Beaufort County Weekend

We spent a lot of time over in Beaufort County this weekend. We started Saturday at goose creek state park. The dragonflies were everywhere. Got a video of a swarm of hummingbirds. We saw deer also. Sunday we put our canoe into Tranters Creek again. Look for an owl in one of the pictures. Its sitting on the top of a rotten tree and its natural camouflage makes it kind of hard to see. Most birds fly off when we get close but the owl didnt budge. It just sat there yelling and hissing at us. Awesome!!!!!
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Tar River 7-2-11

A minute and a half trip to Port Terminal Wildlife river access here in Greenville and we were canoeing up the ol' Tar River. We went from Port Terminal to the Greenville Town Commons and somehow the wind was in our face both ways. Saw a lot of folks walking the new section of the Greenway by the river. Though it pains me a little to have a formerly private place that Ive been going to since I was little open to the public it is nice for the town.
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Merchants Millpond State Park 6-25-11

A truly fine day of canoeing at Merchants Millpond. A place of much history and raw beauty. The park was smaller than expected but we still managed to get four hours of paddling in. A different experience it was like canoeing through a forest. Hoped to see a gator but they were not to be found today.
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Cherry Run Creek is a little creek off of Tranters Creek in Washington NC.
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Video is from Contentnea Creek 6-18-11

Contentnea Creek trip. 6-18-11

We managed to get up on a Saturday morning at six and get out to Contentnea Creek nice and early. We put in at the wildlife river access in Snow Hill. Lots of fallen trees and an undulating creek bed made for some hard paddling at times. We saw a bald eagle up close! We also chased a few beaver for a spell. look for a beaver head in one of the pictures. Its kind of small but its there. Saw a couple of fat owls too!
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St. Clair Creek

Canoeing St. Clair Creek near Bath NC.What a perfect day. The water was like glass. First trip after repairing our fiberglass canoe. Much thanks to my best buddy Greg for the great tip on the paddle spot!
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