Location: Trip Reports

Discussion: Paddling with whales and bearsReported This is a featured thread

Category: Discussion Forum / General Discussion
Showing 1 post
h2onissa
h2onissa
Paddling with whales and bears
Jun 14 2009, 7:04 PM EDT | Post edited: Jun 14 2009, 7:04 PM EDT
This was a most awesome weekend for paddling! On Saturday, I was paddling south of Shell Beach and came upon 2 humpback whales feeding super close to shore! They were swimming all around my boat and put on quite the show. You can see a video I took of them on the "Videos" page here on the site. I apologize in advance for the unintended commentary--I was a little nervous when they got close to my boat.

Sunday, Doug, Hans, and I paddled at Santa Margarita Lake and I saw a little brown bear. He was very cute and was right on the water's edge until he got spooked and went up into the trees and brush. The lake is pretty as ever, but gosh, the water is way, way low so a lot of the coves aren't accessible anymore.

It was a fabulous paddling weekend and bodes well for the rest of summer! Do you find this valuable?    

Sign in to be the first to reply.

Related Content

  (what's this?Related ContentThanks to keyword tags, links to related pages and threads are added to the bottom of your pages. Up to 15 links are shown, determined by matching tags and by how recently the content was updated; keeping the most current at the top. Share your feedback on Wetpaint Central.)
Paddling with a whale! Audubon Picnic/Birding by Kayak Solstice Paddle--Santa Margarita Lake
Winter Solstice Paddle Port San Luis 16 November San Luis Bay Paddle
Santa Margarita Lake 29 June The Tern Maiden Voyage! Santa Margarita Lake Paddle Saturday 9th