Wonderful paddle from Falls Village upriver the Housatonic for 5 miles. Turned around when Rte 44 butts up against the river . The current was just too strong on the bend, and after 3 hours of solid upriver paddling, I decided to go with the flow and head back down stream.
The river was flowing strongly all the way, so the work rate was high,
Put in at 9:40 and turned around at 12:40. Got back to the dam at 2:40. Took some photos of the falls and dam and drove back to the City. Going down rte 44 all the way back through NY To Amenia and down 22 to I684
The launch is just above the falls .
The Launch at Falls Village Dam.(Falls Village is a part of Canaan township)
Houses were far and few between, but there were some very lovely locations.
Note cow statue on deck
A Native grape
Great Falls and the associates hydro plant and dam were all impressive.
The river was flowing strongly all the way, so the work rate was high,
Put in at 9:40 and turned around at 12:40. Got back to the dam at 2:40. Took some photos of the falls and dam and drove back to the City. Going down rte 44 all the way back through NY To Amenia and down 22 to I684
The launch is just above the falls .
A Native grape
The leaves have just passed their peak, but there were still beautiful displays. I was home in 2.5 hours after an easy going drive.