TWINS on the Loop: Wildlife on the Loop

We have seen a lot of different wildlife along the loop, cruising and at anchorages.

We saw a bald eagle yesterday and have seen a number of eagles nests along the waterways.

The deer come out in the evenings to munch on the tender grasses along the shoreline as the water recedes to the winter pool level. We’ve seen lots of does and a few bucks. Bow season started here about a week ago.

We saw a large water snake sunning itself on the rocks of the Cumberland and the next morning I had one curled up on the transom with the fender rope.

Plenty of ducks, geese, turkey vultures and gulls along the waterways.

The Blue and White Herons and Egrets are commonplace all along the rivers and lakes, fishing from the shore and shallows. These Herons create quite a squawk when you disturb them.

We had a fox cross the road in front of us in Grafton.

And these last few nights we’ve had the coyotes yipping and howling in the woods nearby…an eerie kind of sound.

Our first Segment of the Loop is complete at Land Between the Lakes, KY

Our TWINS Trip - First Segment, getting the Boat to Land of the Lakes Area

Grand Haven to St Joe
2 nights in St Joe on the wall, due to weather/waves on Mishegame
2 nights at anchorage in Chicago Harbor…fantastic skyline
One night on the wall (AC!) in Joliet ...Chicago bridges and skyscrapers
2 nights ….On the (did I say free) wall at Ottawa
One night at Blue Creek point anchorage on shallow Peoria Lake
One night at Bar Island with Our Turn, our new river friends
2 nights at Grafton Marina with Hurricane Gustaf’s record rainfall
One night at Hoppies….bent our prop in the morning startup
One night in Little Diversion Canal after dodging debris in Big Muddy
One night at Cumberland Towhead …..relatively calm waters of Ohio

now....2 nights at Green Turtle Bay decompressing Start of Second Segment Anchorage by Barkley Canal having our prop pulled by Billy the Diver