Archive → April, 2011
Kayaking the Hackensack
With the rain we’ve recently had, we decided to try to push North on the Hackensack from Blauvelt to the foot of Lake DeForest. In the past, there hasn’t been enough water to make the trip.
We kayaked from where the river goes under the road at the bottom end of the frame, and headed North under Route 59 and the Thruway, stopping just South of Old Mill Road at the top of the frame:
At the Northern terminus of the trip. Old Mill Road bridge is in the foreground, and Lake DeForest’s dam is in the background:
Going under the Thruway:
The water was really moving in spots, and shortly after this photo was taken, Trish capsized after being swept under low-hanging tree branch. We managed to get her kayak emptied and she got back in.
We had to portage in a couple spots: 
Urban background:
High adventure!