be taking a few pictures and getting prepared for when mother nature decides to settle down. See ya out there.
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