06/02/2026
An album - tap to open and tap to advance images. Hollie called the perfect day - at least five days in advance! The conditions just seemed to get better as the week progressed - calmer and warmer.
I always love poking into the tiny canyon bays - and threading my way through the drowned trees. And the acorn woodpecker granaries are fun to see.
"8 paddlers had a lovely day on Lake Sonoma. Water level is still quite high, so search for the mouth of Dry Creek was aborted after about 2hrs of paddling , though tenacious Ted paddled on and later reported we just missed it by about 10 more minutes. It was hard to find places to pull out for lunch with the water level so high, but we managed. Creatures: One bald eagle, and the usual suspects of cormorants, ducks, mergansers, and a cluster of small white birds that looked like terns, but flew up as we approached so not sure. Three of us stayed and had a delicious swim post paddle; water temp was perfect; you give out that little yelp when you leap in, and then you don't want to leave." - Hollie
8 paddlers had a lovely day on Lake Sonoma. Water level is still quite high, so search for the mouth of Dry Creek was aborted after about 2hrs of paddling, though tenacious Ted paddled on and later reported we just missed it by about 10 more minutes. It was hard to find places to pull out for lunch....
