Kayaking In The Back Woods

Last night my good friend and neighbor Judy and I took off for the lake. She went out and explored over the weekend with another friend of hers and found a creek we could kayak up with the water levels higher. It was really cool. A bit mistical, erie, and a wildlife retreat. We paddled for a couple hours and saw many things some questionable but all I cared about was the snakes we didn't see. As her cell phone rang I watched ahead and saw a interesting thing rolling in the water it looked like a creature coming out of the depths of the water (though it wasn't deep at all). I wasn't sure what to do paddle ahead or hang tight but at that point I wanted whatever it was behind me so I paddled quickly holding tight to my orr just in case something was to snatch it as I dug it into the water. It's unknown what was causing this branch to be twisting up stream but it did look like an over grown crab from a distance I think it was a beaver pushing his findings to his dam. We laughed and had fun chatting together. We saw a huge owl fly right over the top of us, beavers swimming right next to us, bunnies scampering, and deer jumping the roads, etc. It was really beautiful. We were the only ones on the creek this particular night. The lighting was so neat how it hit the water in between all the small spaces it could pass through in the dense foliage. As we paddled back to load up for home the stillness of the water was amazing and the moon light glow on the lake we could only anticipate staying in that spot through out the night but gates close at 9 pm, darn it!