Narrows on the Harpeth                            

Estimated Length: 5.3 Miles

Date: March 11, 2014

Weather: Sunny and in the 70's

Time on the River: 2 hours

River Condition: Class 1

Close by: Kingston Springs

Put-In: Harpeth River State Park

Take-Out: Harpeth River State Park

Six months after Lex’s quadruple heart bypass surgery we are back on the river! On Sept. 16 Lex had a scary but also a very successful operation.  We then spent all our time over the next 3 months on the recovery process. By the first of the year it was back to work. So now it was time to make sure our river skills had not left us. The most important skill….. could we get the canoe on top of our Expedition?  We did it!!!

Turtles enjoying the sun

            The first canoe trip of the year is always the Narrows at the Harpeth and it didn't disappoint us this year. The weather was great, no crowds and the water was flowing. You could not ask for a better day. Lots of turtles out enjoying the sun. We even saw some otters but they were way too quick for me to snap their picture.

            I can’t wait for the trees to start budding and flowers to bloom. I am looking forward to great paddling season!

Looking good for 6 months after heart surgery!