The Route
Upper Lost Slough in the Delta Meadows area
One of the last original California landscapes
Relaunching after the portage
Bridge over Franklin Blvd from the west
Route Map
Ed at Lakeville
Lakeville dock
Approaching the cabins, Petaluma Marsh
Landing at MarshMellow
Lunch at the MarshMellow
MarshMellow
MarshMellow after the winter storms
Barbara and Ray
Route
Laguna de la Santa Rosa, unloading
Laguna de la Santa Rosa
Alan (with his new canoe) and lots of boats, Laguna de la Santa Rosa
A beautiful wild landscape
Payette, Robin and the flotilla
High water means floting over fences and fields
Lunch with lots of paddlers
Louisa threading the brush, Laguna Santa Rosa
Roberta and Alan
As far as you can paddle in Laguna SR
Our route, out and back
The Suisun Marshes have narrow winding channels and wide views
Getting back under way after lunch
Dee and David taking Lori for a ride
Don found us a dry grassy spot for lunch
Picking up trash
Getting into the tules
Roberta with her haul of marsh treasures
A few of the goodies we gathered, we found lots more
The long path from the cars to the lauch.
The Preserve now has a nice canoe/kayak dock.
Don
Unloading for lunch at the Tall Forest.
Map
Don testing the water before launch
From Acorn Beach with Goat Island in the middle ground
Small Island lupine display
Dee near Small Island
The view from our lunch spot
Petaluma Marina
Louisa and her new Islander
Allen
Getting the boats to the water
Dee
The group leaves the marina
Lori with Roberta and Alan
Carol and Allen
A pair of Islanders
A trio of Islanders, Barbara, Louisa and Lori
Linda and Bob
Judy in her virgin life jacket
Ron
Corormant and heron nests
Southeast creek
This was a nice place for lunch
Entrance to Conn Creek
Conn Creek
Low Bridge
San Pablo's new kayak/canoe lauch
Unloading
Launch
Bob sunscreens up before getting in the water
Toward the nature area
Starting up the creek
Scrow Canyon - lunch spot
Lunch in the shade
Carol and Allen - Lord's Ice Cream
Ice cream all around
The kids played cards a lot
Ron and Judy's camp
Mayumi and Kazoo, visting from Japan
Happy hour table
Robera at happy hour
Happy hour group
Bob
Tatsuya and Sana
Watermellon
Elephant Rock
Enid shows us how its done
Gathering at Yellow Jacket Beach
Everybody smile!
Alan and Roberta try dumping their canoe for the first time
Judy and Ron to the rescue
Don and Enid practice kayak rescues
The Dunhams aiding Allen and Carol
And up he goes
The planned route, not quite where we went
Belden's Landing Launch Ramp
Into Neverending Marsh
Tight turns, over and over
The marsh was quiet and beautiful
A lot of plant life
The way got narrow sometimes
Alan's group photo op
Justin and Louisa
Heading down the creek
Roberta and Alan passing Rat Island
Approching China Camp
Under the Primrose Tree
Historical Buildings at China Camp
China Camp State Park
Kayce beach combing
Loading up the canoes
Kitty, Frank Lori, Lisa, Roberta and Dave - photo by Alan
Lorrie and Lisa
Frank and Kitty
Approaching Cuttings Warf and Moores Landing
Moores
The whole gang
Starting back to JFK Park
Ralph, commanding the beach
Getting the boats in the water
Landing at Marshall Beach
The big hungry group
Alan manning the grill
Our elegant table
Lots of boats on the beach
Winding through Petaluma Marsh
Taking a break while the big group gets back together
Part of the Ghost Town
Exploring
Marshmellow
Heading back - before it got shallow
The "Lost Three" found again at Pap's
