I headed up Alston Creek at high tide this morning, hoping to find wildlife.  We hadn’t seen any birds since we arrived yesterday.  I got up about a half mile, when I was stopped completely by a couple of giant trees that had fallen into the creek.  The depth of water above the trees was only about 3 inches.  I would need at least 10 inches to be able to float over the trees.  Oh, well.

There was nothing to do but turn around and head back out.  As you can see, there were lots of fallen trees in the area.

I paddled all around the cove and when I got near the entrance, I spotted some splashing water…..mergansers!  Well, I paddled for all I was worth, but they made it around the point well ahead of me and were gone.