Bay Minette Creek 5 mi.
Thursday, December 15, 2005 brint.adams@us.army.mil
Once the stormfront cleared out this afternoon, we were left with a beautiful winter afternoon. The sky cleared out ready to greet the Major Lunar Standstill tonight. The temperature was 60 degrees with a slight breeze back up in the Bay Minette area. I arrived and put in at 4:15 PM, early enough this time to make sure I would get back before dark.
The water level was up a little with the current flowing downstream in the upper section. I started out fast in the s-turn area with the current, hitting mile splits of 9:12, 9:09 and the turnaround in a total of 23:00. On the return, the splits were 9:32, 9:54 and a total time of 47:45 over the five mile course at a speed of 6.3 mph. On the way home after dark, I was able to witness a brilliant full moon in standstill, higher in the sky than it will be for the next 18.6 years.
Once the stormfront cleared out this afternoon, we were left with a beautiful winter afternoon. The sky cleared out ready to greet the Major Lunar Standstill tonight. The temperature was 60 degrees with a slight breeze back up in the Bay Minette area. I arrived and put in at 4:15 PM, early enough this time to make sure I would get back before dark.
The water level was up a little with the current flowing downstream in the upper section. I started out fast in the s-turn area with the current, hitting mile splits of 9:12, 9:09 and the turnaround in a total of 23:00. On the return, the splits were 9:32, 9:54 and a total time of 47:45 over the five mile course at a speed of 6.3 mph. On the way home after dark, I was able to witness a brilliant full moon in standstill, higher in the sky than it will be for the next 18.6 years.
posted by brint @ 8:20 PM
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