The Great Marsh, from Essex to Newburyport, is the largest salt marsh in New England. It's been described as a paradisaical expanse of salt marsh and sky, and is especially beautiful at high tide, which this will be. We'll paddle through the heart of the marsh, from Ipswich to Rowley for an early lunch, perhaps with a leg across Plum Island Sound on the way back. Bring bird and plant books/cards.
Depending on where we start (Eagle Hill or Pavilion Beach), this can be an easy 6-7 mile L2 or a mid-upper L2 of 10-11 miles including some current in Plum Island Sound both ways (up to 1.5 kts of tail-current). We'll decide as the date approaches and we see who signs up, or we can split into two groups and meet up after launch.
There are only a few weekends a season when the tide is right and the greenheads dormant, and this is one of them. We will want to launch relatively early to catch the tide, so it's B-in-B at 9:30 AM.
RSVP on the message board (I'll post later) or to djlewis at triadic dottie commie, so we can plan the grouping and launch site.
