Wading River, NJ

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Caleb and I paddled the Wading from Speedwell to Evans Bridge on this beautiful, cool and sunny Saturday. The upper river was in excellent shape, although we had to pull our boats over 3 or 4 big logs. Someone has been assiduously keeping the river clear of all the smaller debris, and in many places a fallen tree has been sawn to leave a passage just wide enough for a kayak. Whoever you are, THANK YOU! The lower river was perfect, although by the time we got there, the sun was low and the night chill was falling. Despite having left home at 9 am, we didn't actually put in at Speedwell until 12:30 (we almost put into the wrong river thanks to me, but Caleb noticed in time that it was flowing the wrong way!), and it was 4:30 before we saw the camp at Hawkins Bridge, 6:30 and almost dark before we finally got to Evans Bridge, and 9 pm by the time we arrived home. Lesson learned: start earlier!