Trip/Event Location: Chesterfield, VAUS
Trip Leader(s):
Max # People: 7
Trip Guiding / Event Fee: No, I will not be asking participants for money
Difficulty Level: Easy to Moderate
I have one extra kayak for someone to use!
A very relaxing trip on a smooth lake and streams feeding the main lake at Pocahontas State Park, Chesterfield Co, VA. (ref http://www.dcr.
LOCATION: In Chesterfield County, about 20 miles from Richmond. It's easily accessible from Interstate 95, Route 288 and Route 360. See below for detailed directions.
LOCATION:
Its address is 10301 State Park Road, Chesterfield, VA 23832-6355; (Do a mapquest or Maps.Google on "State Park Road and Beach Road, Chesterfield, VA" for the turn off for the park and park main gate)
Latitude, 37.373973. Longitude, -77.571782.
To use my Park Pass and save you a few bucks in Fees, We'll first meet at the parking lot at Beach Road and Commons Plaza Road, close to Ledo Pizza (7052 Commons Plaza) and drive the 3.5 miles to the park
I'll have a gray 2007 Ford 4x4 Truck with Kayaks in the back.
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TRIP REPORT
POCAHONTAS STATE PARK KAYAK TRIP
May 14th, 2013
It was a cool, calm evening with no one else on the lake, however a few people were walking on the trails near the lake and a couple of fisherman on the shore as the trip started.
The trip started on very still waters headed upstream, passing under a steel and wood footbridge, then through a shortcut passage with leaning trees requiring a modest duck of the head. Getting back to the main body of water, the sounds of birds could be heard on either sides of the stream. Soon enough two beaver were spotted and after identifying us as possibly unfriendly, they slapped the water with their tails. Within 50 yards a beaver den was visible and their heightened concern was evident. They kept the slapping the water with their tails in order to keep us moving.
The trip headed around a bend with a long straight-away as several pairs of geese flew overhead squawking to each other. Another beaver pair was spotted who then slapped the water with their tails as a warning to keep moving onwards. Once beyond them it was very quiet with only a Pileated Woodpecker as the main source of nature to observe, however, in the shadows of the trees if you looked carefully were deer cautiously watching for ever-present danger.
The trip continued on with squirrel, Tufted Titmouse, Chickadee, Blue-Gray Gnatcatchers and various woodpeckers providing the sounds of forest. Before long a convenient turn around point was hit and we headed back.
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