March 29, 2008

Green Lane Reservoir

Dropping Off the Pamlico

(shot with Sony DSC-S85)
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In anticipation of boating weather, I took the Pamlico 135T out to Green Lane Reservoir, where it will live for the summer.

It was cool and cloudy when I started loading
the boat Saturday morning. My fingers were stiff
but I remembered my procedures and it took barely
20 minutes to load the Pamlico.






Leaving Germantown.





Here's the entrance to Green Lane Park's Walt Road
boat launch area. This is in East Greenville,
Montgomery County.









Here's the Panlico's summer residence: Slot 138.
Things look rather bleak in March, but come summer,
I expect to have some fine adventures out here.









The boat launch is about 30 or so yards from Slot 138.
I'll use my wheeled cart to drag the boat down to the water's edge.






Here, you can see the boat in its resting position.



In order to protect the water from possible infestation by Zebra mussels
all boats must be held in quarantine for 10 days. My boat will sit under the
sun and elements until they are sure that anything that might be living in it
has quietly expired. Same for everyone else's boat.


When I checked in, the ladies overseeing things suggested I might want to chain
my boat. I hadn't even thought of that! Sure enough, just about every other boat
in the racks was securely fastened down.


Fortunately, I knew of a hardware store within a mile and was able to run
over there and purchase a weatherproof cable lock. I returned and locked down
my boat before the East Greenvillians had a chance to make off with it.


Following are shots from around the Walt Road boat launch:

















Green Lane is very proud of its bald eagle(s) and they threaten
grave sanctions if you mess with them. I certainly don't hope
to mess with no bald eagles. I do hope to see them sometime.













So why all the fuss and trouble to rent a rack space out in the upper
reaches of Montgomery county? What's so special about gaining access
to this privately managed lake? Perhaps the following image will
provide a clue:


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