Kevin Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 Had a nice trip last week at the Lano River, Drove down there Tuesday, and came back on Friday, I found several county rarities, and 9 of the 16 Vireos seen in the US. https://ebird.org/tripreport/75593 So a fun story, as a said in the title this river runs north, and anyone who has ever kayaked or canoed in Texas can tell you there is going to be a head wind. But this river is different because it is going north, so it is to your back, which is great! We made a 6 mile stretch in 4 hours with stopping to play in the water and eat a few times, and not working very hard at all. So it is a great spot to go, it is spring fed, so the water is clear, you have the wind to your back, good current, but nothing over a very easy class 2 rapid, a great spot right? Well... Being the rational people we are, on the last day after me biking a few miles early that morning, and them me and my parents climbing a small mountain till noon, we decided to go upstream 4 miles. That is go south on the river, but upstream. So we went and had a strong head wind, with a pretty good current against us, and had to walk through several of the rapids. Took about 3 hours to make it to our goal - a 5-7 foot waterfall, with a 9 foot blue hole in front of it, with a surrounding ledge that makes a perfect seat about 18 inches under the water. A beautiful spot, well worth the effort, the scenery on the way up was beautiful, and the waterfall was great. Also it only took about 25 minutes to get back to the bridge were we put in, and that was not even having to work at it. I of course did numerus front flips, dives, etc. And yes, my feet are to gather by the time I hit the water. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted September 19, 2022 Author Share Posted September 19, 2022 Zone-tailed Hawk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted September 19, 2022 Author Share Posted September 19, 2022 First adult male American Redstart for me, also a county rarity. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 Nice!! I can't help but countering that the Hudson River near me flows two ways! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirVive Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 That's a pretty serious river to come from a spring! Nice place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackburnian Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 One of your oriole pics labeled Orchard is a Baltimore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 4 minutes ago, blackburnian said: One of your oriole pics labeled Orchard is a Baltimore. Yeah, should be this one. https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/484724621 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirVive Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 On 9/18/2022 at 5:55 PM, Quiscalus quiscula said: Nice!! I can't help but countering that the Hudson River near me flows two ways! Blame the moon? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbrown Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 (edited) On 9/19/2022 at 3:44 AM, Kevin said: Had a nice trip last week at the Lano River, Drove down there Tuesday, and came back on Friday, I found several county rarities, and 9 of the 16 Vireos seen in the US. https://ebird.org/tripreport/75593 So a fun story, as a said in the title this river runs north, and anyone who has ever kayaked or canoed in Texas can tell you there is going to be a head wind. But this river is different because it is going north, so it is to your back, which is great! We made a 6 mile stretch in 4 hours with stopping to play in the water and eat a few times, and not working very hard at all. So it is a great spot to go, it is spring fed, so the water is clear, you have the wind to your back, good current, but nothing over a very easy class 2 rapid, a great spot right? Well... Being the rational people we are, on the last day after me biking a few miles early that morning, and them me and my parents climbing a small mountain till noon, we decided to go upstream 4 miles. That is go south on the river, but upstream. So we went and had a strong head wind, with a pretty good current against us, and had to walk through several of the rapids. Took about 3 hours to make it to our goal - a 5-7 foot waterfall, with a 9 foot blue hole in front of it, with a surrounding ledge that makes a perfect seat about 18 inches under the water. A beautiful spot, well worth the effort, the scenery on the way up was beautiful, and the waterfall was great. Also it only took about 25 minutes to get back to the bridge were we put in, and that was not even having to work at it. I of course did numerus front flips, dives, etc. And yes, my feet are to gather by the time I hit the water. Really nice photos. Was water still warm back then(mid september)? Lano usually pretty cold at that time?(at least for me) Edited October 24, 2022 by Tbrown typo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 3 hours ago, Tbrown said: Really nice photos. Was water still warm back then(mid september)? Lano usually pretty cold at that time?(at least for me) @Tbrown, welcome to Whatbird! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted October 24, 2022 Author Share Posted October 24, 2022 6 hours ago, Tbrown said: Really nice photos. Was water still warm back then(mid september)? Lano usually pretty cold at that time?(at least for me) Howdy! Yes, it was 13-16th of September, but the water was perfect. I can see some people might have thought it was a just little bit cool, but it was really nice I thought. Just right to keep you cool, but not too cold. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted October 24, 2022 Author Share Posted October 24, 2022 @Tbrown, are you in Texas, or just visit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbrown Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 Just now, Kevin said: @Tbrown, are you in Texas, or just visit? Just visiting my folks, they moved to Arlington few years ago ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted October 24, 2022 Author Share Posted October 24, 2022 Just now, Tbrown said: Just visiting my folks, they moved to Arlington few years ago ? Okay! My grandparents are in Arlington. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted October 24, 2022 Author Share Posted October 24, 2022 Just now, Tbrown said: Just visiting my folks, they moved to Arlington few years ago ? Did they enjoy this summer? Had some nice warm temperatures this year, well, we always do, but it generally does not start in early may. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbrown Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 15 hours ago, Kevin said: Did they enjoy this summer? Had some nice warm temperatures this year, well, we always do, but it generally does not start in early may. Yeah, told me they had plenty of good RV trips this summer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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