[Note: I did not write a journal entry at the time, so the notes that follow are based on the photos, any data I collected, and what faded memories I retain from years after the fact.]
We arrived in Gut Bay relatively late yesterday evening, and didn’t get too early of a start this morning. Kitty, Adam, Nick, and I planned to go for a walk up the valley and see how far we got, with Kitty and I making note of vegetation and plants that seemed particularly interesting.
Nick really enjoys fishing, so while Kitty and I poked around checking out plants, he planned to fish the streams and ponds and Adam tagged along more with him when we weren’t all together.
The valley is relatively narrow. There’s a small lake not far above the estuary meadow.
We wanted to go into the forest to look for a large tree that had been previously reported.
Beyond that we pushed a little further, but the terrain and vegetation wasn’t especially conducive for easy travel (especially for Nick, who was wearing chest waders). The valley bottom above the lake was fairly flat and swampy. We wondered if there had been some beaver activity that contributed.
We were back at the boat and motoring out of the bay by mid-afternoon.
For part of the trip, Adam and Kitty kayaked the shoreline and Nick did some more fishing.
After refilling water at a shoreline waterfall, they rejoined us on the S/V Pauletta and we began motoring north.
We checked out Hoggatt Bay before continuing on to our next destination at Red Bluff Bay, where we planned to spend the remainder of our time.
My iNaturalist Observations for Today
